John Shaw
John Shaw
advised coaching condition consulting head indefinite met perform period physical result today unable
(Martz) advised us today that after he met with his consulting physician, his physical condition has worsened and he will be readmitted to the hospital...As a result of his condition, he will be unable to perform his head coaching responsibilities for an indefinite period of time.
call either game head impression input outside prior though tough week whatever
I didn't want a live outside line, even though it was the head coach, ... It's tough enough to call games, and I was under the impression that whatever Mike's input would be he would do that either prior to the game or during the week or at halftime.
assume business coaching head hiring
Everything in our business is competitive. I assume the hiring on our head coaching will be competitive.
belief clearly coach defined department director head position process scouting setup time
There was a belief at that time that we didn't need the (pro personnel) process so defined, or that position so defined ... that our head coach and our scouting department would be more involved. I think now there's kind of a belief that we should have a more traditional setup where there is a director of pro personnel. And it's more clearly defined.
coaching head indefinite perform period result unable
As a result of his condition, he will be unable to perform his head coaching responsibilities for an indefinite period of time.
address coach coached extension head issue mind offer whether
In my mind, we need to address the issue as to whether we would even offer an extension to a head coach who hasn't coached here this year,
brought candidates felt three unique
I think we felt that all three candidates brought something unique to the table.
financial front issues office remaining stays talking terms ultimately
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.
bias defensive hire initial
Our initial bias was to hire a defensive coach.
concerned gravity letting people
I think he was concerned he was letting down a lot of people but also had concern about the gravity of the situation.
couple felt weeks
I think he felt he was just a couple of weeks away, so I was very surprised,
dictate physically sure terms view wait
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.
candidate consider great job
I think Joe, really under the circumstances, did a great job for us. It's just that we really don't consider him a candidate right now.
actions discuss handled prefer weeks
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.