I give Ross an "A" for intent, a "C minus " for effort, a "D" for cluelessness and an "F" for (chronic) insensitivity. He had the right idea, but ended up not only being used by a coach who wanted to leverage the fins interest into more SF benjamins and had neither any intention nor his wife's permission to leave his beloved Bay area. Ross should have realized that and sent an emissary at most to feel him out quietly instead of making a spectacle of himself. Under no circumstances should he have tried to hire another HC while Tony was still employed; it was crass, offputting to quality personnel like Cowher and no doubt of particular noteworthy interest to Oliver Luck considering it was the bungled hiring of his son's coach who was involved.