07-15-2015, 04:43 AM
(07-15-2015, 03:19 AM)Thundercloud Wrote: Fred, I saw that hat incident, too, and though I remember it a little differently, I was just as appalled.
I told my friends at the time that I would have simply told Reasons to go to the locker room, remove the uniform and leave the building.
People can say that he didn't have the authority, and maybe he didn't but I would have damn well tried.
Also, on the practical side, a manager, unsure of a firing situation can always go with suspension, with the final decision to come later.
I think part of the problem was that players couldn’t see what Shula had done to earn the head coaching position. He was an obscure wide receivers coach on a bad team when he was named head coach.
So when Reasons grabbed the bill of Shula’s cap and moved it from side to side, it appeared to me that Reasons didn’t see him as “the boss”, but more as that cute little guy pretending to be an NFL head coach.
Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today.