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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58
He hosts a show on Sirius NFL Radio, and he said yesterday that he feels that Haley needs to take a step back, get with Pioli, and figure our what the issue is - whether it's his ego, whatever.
He went on to say that it's obvious he has some sort of issue as he's gone through 4 OC's (assuming he hires one) in 3 seasons.
And he's far from the only analyst on Sirius that feels the exact same way.
I'm not relaying all this to bash the guy.
I'm simply saying that those "in the know" seem to lean towards the idea that Haley and his ego are the problem here.
It's not just guys like Whitlock who are looking for a reaction.
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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58
You don't think that Rich Gannon has more insight and access to inside information than the fans?
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Not on this issue. It sounds to me like he's making a huge assumption here based only on the fact that he canned Gailey and lost Weis. It sounds to me like he's read some of the naval gazing in the trade media more than it sounds like he's got inside info.
Let's examine the basis for his assumption. Gailey was forced on him. It took balls to can the guy at the end of preseason, but it's really no surprise that it didn't work out. By pulling the plug early rather than giving it a year, Haley expedited the process and took a huge risk because he lost a potential scapegoat and put all the focus on himself.
Signing Weis to be OC when he could have picked some yes-man instead shows that Haley is confident enough to bring in a big personality. Losing a high profile guy like that after one season isn't really that surprising. It wouldn't have been surprising to lose either or both of the coordinators after a short stint because he picked guys who were at the top of their profession rather than guys who still had to make a name for themselves. That, again, shows self confidence rather than ego-mania.
Neither Whitlock or Fescoe has any insight into this matter. Gannon probably has even less.