With all the chatter about Bill Belichick potentially being fired - despite all he has done for the Patriots over the last 20+ years - what are some of the dumbest decisions owners have made in recent years?
Not a dumb decision, but it took way too long for the packers to fire Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson. Mike McCarthy has been riding the coattails of a SB victory and Aaron Rodgers for too long. His play calling got stagnant and relied way too heavily on Aaron Rodgers making plays. Ted Thompson was an old fart who really thought his draft prowess could catapult the packers to a superbowl in the modern NFL. Took the Packers ownership way too long to realize they were squandering a generational talent and by the time they made moves new powerhouses came out of the NFC
Trading a 2nd round pick (#32) for Chase Claypool.
Trading away AJ FUCKING BROWN
How about the entire group of new HC hires in 2012?
Panthers trading away Christian McCaffrey, dj Moore, and multiple 1st round picks to pick Bryce Young and leaving him with a shitty o line and Adam theilen as his #1 and #2 wr.
Letting Matt Patricia be a head coach
Since we are talking about firing BB, how about not getting Brady help to finish his career in NE only to see him win a SB with the bucs. And trading away Jimmy G who they were developing to replace Brady. And whatever they did to ruin Kraft Mac and Cheese Jones.
Letting Brady leave and keeping Belichick.
Passing up Brady for Middy G in 2020 🙄
Dolphins front office passing on Drew Brees back in 2005-06 in favor of washed up Daunte Culpepper, culminating in then-HC Nick Saban bolting to Alabama
Trading up for the least accurate QB of a loaded QB class who had also only played 12 games at the FCS level, (trey lance)
Rams firing Fisher and not going for the consecutive 7-9 season record
Have you seen the Detroit lions from 2000-2021?
Arthur Smith taking a TE with the 4th overall pick that he uses to block.
One move that didn’t happen sooner was the packers not firing Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson sticking with his archaic ways