Thus, Fat Mike is left to twist in the wind and force out some “improve from within” cliches.
Hey, Mike, your shitty GM hasn’t signed anyone except the same damn mediocre players you had here last year, how is this year’s team going to be any better?
A legitimate question. What do you say, Mike?
“You always have the opportunity to improve from within,” McCarthy said. “If you don’t feel that way or recognize that opportunity, you’d better take a hard look at your program. It’s easy to do as a coach, to run down there and worry about the damn personnel all day.