Excellent, not a single incorrect thing about anything you said there. Particularly that last part about the draft; high draft picks alone won't get it done inside a fair few years, as proved by GWS, GCS, and every other team who has spent years in the wilderness even with every handout possible.I worry that we haven't quite bottomed out yet, and this run of wins is a false spring. Looking at the last 3 wins, it was our elder statesmen in Mundy, Sandi, and MJ who were tremendous for us at the death. Don't know how much longer we will have them for, as at that age bracket form and bodies can turn around really quickly. I'm particularly worried about Sandi, as we've been working him triple time with no relief.
There's part of me that thinks we would be better off with one more low draft pick rather than one mid-pack, but I think that these close come back wins are invaluable for building team culture and giving our promising young boys more of a reason to stay even if there will be a period of being at the bottom. It also teaches them how to win (I.e. See Melbourne and North for examples of teams that need to learn to win).
But of course, on the flip side and as you said, we have a couple of senior players who are extremely important for us right now, who won't be around in a year or two, and who will need replacing.
Preferably with the best draft picks available.
Finding the balance is going to be quite a trick.
Considering this thread is about Lyon, the focus should be entirely on seeing how he goes about it. We've had posters saying he's washed up, a one-trick pony, incapable of a rebuild... or a god sent redeemer, and everything in between. Most of us, vocal or otherwise, are really quite happy to sit back and watch for a while to see if he's up to it.
We're in for a bit of pain yet, three on the trot notwithstanding. And we need to remember it's not all about Ross, either. The coach is only the coach and he has to work with what he has to work with.
So far, though, I'm sanguine.
Mind you - I said much the same (elsewhere) about Trump being elected POTAS, and that isn't going so well. I'm hoping for a fifty-fifty strike ratio at this point.