People that were excited liked the idea of a CEO head coach from a Lovie Smith adjacent HITS/loafs background as long as we got a good OC.
I wasn't excited at all about the hire, but what made me worry most was that Ryan only interviewed him. In hindsight that was a good concern and also brings into question why Ryan would go along with it if he was confident in his abilities to attract another GM job. They don't open up very often because if you screw up you typically don't get another chance. That makes it even more important to wait for the right opportunity.
People that were excited liked the idea of a CEO head coach from a Lovie Smith adjacent HITS/loafs background as long as we got a good OC.
I wasn't excited at all about the hire, but what made me worry most was that Ryan only interviewed him. In hindsight that was a good concern and also brings into question why Ryan would go along with it if he was confident in his abilities to attract another GM job. They don't open up very often because if you screw up you typically don't get another chance. That makes it even more important to wait for the right opportunity.