Gute’s profile

[Bretsky]

Ok. Now that the season is over.

I felt the same way Brandon did about this draft. I just wanted to wait it out since there is absolutely nothing they could do during the season to fix it without wrecking the future of this team.

Gute did not do what is needed to make this team a champion. It began with not replacing Pettine. Going back further, they would not let MLF get the special teams coach he wanted. You can't win without superior coaching especially in GB where you don't get annually top 10 picks.

They wasted the first two days of the 2020 draft. Didn't even run Dillon in 4th Quarter. RB is very low on priority last draft. That was way to cute a pick with all their glaring needs. They needed DL and OT (behind on drafting both and TRENCHES win playoffs -- we've seen that in now two last NFCGs), & WR. They could have addressed ONEof those at least. Nada. Instead, they they kicked Rodgers in the gut...... and MLF (DC & STC especially). This loss is on Gute and Murphy.

It was a good draft for WR. That's what you take, not bench warmers at RB & QB. We saw this before with MM and TT too (though tbh I think Gute has done better -- they were far more stubborn and blind in addressing needs, not doing FA, not moving in the draft: some credit in the debacle is due).

Now, at this point, the most important thing by far is realizing their mistakes. Number one. They can correct them. But I am not confident they see their deficiencies. There is a very good core on the team and Gute was building that in 2018 & 2019. MLF is a winner (but still learning). They could use an alpha DC with a bit of Arians and Boles mentality. This team is still soft but trending right. Doesn't need to "break kneecaps" just bring mental toughness and fight. MLF gets way to rattled in adversity. A strong defense will help him.

I'm not sure those things happen. I am confident they can draft and Scout especially WR and OL (their strength) what they need and with less draft capital than almost any team. And I do like where MLF is trying to steer the offense. Defense is trending right. I don't have great confidence it will happen.

[texaspackerbacker]

I have hope for MLF.

He created a historically great offense with an historically non impressive squad. He studied his but off to win in the red zone and got it to an insane 80%. He self criticizes and fixes his mistakes. The guy is a great one imo. He just needs a DC that complements his weaknesses or is at least as good as him. Nothing but credit to him. He's really young and will figure it out far more likely than not.

Now.........will Gute and Murphy? And again, I really like some of the corrections he has made to TT's way. He's still very much from the Ron Wolf (and Wolf was a Raiders RAS guy btw) and TT tree and that is a good thing. He deserves some credit. Now can he learn like MLF from his mistakes and make the needed changes? MM and TT never did.

I have some hope. And I must admit I know nothing of Murphy and cannot comment except that they emerged very well from the much much worse dumpster fire 2 years ago. So many were crying doomsday then. I was worried but really liked the MLF hire from day one. This time it's their mistakes; it's their fire. Can they learn from MLF?

A generally good post. One of the few things I fault LaFleur for is keeping Pettine as DC, and I'm not totally sure that was his decision.

[GB-Brandon]

A generally good post. One of the few things I fault LaFleur for is keeping Pettine as DC, and I'm not totally sure that was his decision.

Which is another problem in this Oligarchy that I have expressed since I’ve been here!!