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Suh-weet!
Can your argument make sense of this:
If the OL performs much better this year - and the OL w/it it -- w/pretty much the same cast of characters, you'll chalk it up to a talent infusion?
You may be having difficulty with my argument because it's actually an argument. What you're attempting to respond to it with isn't.
A hypothetical doesn't change a current reality. It's not an argument by definition. We can just as well go with the William Hayes style "argument" as yours. If a mermaid walks out of the Pacific and uses her magical powers to improve the Rams overall performance, is it attributable to an increase in talent?
Finally, if an OL that has been bad suddenly becomes good, it will still require that there is no corresponding regression somewhere else, such as secondary, to net a positive overall gain. In other words, if the team suddenly shows a significant improvement in overall results that have been stagnant for 4 years, then at least you will have an argument in support of the hypothesis that this regime is improving the talent. Short of that, you're going to have to find another way to do it that rises above the William Hayes standard of mermaid belief and dinosaur denial.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/17/2016 07:55PM by 9er8er.