Hear me out: I think people maybe are putting too much focus on Chris Armas being a bad coach. Full disclosure: I think he's a bad coach.
BUT...I think we need to realize how good of a coach Jesse Marsch was. There is a reason he is killing it over in Salzburg and Champions League, and getting praise from Jurgen Klopp. Jesse Marsch got great success out of rosters that IMO were not THAT good. Seriously, does anybody think we really had the best roster on paper when we won those last 2 shields? I don't. But Marsch took teams that were near the basement in terms of salary and made them Shield Winners and title contenders. Remember when we bossed around Portland and NYCFC (USOC) with our reserves??? Marsch got the team to perform WAY better than the sum of their parts.
He was a big reason why this moneyball strategy worked. It is not going to work with an average coach, and especially not a bad coach like Armas is.
Yes, I think this is something that has clouded the judgement of some of the more forgiving RBNY fans.
Jesse won with this roster, why cant Chris
I dont think Chris is a good manager regardless, but whoever the next guy is still wont be able to win shields with a mostly HG and RB2 promoted roster while the rest of the league is investing millions.
RB2 is a gift for RBNY, but they manage to squander it by making it more of a focal point in filling out the roster. Cheap depth, and sometimes you get a Tyler Adams or an Aaron Long.
This is an intelligent fanbase, we arent saying fuck those kids as much as we are saying give them some help and have a mix of HGs, RB2s, and high upside TAM/DP players that fit the criteria (19-24) and can be sold for a profit.