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[Shakin77]

Yep
That was his conclusion.
That's his summary
That's his main point.

But all the points he makes have been made.. we're well aware of them and agree with many.

But what's he getting at here....

Where I have an issue with a piece like this is that it's patronising.
It tells us to just be patient and everything will be OK.
I'll bet "London to a brick" that if we're bottom 4 in 2020 we'll have a new board, a new coach and a new list manager in 2021...and there won't be many Carlton people complaining about that.

I don't find it patronising at all telling us to be patient, back the process and don't fall into all the rubbish that the rebuild has been a failure and it's time to throw the baby out with the bath water after 18 months.

You want to see development first, results 2nd. 

Their 2017 offseason was instructive. Carlton traded in a 21 year old Matthew Kennedy, 22 year old Darcy Lang, and used free agency and the lesser drafts to backfill depth spots with Aaron Mullett, Cam O’Shea and Matt Shaw.

Now of those players... none are guaranteed to be long term players for us.
It's a strategy, but it could just as easily be a strategy that sucks big time.

Of course there is no guarantee.  Just like there was no guarantee with Sam Docherty, Sam Kerridge or Liam Sumner.    It's a risk.  Just like using the Pick 28 we traded for Kennedy.

https://www.draftguru.com.au/picks/28  32 drafts ~ 46 avg games

Stacks of duds in that group.

Even with Lang and Kennedy you need to give them some time.  Both have had limited pre-season and while you might be justified in having concerns they aren't a write off just yet.