Mike Tannenbaum Approval Rating

too much of an accountant, not enough of a football guy. It’s going to come back to bite him in the ass one of these days and it’s the fans that are going to be screwed.

I like the GM but clearly he was not ready for the offseason. He showed no post lockout football acumen. I hope he’s not lost his punch.

offseason included, was very questionable to put it kindly.

He’s had some unbelievable drafts but I have problems with him in that he grabs older FAs rather than trying to raise up new blood. I for one hope for the next draft to end up with maybe 5 draft picks and some surprises.

But, this guy has brought in ridiculous talent, has worked the salary cap like a champ with the restrictions of last year, and has made nothing into something (Derrick Mason). The man is a ridiculous at what he does as a GM, and there I few others that I’d rather have ahead of him.

The one question mark is his killer instinct. The only reason I say that is the money he has left on the table. Whether that is planned or no remains to be seen, but with an organization that seems to be “win now” I would think you would never leave money on the table.

Mike T and Rex both said countless times as several players were departing for elsewhere this season that they didn’t want to see them go, but that their hands were tied financially. This is the nice way of saying your owner is preventing you from doing what you want. The bottom line is you have Rex and Mike T lamenting the loss of players, while we still have almost 9 mil in cap space. This is completely in line with both Woody and the owners collectively tightening their belts in the past year or so.

Mike T spoiled us with incredible moves like a fifth rounder for a #1 receiver, and getting players like Cromartie and Edwards on the cheap. There was no way he could live up to expectations, we’re spoiled and expect big moves every year. Regression was bound to occur.

The only thing you could really blame on Mike was the Nnamdi-stakes, and the same people criticizing him for that are also saying he didn’t make enough big moves, what gives? He tried to get the most in demand FA CB in the NFL, and when it got to the point where we were just being taken for a ride, he pulled the offer. Mike T recognized that while Nnamdi would have been good for fans and business, he wasn’t the talent that he was asking compensation for, and let the offer go to the now-struggling Eagles. If you take a step back, we really don’t look bad in that exchange at all. We offered a top notch guy a reasonable deal to play for a winning team, and he passed it up.

So yeah, certainly not his best year, but he’s a good GM. Saying otherwise is just unreasonable.

He let Kevin Mawae go when he still had a few good years, even making it back to the Pro Bowl with the Titans, and replaced him with the best center in the league.

He let Chris Baker go and drafted Keller.

He let Coles go and gave Stuckey a chance.

He drafted Shonn Greene when we had Thomas Jones and Leon Washington. He signed Danny Woodhead when nobody else knew about him.

He took a chance on troubled players like Braylon and Holmes.

He let Alan Faneca go because we had Matt Slauson.

He traded Leon Washington because we had Brad Smith.

John Conner over T-Rich and Wayne-o over Woody both seem justifiable at this point. It’s really up to the players to live up to the expectations, which they seem quite capable. Mulligan looks like he’ll be okay replacing Hartsock, who had his share of false starts and drops.

It also takes a lot of guts not to act sometimes. Robby Felix was our third stringer, yet we didn’t sign him back and went with Baxter. How bad must he have been? Or the other free agents?

The Pete Kendall debacle was probably the worst, but I think he’s made up for that since. Vernon Gholston was a bust, but he was not a complete unknown when they drafted him. Ducasse might still improve with the benefit of another real training camp.

I kinda rambled there. In other words, I voted yes.