Craig has opted not to use the terms 'developing' or 'rebuilding' to describe the Crows since being appointed as coach at the end of 2004, regardless of the perception outside West Lakes.
The one-time fitness mentor has copped the brunt of the criticism for Adelaide's disappointing start to the season.
On Tuesday night, Sydney Swans premiership coach Paul Roos suggested Craig should relieve some of the pressure by conceding the club is rebuilding after losing more than 1,000 games of experience through the retirements of Andrew McLeod, Simon Goodwin, Tyson Edwards and Brett Burton last season.
On Friday, Craig dismissed Roos' suggestion, saying he would continue not to use the relative inexperience of his current team as an excuse for poor performances.
"Maybe, we're our own worst enemy to a certain extent [in relation to] my comments about this being an exciting group, that this is where we want to go and we're hungry to get there," Craig said.
"Sometimes that gives supporters enormous expectation and when they see a loss like that [the 96-point loss to Melbourne last weekend] they say, 'give me a break, what's going on here, Craig?'
"But I don't think I've ever gone down that path. Rightly or wrongly, you could say I should've, but I don’t go down that path because I don't believe it. I think it gives too many people too many outs.
"I don't believe it, so I won't do it and if that means more pressure comes back to me because of it then so be it."
Craig risked - and got - more criticism from supporters Thursday afternoon, dropping popular forward Taylor Walker for the third time in 12 months.
Walker leads the Crows' goalkicking this season with 13, but the club is displeased with his defensive efforts.
The enigmatic goalkicker has laid only two tackles this season and none in the last three weeks.
Walker's omission has generated backlash from some of the Adelaide faithful, who have labelled the 21-year-old a "scapegoat" for the club's loss to the Demons.
"Our supporters remember the really special stuff Taylor does and I understand that, but if you don't look deeper than that you can make really poor decisions," he said.
"The argument will be, well what about player B, C, D, E, F, G and H? I understand that and all I can do there is let our supporters know that those players are being monitored closely as well.
"In the end, I've got to make decisions that I think are most responsible for our team and if that means I cop the wrath of our supporters that's part of my responsibility."
Walker was one of three changes to the team to play Gold Coast at AAMI Stadium on Saturday.
Inexperienced forward Jack Gunston will replace Walker in attack, while Richard Tambling and James Sellar have been recalled to bolster the defence.
Midfielder Scott Thompson (calf) completed training on Friday and will take his place in the team.
Patrick Dangerfield also trained, but will need to pass another test on Saturday morning to prove he's recovered from a concussion.
Craig described the Suns as a "dangerous" team and said it would be a challenge for his team to respond to a disastrous performance last weekend.
"What our supporters want to see is the complete opposite of what they saw at the MCG last week, which was a really poor effort in anyone's estimation or assessment," he said.
"We need to make sure we salvage as much as we can from the wreck of last week to use to build where we're going."
Katrina Gill covers Adelaide news for afl.com.au. Follow her on Twitter: @AFL_KatrinaGill
