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Do you still think Pete is the right guy for the job?
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I'm hearing 2016 is a throwaway year
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Im hearing Colonel Jessup ordered a Code Red.
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I guess I'm not real familiar with oddball passive aggressive corporate America culture, and sure there are such things as buy outs and severances, but why not just fire his ass well before the season? That's how it works 98% of the time in American football.Tequilla said:
The press just runs with what they are told ...Gladstone said:
Beyond Tedford being hired as a QC coach, what is your source for all of this talk about Jonathan SmithFS being neutered and Tedford taking over? Or is it just supposition? You state it so matter-of-factly that I think I missed some news or press about this.Tequilla said:
There's a reason he's being kept on for only one year ... making a mountain out of a mole hill on this ... it's FSTierbsHsotBoobs said:
Doogs forget that Peterman could have let him go for nothing instead:Tequilla said:
Distraction?Baseman said:
In the meantime UW wastes $440,000 plus the cost of benefits; fosters a distraction for the team, and gives the media fodder for stories.Tequilla said:Lots of pressing ...
He's been marginalized this year ... pretty clear to see.
I'd be beyond shocked if he's on the staff next year.
Do you really think that the team doesn't know what is going on?
And if UW fired Smith (as I'm sure you'd be advocating), they'd be paying him $440k anyway BECAUSE HE HAS A CONTRACT!!!
This is a @PurpleJ FS caliber post
http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/contract-extensions-announced-for-huskies-assistant-coaches/
Pretty sure that there was some talk about this on the TSIO podcast at one point on Smith, Tedford, and the OC situation ...
Pete runs his business like a well run organization ... generally succession planning in well run organizations takes place in an orderly process were replacements are either identified or trained before being asked to take on the job.
From what I've heard through the grapevine, which matches what I'm seeing play out, I have no reason to believe that Smith will be here beyond this year. Going back to last year, I said that given his performance that he should have been effectively removed from the equation ... enter Tedford's presence this year. Anybody that thinks that Smith is operating autonomously as OC is fooling themselves.
Put another way, this is your standard example where you see a low performer get actively managed with additional attention to the point where they either manage themselves out of the role or they end up taking a different role elsewhere as they see the writing on the wall.
I don't think he's as awful as some do here, but "we" can do better and he's a liability. -
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Two years of data points isn't enough for you?Fire_Marshall_Bill said:
I guess I'm not real familiar with oddball passive aggressive corporate America culture, and sure there are such things as buy outs and severances, but why not just fire his ass well before the season? That's how it works 98% of the time in American football.Tequilla said:
The press just runs with what they are told ...Gladstone said:
Beyond Tedford being hired as a QC coach, what is your source for all of this talk about Jonathan SmithFS being neutered and Tedford taking over? Or is it just supposition? You state it so matter-of-factly that I think I missed some news or press about this.Tequilla said:
There's a reason he's being kept on for only one year ... making a mountain out of a mole hill on this ... it's FSTierbsHsotBoobs said:
Doogs forget that Peterman could have let him go for nothing instead:Tequilla said:
Distraction?Baseman said:
In the meantime UW wastes $440,000 plus the cost of benefits; fosters a distraction for the team, and gives the media fodder for stories.Tequilla said:Lots of pressing ...
He's been marginalized this year ... pretty clear to see.
I'd be beyond shocked if he's on the staff next year.
Do you really think that the team doesn't know what is going on?
And if UW fired Smith (as I'm sure you'd be advocating), they'd be paying him $440k anyway BECAUSE HE HAS A CONTRACT!!!
This is a @PurpleJ FS caliber post
http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/contract-extensions-announced-for-huskies-assistant-coaches/
Pretty sure that there was some talk about this on the TSIO podcast at one point on Smith, Tedford, and the OC situation ...
Pete runs his business like a well run organization ... generally succession planning in well run organizations takes place in an orderly process were replacements are either identified or trained before being asked to take on the job.
From what I've heard through the grapevine, which matches what I'm seeing play out, I have no reason to believe that Smith will be here beyond this year. Going back to last year, I said that given his performance that he should have been effectively removed from the equation ... enter Tedford's presence this year. Anybody that thinks that Smith is operating autonomously as OC is fooling themselves.
Put another way, this is your standard example where you see a low performer get actively managed with additional attention to the point where they either manage themselves out of the role or they end up taking a different role elsewhere as they see the writing on the wall.
I don't think he's as awful as some do here, but "we" can do better and he's a liability. -
I've been on the "three and see" train and not about to do a hobo jump just yet. This is the defining year. Pete's OKG's are in place, as are his choices for assistant coaches. This is his team, his team culture. If the team breaks out in a big way, it would be hard to argue that he's not the guy. If they remain mired in mediocrity, well then there's your answer, he's not the guy. Where they're at after the first six games this season will be telling. Three preseason games to warm up and then a real three game test, the kind that can define them as potential champions or chumps. I say LIFPO.
