The reason it's a big deal is teams don't fire coaches 2 weeks before the season, it just doesn't make much sense.

If he didn't want him he should have said he wouldn't take the job if Gailey was forced on him, when past coaches had assistants forced on them people said they were pussies and idiots for taking that.

Well, it's just speculation either way.

ROFL And maybe never get another opportunity ever again.

I think he just wanted to give Gailey a chance. He felt, at the time Gailey is a nice OC to have. They gave hime a chance through 3 preseason games, they didnt like the 33 total points weve scored, so they canned him.

Didn't people say Herm was a pussy cause he let Gunther be forced on him?

Why's Haley get a break if he did the same thing?

I guarantee you, it goes a lot deeper than that.

Clark Hunt was on the hook for $1 million dollars plus to Chan Gailey. I'm positive that there were discussions with both Haley & Pioli about their ability and willingness to work with Gailey. Haley was likely asked to at least give it a go with Gailey, for the sake of Hunt's pocketbook but was also likely to have the option of final say.

Haley gave it a go and it wasn't working for him. End of story.

What people on the internet say about him is irrelevant. Pretty much nobody is going to be able to dictate to an NFL team the particulars of the job, unless you're a veteran coach with a track record.

Whats speculation? Im stating a fact about how the Patriots run their business.

I'd say the fact that Gailey just got fired may be an indication that he might not have been forced on Haley to start with.

Because he ultimately got him out, however late it might be.

At least Pioli and Hunt were amendable to the possibility of doing anything to help their HC be successful.

No, you're not. You're stating an opinion about the state of affairs between Haley and Gailey.

I think this is how it was. I dont think he was forced either way. Thats not how things work if Pioli is trying to duplicate the patriot way.

It's an indication that he got the okay to get rid of him NOW, not what happened 6 months ago.

Refresh my memory if Herm fired Gunther at any point.

Well if you think back Clark was consistently overly complimentary of Herm and Gailey which could have easily had alot to do with how much money he still owed them...