Is it finally time to rebuild??

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

Amen Bro! It is time to stockpile and place value on draft picks, and rebuild primarily through the draft. Regardless of who has led our FO, one constant under Snyder's ownership is the trading of draft picks for veterans, as if we're one or two players away from contending. The two playoff appearances in Gibbs 2.0 were a mirage. Those teams had losing records before making final sprints to eek out a #6 seed. They created delusion in the FO that we were close. I would even argue that cutting an able young body like Devin Thomas in favor of older players like Galloway and Roydell Williams may satisfy Shanny's desire to win now, but is counter-productive to getting younger, faster, and stronger in the long term. As a fan, I will willingly take a couple more crappy 5-6 win seasons if it means that the roster is being turned over for a future loaded with young talent ready to contend in 3 years. Time to take a longer term approach if we ever hope to compete in our division, much less make the playoffs.

This pretty much sums up my thought process as well. Right now, this team is horrid. They need to make bold moves and, I believe, get rid of a lot of the "good" players they have as opposed to relying on them even more.

I think that as long as guys like Rogers, Hall, Moss, and Portis are on the roster, this team is going to sit back and think they are set at those positions. That shouldn't be the case. I would seriously have a roster next season that didn't include one of them! Having Santana as a #1 is really hurting the offense. Torain was released after camp because Portis was on the team. This can't continue to happen. The aging vets HAVE to go. That's the only way this team will improve. Have a fire sale and see what you can get. If the answer is "not much," so be it.

This team will never win the way it's currently constructed. They're so far from Super Bowl contention right now that they have no choice but to blow this thing up.