And you say, "Didn't say what all others are thinking needs to be done"
Well he's saying pick the best players for starters! He cites Flem:
"You've got to make sure the best players are available and this is not the best squad we could have. That is common knowledge."
Common knowledge indeed. Where's Jackson? Where's Gannon? Where's Ryder? These boys are quality and they will play on the sniff of an oily rag, or in Gannon's case the sniff of a woman's fanny and a few stolies.