John Shaw
John Shaw
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.
agree based coaches extension felt performance prove respect response themselves view
Mike's response was that he didn't really have to prove himself, ... So he wouldn't agree on an extension based on a performance level. And I respect his view that he felt he didn't have to prove himself. But there's also a view that coaches have to prove themselves every year.
fairly open range view wide
I have a fairly open view about this. There's a wide range of candidates.
heard recent topic
I have heard these things, ... I think that's so overblown and overstated. But it's become, I guess, a recent topic of discussion.
battered felt tough
It's been a tough time, just brutal. We've all felt battered in some way.
concern contract expect
Our No. 1 concern is his health. He has a contract and we expect him to coach.
expectation guess
I guess there was a sense of expectation that it was going to happen. He was very cordial.
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.
coming couple expecting felt four hours last met mike time tuesday weeks
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.
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,
couple felt weeks
I think he felt he was just a couple of weeks away, so I was very surprised,
balance good guess increase labor players terms
It's a significant increase to the players in terms of the cap. It's more costly to the teams, but I guess on balance it's a good deal. It maintains labor peace.
information might tailored
By and large, it is tailored to the client, ... There might be some boiler-plate information but not much.
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.