TheOak

Constructive criticism: I imagined Loomis reading this and trying to make heads or tales and design an effective strategy from it. This isn't to discourage you from ideas it is more to help examine your ideas for feasibility. Being critical of our own ideas helps us ensure they can withstand some scrutiny.

At a very high level every point is a 'do not' or a 'stop'. That is a very good way to get the person you are trying to help, to shut down. Perhaps a more palatable delivery is "instead of x, why not try y"... This approach makes sure you are offering a Y and not just shooting things down.

Tanking... We do not improve by stopping something we do not do. When you 'say just to say' you create a potential point of debate that provides zero value.

You use the Patriots as an example but our regular season record has been right there with the Patriots 4 of the last 5 seasons. You want to blow up an entire program for 1 season 5 years ago?

A lot of your statements are based on the premise that it doesn't win a SB (Kamara as an example). Then you go on to say that trading Graham and Cook paid off but the Cook/Grahm trades did not pay off based on the criteria you set of winning a SB. Furthermore, practically everything you say that we should be doing is being done by a team in the league that doesn't have consecutive winning seasons or win a SB.

You say dont pay big unless you KNOW you have a top 5 QB. Top x is a highly debated topic every year, decade, etc.. You have set a requirement with no measurable. There is a market for QB and the price is set by the market, not paying $25M for someone the caliber of Deshaun Watson is precisely how you stay with mediocre talent. Meanwhile Josh Allen falls into this year top 5 QB TD stats and you would pay him $25M.

You say that a Championship is more important than selling jerseys... While both generate revenue and everyone wants to win a championship, one has happened once in 54 years the other gets players paid, keeps the lights on, and employees family's fed. Never lose sight that the NFL is a business first, entertainment second, and sport third.

Avoid big egos and trouble makers... Have you ever managed any number of men at any level LOL... You can not avoid this, you learn to manage it or you ignore it and it eats your team/group from the inside out.

Your simple formula: It is more of a house of card to be brutally honest. That is not exactly a formula since nothing in it solves each issue. Also simplicity does not equate to execute-ability. You have a list of 7 subjects that all have to go perfectly in order to not crash another. Each one of those items is by itself a monumental task in a season.

This is the hard question... How do you intentionally stay healthy? Wouldn't all teams do it if it were achievable? A season is a war of attrition and injury is what blows up most of the other ideas in your list.

You put a lot of thought and typing into that, I figured I would give an equal effort in return. I know it wasn't as uplifting as "Cool!!" but thats just not how i am wired .