I'll start with what I'm hearing right now on Openlygaylinebacker Radio:
Ex-player Booger McFarland is ranting about "since 1999" so I'm ignoring him. Jimmy Haslam got here one season ago, and what happened before he got here is meaningless. Unless Booger is talking about ghosts or gypsy curses, he's irrational.
Ross Tucker, who is very very smart, rational, and logical is also generally down on the organization. His rational issues include the fact that Ray Farmer wasn't in on the Pettine interview. He calls this Pettine-Farmer relationship an "arranged marriage".
Ross believes this: Haslam was disappointed last season that Banner was unable to land Chip Kelly. At this time, he was sitting back and letting the football people do their thing without interference.
On firing Chud, Ross believes, it was Banner and Lombardi who pushed for this move. I personally think this was as likely Haslam himself, but this is Ross:
With the first coaching search in his mind, the second coaching search went as it did. The most experienced candidates dropped out. (My insertion: Many coaches didn't want to work with Banner, who interferes with coaches and won't allow them enough autonomy).
During this process, Haslam was building up to a boil, and now he's popped his cork.
Ross thinks it was Haslam who pulled the trigger on Pettine.
And that Haslam fired Banner and his guy Lombardi because he was disgusted.
Worth mentioning: Ross thinks that the idea that Banner was forced on Haslam by the league is BS. He feels that Haslam really believed in Banner at first.
Now, I'll skip to some other guys: Ex-GM Pat Kirwan adds that there are professional mercenary-like NFL consultants that any owner can hire. They tell these guys "ok check out my organization and tell me what you think".
Kirwan says these people worked in the league and really know their stuff. Banner the businessman is smart enough to filter what info he gets.
Kirwan thinks that Haslam hired some of these guys, and consulted other people he knew. In fact, Pat says he knows for a fact that Banner was soliciting professional opinions for awhile, and that Pat's unnamed sources were telling Haslam he was on the wrong track.
Haslam noted and filed the advice, but stuck with Banner and company. Until NOW. He is now making the moves that were suggested.
TO BE CONTINUED
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