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“Trust me, you can’t find a 1,300-yard running back on the street corner to replace William Powell. You can’t find a 5,000-yard quarterback to replace Trevor Harris. You can’t find a left tackle to replace the best, in my mind, in the game — SirVincent Rogers. You can’t replace one of the best receivers in the game, Greg Ellingson. You can’t replace those guys. Marcel has to understand personnel, create a better environment. That starts with him.”

Tweeted former Redblacks kicker Chris Milo: “I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. Members of the media/fans want to know the TRUTH? Just ask those who were there! Couldn’t agree more with Hank on this.”

Burris said this year’s on-the-field ineptitude falls at the feet of the GM.

“A lot of the guys are walking around with their head down,” said Burris. “You need the type of guys who can come in and spark this unit. You don’t have the attitude of an Ernest Jackson, you don’t have the leadership of a Chris Williams, you don’t have the work ethic of a Greg Ellingson. If you look at the great receiving corps, there’s always at least three main guys. One or two guys can’t carry a receiving corps, especially when everybody outside of Brad is young.”

But it doesn’t end with the free-agent losses — the team is falling short in developing a healthy culture, according to Burris

“It starts from the top all the way down,” he said. “As a quarterback, when I messed up, I had to take responsibility for it. Marcel needs to do the same and create relationships with the players. It may not be who he is as a person, but he’s going to have to work on it for it to get better in this locker room. He’s got to improve his face-to-face conversations with the guys. He’s telling the players to represent the brand. The players are looking at him and are saying, ‘Did you represent the brand?’ ”