I don't know your life, but you have spouted adamantly that you are "successful"...and also shown us convincingly that you don't take no crap and will do everything to always get your way. One of the 2 is a lie because they do not work together in the real world. Just because you don't fight for EVERYTHING it doesn't make you weak. Concessions have to be made in life and battles have to be picked carefully. It is literally impossible to be successful (outside of maybe your own definition of the word) when you never make concessions for long term good.
The only people that always have to have their way and fight everyone on every single desire they have are children. Adults that do that are constantly looking for another job.
You're right, you don't know my life. And frankly I won't give you the tour.
But I never said you have to fight for EVERYTHING or that you can't make concessions. I don't necessarily fight for everything. I weigh the value and decide the worth. If it's important to me, game on. What I've said, very clearly is that a strong coach, can get what he wants. Philbin had the ammunition to get another LT --- IF that's what he wanted. I hire personnel all the time, and while they're not ball players, a good management team hires the right people or they fail. When I'm passionate about someone, I go to the nines for them and get it done. And I've always made my case, and presented the pro's, cons and values. I get my guys even when some pencil pusher is adamant that they don't want them, because I never give and my benefits always outweigh the risks. When I'm not passionate, I don't. Next man up.
If you're professional coach and you have reservations, confirmed by action or inaction, about arguably the most important position on your OL. A position that can possibly end the career of your "up and coming" young QB, and a position that will definitely cost you games, you don't lose that fight. You find a way.
With the wheeling and dealing Ireland did this past off season (albeit not very sound in many cases), believing that Ireland wanted to stick Philbin with a disaster at LT is really naive.
The argument that since JM was a Ireland pick therefore he was adamant that he would not replace him, is not founded in reality. A franchise QB is infinitely more precious than a bad LT. Any GM, and I dare say, even folks like you, would absolutely understand risk/reward management.
Had Philbin truly wanted a trade ... If Philbin would had truly made the case ... as much as I dislike Ireland, Ireland would have done something.
Again, so that we're extremely clear since evidently you haven't read the entire thread .... I'm of the opinion that Philbin and Ireland came to the conclusion that JM was a-okay so there was really only a half baked attempt.
I base on that opinion on reality. Having to remind people of the actual events, more or less, gets old, but .... Ireland and KC negotiated more or less and it didn't go down.
You see the truth is, both those guys suck and now, we simply have the survivor blaming the deceased.
Btw, this is professional football. The manly of the manly. If you're not prepared to fight for what you want as a coach, you end up losing to an 0-8 Tampa Bay team on MNF.
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I dont know why your posts continue to surprise me. Your signature is a dead Dolphin. I am clearly the idiot here and I am not being sarcastic.
I don't think you or any body here are idiots, just different opinions.