I guess the most compelling reason was just the direction of the team. Which is a direction that we think we need to change right now. |
I guess there was a sense of expectation that it was going to happen. He was very cordial. |
I have a fairly open view about this. There's a wide range of candidates. |
I have heard these things, ... I think that's so overblown and overstated. But it's become, I guess, a recent topic of discussion. |
I met with Mike last Tuesday for about four hours at his house. I felt at that time that he thought he was coming back after the bye. I think he felt that he was just a couple weeks away. So I was kind of expecting him to come back after the bye. |
I spent a lot of hours on it. It's hard to make a deal that makes everybody happy. |
I think all our people get along, ... And I think at times, like I said, when you're not doing as well as you'd like to be doing, it tends to create tension and finger-pointing. I don't think it's anything out of the usual. |
I think by definition, there's a certain amount of tension between coaching, scouting, and the selection and signing of players, |
I think financial terms ... and who's remaining in the front office. Who stays with the organization or doesn't stay with the organization. I think all those things, at least in talking to his agent, will ultimately be issues with him. |
I think he felt he was just a couple of weeks away, so I was very surprised, |
I think he was concerned he was letting down a lot of people but also had concern about the gravity of the situation. |
I think he would be our recommendation. |
I think his anticipation is that he's going to want an extension, and he's going to want to dictate terms of that extension, ... And at this point, I'm not sure that any of that's going to happen. Our view is that we'll have to wait and see. We'll have to wait and see how he is physically and wait and see as to what his expectations are. |
I think I told you (two weeks ago) it would be handled internally. I would prefer not to discuss what actions have been taken. But like I said to you, he was reprimanded, and it is being handled internally. |
I think in America there's a lot of people that have jobs who might not like the person and the people that they work with, ... I think that they overcome that and work on a professional level and get things accomplished. |