Z's not an idiot at all. He watches game film religiously, admits when he makes mistakes and trashes the announcers/journalists that give too much love to "storyline" players. Hes a true student of the game and the ultimate sports journlaist imo.
Sure, hes been hard on us over the years, but only because we deserved it. He called us out for being too conservative (we were), for folding in the clutch (we did) and for continually failing to outsmart/outcoach our opponents (Hello? Wanny?). Now that we finally had a good draft, hes been very quick to give his praise.