Marching Orders... Interesting Points

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Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I'm curious about this...whether or not fans can put up with rebuilding...or the ownership. I posted something related to this in another thread, when someone brought up the Ravens, Dolphins, and Atlanta. I mentioned that all of those team had losing seasons while rebuilding, and actually acquired some good players through high draft picks they got due to those losing seasons.

I think the fanbase is too impatient. I laugh when people mention the cliche "build through the draft" as an option instead of signing a free agent. i'm not sure these people know that building through the draft typically means getting a lot of young players and not winning many games while they develop. I know this doesn't happen ALL the time, but if you rebuild, you have to be ready to face a losing season.

The part that would make any Skins rebuilding process more painful and decrease fan patience is that the Skins havent really had any success that they are rebuilding from. It seems like they have been in a rebuilding mode since the mid 1990s by always trying to catch lightning in a bottle.