That has occurred to me, several times. But, as it happened more and more, and with different players, I noticed a trend, that leans more toward one person being the issue, than a variety of people.
You are just reading far too much into it. I am not saying that he is a bad coach. I am saying that he done alot of things wrong, in his only season of being a head coach. That alot of things need to be fixed.
He created an issue with Brian Waters that, for now, seems to have been taken care of.
He created an issue with bernard Pollard, which did not get resolved.
He created an issue with Derrick Johnson, that may, or may not, still be an issue.
He created an issue with Dwayne Bowe, that may, or may not, still be an issue.
He created an issue with Larry Johnson, which was not resolved. (Thank God.)
And so on...
But he also had an issue with Jamaal Charles. Now what if Charles had reacted as LJ or Pollard did?
How close was that situation to becoming a much bigger issue?
While it seems that that reltionship has been salvaged, he has been causing issues (At least he has done his part in creating the issues) with our most talented players, and it has costed him in some of those situations.
Even a nice guy, as Charles seems to be, will eventually revolt, if you don't learn to deal with him as a man, as well as a player.
And, if you do make an enemy of a player, it isn't always easy to get them to rejoin you as a teammate.
The jury is still out on DJ and D-Bowe. He may still have a price to pay for the mistakes he has made with his management of the players on this team.
One of our biggest team needs this offseason is at SS. Sure would be nice if we had a young guy who was playing as well as Bernard Pollard to, at the very least, minimize the need at that position, so we could address something else, instead.
You can try all you want to critcize Pollard and ignore his success. But he has been huge for Houston, and he sealed a big win against The Patriots, that almost helped them into the playoffs.
And, if Haley had done a better job of MANAGEMENT in that situation, he could have MANAGED to keep that guy on this team.
You want me to give Haley some credit? He seems to have salvaged his relationship with Jamaal Charles. Good management job there.
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