it seems that on both side of the trenches there are issues for several reasons. i think this should be one of the priorities moving forward to fix that. Maybe they will have better communication moving forward but i don't think we have big communications skills on our front. There could be some coaching issues as well to be honest. As mentioned before why are the same O-Line players way worse than last year. Retained 4 of 5 starters. It is hard to imagine communication issues then. I think there is an overestimation issue of our front 6 signings as well. KvN and HT aren't performing as expected for several reasons. I admit it is unfair to assume HT is the same player after a year off.
When you change so much of the roster its not easy to gel all together immediately esp. with all the practice limitations. But thats on the coaches and clearly they could do better. Losing Popovich could be significant but is hard to know.
There are interesting GM/HC questions as well. Its first BBs complete rebuild in a long time, maybe ever. I wonder if he would treat HT the same if he was GM only. He knows he's not getting 2019 HT back and he is def. not getting 12.4.M LB on the field. You have easy way to walk out since nothing was left guaranteed and the player opted out (which i fully support ftr). If it was anybody else Bill would not have him back imo esp. not under that contract after 1 long year out (few opt outs were kept across the league). But Bill the HC thinks a bit differently. He can use remaining top vets to help him keep/install the culture with so many new players & has deep trust in them as his on field lieutenants.
Beyond all that HT is very special to BB and organization personally so i guess all combined they decided to take the bullet while HT accepted to play with no guarantees. Maybe off the field this is a good investment in the future of the team and worth 10M.
nb - HT still can and should improve if he stays healthy. Maybe Collins puts a missing spark in him..
