Based on most accounts, he had not lost the clubhouse and the results on the field clearly showed he had not. His comments may have been ambigious, but they were not insubordinate. Based on everything we know publicly, nothing would have been lost by letting him finish the season. By contrast, you now have a reputation that rivals the Cleveland Browns in your ability to run through coaches. I personally think you lost  more than you gained by your inability to  simply wait out the last month.

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