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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Oh, come on. That’s a terrible argument.
Being an NBA GM is hard. Look at Sam Hinke. Phil Jackson. Even Hall of Famer Jerry West.
Being an NFL GM is hard. Look at John Dorsey, who so many loved. Look at Combo Guys like Parcells in NY or Shanahan in Washington or guys like Mike Holmgem that served double duty or Jimmy Johnson.
Belichick is the greatest of all time and he’s made several mistakes.
The bottom line is that these other men have been held accountable. How many times has Dombrowski moved on? Theo?
Moore isn’t in the same category. His recent moves should be questioned.
Today.
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Being an NFL GM is child's play compared to being an MLB GM. Hard salary cap. Revenue sharing. Straightforward draft system. Free minor league development that allows GMs to pick 21 and 22 year olds who are 90 percent developed for their league rather than having to project 17 and 18 year old US kids and 15-16 year old Latin America kids, and scrounge college ranks for lower-upside guys. The ability to cut players because salaries aren't guaranteed (goodbye, mistake!).
Dayton Moore isn't perfect. He has certainly made mistakes, and the dropped balls in the 15, 11, and 10 drafts particularly have hurt the Royals. But every other one? You look at those whole drafts, and you find good things in all of them. Heck, even in the 10 and 11 drafts, you find some good things around them.