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Commend CD here for calling for this. Everybody is pulling in the same direction.

Sam Amick confirmed that it is Brandon Williams. He has been trying to get Joerger replaced since last year.huh? Because Dave makes a comment that the FO is getting praise around the league for being much better, we are now supposed to assume Williams is the one trying to sabotage....doesn't make a lot of sense.
Sam Amick confirmed that it is Brandon Williams. He has been trying to get Joerger replaced since last year.
TaxMan, the 6 am version of DC's show pretty much lead directly to Brandon Williams. Did you listen to it or watch it (if it's up)?
As for Amick confirming it now, yea, that's what you would call the (Kings) first steps in an eventual dismissal. The implication is that the Kings are allowing Williams to be hung out to dry. Whether he was right or wrong, what he did was inexcusable. Dude has to go.
Hindsight being 20/20 and all, it seems pretty obvious that:
1. Williams was hoping the Kings would implode.
2. The Kings fast start and the gigantic improvement from the kids, destroyed his position within the organization.
3. The first headwinds for Bjelly and the Kings and we see the Haynes article hit.
Dude over played his hand. It's like he's sitting with pocket Aces and tried to slow play the hand. The flop came, he waited, then the turn came. He jumped on the turn and got his ass handed to him, because Joeger already had a made hand on the flop.
I thought it was him for the exact reason. Foolish, because IMO is Doncic/Bagley etc continue down their current paths..
Pete Youngman probably needed to go. You get a little cushy in your position after 25 years. You become an old dog with no new tricks. You could say "well this guy is so full of wisdom after so many years...". That's one way to look at it. The other way is training methodology has changed dramatically over the last decade and years and new blood was needed to usher in those strategies. My experience is that tenured employees are more inclined to get lazy than inventive and cutting edge.
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I stand corrected. I assumed he was just rehashing the content of his article. If this originated with Williams it is inexcusable and he needs to go. Unbelievable.TaxMan, the 6 am version of DC's show pretty much lead directly to Brandon Williams. Did you listen to it or watch it (if it's up)?
As for Amick confirming it now, yea, that's what you would call the (Kings) first steps in an eventual dismissal. The implication is that the Kings are allowing Williams to be hung out to dry. Whether he was right or wrong, what he did was inexcusable. Dude has to go.
Hindsight being 20/20 and all, it seems pretty obvious that:
1. Williams was hoping the Kings would implode.
2. The Kings fast start and the gigantic improvement from the kids, destroyed his position within the organization.
3. The first headwinds for Bjelly and the Kings and we see the Haynes article hit.
Dude over played his hand. It's like he's sitting with pocket Aces and tried to slow play the hand. The flop came, he waited, then the turn came. He jumped on the turn and got his ass handed to him, because Joeger already had a made hand on the flop.
Sam Amick confirmed that it is Brandon Williams. He has been trying to get Joerger replaced since last year.
I stand corrected. I assumed he was just rehashing the content of his article. If this originated with Williams it is inexcusable and he needs to go. Unbelievable.
Sam Amick confirmed that it is Brandon Williams. He has been trying to get Joerger replaced since last year.
I think his article is in the athletic which is a paid site.......but if not the athletic it should be on USA Today. I heard the afternoon 1140 radio show talking about itLink?
Since you know him so well, what kind of sources does he have that are reliable?
Sam Amick no longer works for USA Today - all his material is for the Athletic now. It's a paid site, but I highly recommend it, and they almost always have a discount to sign up so I think i'm paying something like $3/moI think his article is in the athletic which is a paid site.......but if not the athletic it should be on USA Today. I heard the afternoon 1140 radio show talking about it
I think his article is in the athletic which is a paid site.......but if not the athletic it should be on USA Today. I heard the afternoon 1140 radio show talking about it
Sam Amick confirmed that it is Brandon Williams. He has been trying to get Joerger replaced since last year.
You fire Brandon Williams because he went and shared with a writer who brought it out in the open. This organization has worked hard to show some stability....this guy just pissed on that. I believe his ego has gotten the best of him and he would rather get his way than support Joerger who has the team going in the right direction. We have seen this before. Williams needs to get out.Cleveland Browns did the right thing when their coaches were in a power struggle. They fired the head coach, who couldn't keep his staff under control. Fired the assistant coach, who's power play was just as big a part of the disruption. Neither was rewarded for their behavior.
Taking emotion out of it, as the owner of the team, it makes sense to start from scratch. I'm not calling for anyone's head, because i'd prefer everyone to stay and work it out for sake of stability. Just saying objectively, the breakdown in the FO can't be solely pinned on the underling (Williams). All indications are that the battle inside the FO didn't just start this week. Why wasn't this squashed a long time ago? There were even rumblings in the media about it in the past as battle lines were being drawn. Sides were being taken. Have to get out in front of that. There is still a serious management problem.