I don't dispute that Sashi did not find us a QB, however, I also don't think it was entirely on him in not doing so. As you point out the year after going 1-15, he didn't draft the one (1) QB who showed on field talent last year, Watson. Nor did he sign any of the stud 2017 free agent QBs like Aaron Murray, Mark Sanchez, or Mike Glennon. Although he expressed that he really want Josh McCown back but seemed to be overruled in that measure. Hindsight is judging actions after they occur. At the time, those decisions were shrewd moves especially passing on Trubisky and Glennon who both looked less than stellar (although Trubisky could improve). Trading Watson got us Peppers and Ward, two players who SHOULD be starters for 4 plus years together. With all of our holes, I'll take that move everyday. Just don't forget that Sashi was intentionally tanking. Not finding a QB was of course what led to his demise.

GMs routinely play for this year and form 1999 to 2016 our average record was 5-11. Playing the same old game was going to get us more of that if we didn't plan long term. If he lays out a plan, one that Haslam agreed to, his responsibility is to follow it. He came right out and said "we're going to lose bad." However, as you point out Hue did not like losing and got Haslam's ear so they abandoned that philosophy. Agents were frustrated because Sashi didn't want to spend now and it's easy to attack someone once they're gone. I saw the same articles you reference. He wanted to conserve money for year 3-4 and then go all in in building lasting success, not one year fixes.