Originally Posted by
chief31
I have to agree with Fig here.
If there was so much animosity between Pioli and Haley, I find it impossible to believe that things could be so black-and-white as to be pure wrong-doing by one, and pure innocence by the other.
And, as HC, I do believe that Todd Haley should have been selecting his own coaching staff from the beginning.
If that means that he should be allowed to call the plays on offense, then that is what the HC thinks is best, for him to coach that way.
If Pioli did, indeed, force OCs unto Haley, then perhaps Pioli just needs to step out onto the field and be the HC, himself.
There are few legitimate HC candidates who would put up with someone interfering with how they want to coach.
I am not anti-Pioli.
But I couldn't dream that he was Haley's pawn, and just a victim of the tyranny from his own employee.
Maybe Haley pushed back, as I think a HC should, if he is being hand-cuffed by the GM, but I think it quite silly to believe that there is only one side to the story.