David Stearns

Yeah, look, I think...

On a number of levels, there are areas where we can probably be a little bit more proactive and I can be a little bit more proactive.

I think some of these lessons we're still investigating and still

Fully understanding various aspects of our team.

But there are clearly times in the season, times over the offseason where I can be a little bit more proactive.

Can you dig down on that?

What does that mean to be proactive in what areas in what way?

I'm not going to get into specific transactions, specific forms of transactions, but there are areas where maybe we can get a little bit more aggressive.

And just maybe I'm using a different term, just the last thing is a sense of urgency about, like you said, some of those trades might have made your fans even sicker about it.

It feels like to get the free agent you might want or get the trade you might want, there needs to be some irrationality.

Do you work in one of those marketplaces where there needs to be some irrationality and maybe even more than you're comfortable with?

Yeah, I think urgency is the right word.

I do think urgency is the right word.

And I think we have demonstrated that at points.

In the free agent market, we have demonstrated senses of urgency.

Frankly, I think in the trade market, at points, we demonstrated a sense of urgency.

Certainly at the trade deadline, we did.

We didn't acquire players that ultimately, or in certain cases, we didn't acquire players that performed well here.

And so clearly that did not work.

But I think urgency is a very fair word.