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You've got it backwards. Being unable or unwilling to fire

Posted on: October 4, 2021 at 15:34:25 CT
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an underperforming (or outright incompetent) employee is weakness, not strength.

Some say Pinkel was "loyal to a fault" but in reality he just didn't have the balls to fire anyone. And I'm guessing you wouldn't either if you were a manager.

Pinkel's weakness was on full display in 2015 when he was unable to stand up to some of his players who had turned the program into their own personal political platform, and threatened to boycott the team unless Pinkel's bosses were fired.

With that said, sometimes it's impractical or prohibitively expensive to fire someone. In Wilks' case, even if the defensive struggles are mainly on him (which I doubt) it's simply too early to fire a DC. Doing so would not only be expensive but make it virtually impossible to find a quality DC to replace him.
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I’m minority but I would’ve preferred a Pinkel response - tiger4real MU - 10/4 15:17:46
     Its not strength if its known that players and a coach - GA Tiger MU - 10/4 15:55:54
          correct, it's weakness in that case (nm) - zounami MU - 10/4 16:04:30
     Pinkel had much closer relationships with his staff - pinkman MU - 10/4 15:51:57
          RE: Pinkel had much closer relationships with his staff - sarasotatiger MU - 10/4 16:10:16
     That's probably based on the assumption that Drink - Tigerfish MU - 10/4 15:49:00
          I suspect that Drink doesn’t know how to personally fix it. - alwaysright MU - 10/4 17:05:34
          I wouldn't defer and I might not punt either. Not with - SabertoothTiger MU - 10/4 15:52:51
     Pinkel never had to deal with this level of crap, so I don't - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 10/4 15:43:23
          RE: Pinkel never had to deal with this level of crap, so I don't - bstiger MU - 10/4 16:35:46
     The thing is none of us know the inside workings of what - JeffB MU - 10/4 15:42:33
          RE: The thing is none of us know the inside workings of what - tigerparr MU - 10/4 19:52:48
          Could be recruiting related - Mormad MU - 10/4 15:51:44
               Very true. (nm) - JeffB MU - 10/4 15:57:23
          Doesn't really matter. - MoArk MU - 10/4 15:46:09
               It is an unacceptable result, of course, but the reality of - JeffB MU - 10/4 15:58:27
                    RE: It is an unacceptable result, of course, but the reality of - tigerparr MU - 10/4 19:57:06
                    Ahem.....escape goat - Mormad MU - 10/4 16:01:09
                         My Tigerboard Spellchecker™ must have gone awry, unless - JeffB MU - 10/4 16:39:47
                              Impressive. (nm) - JeffB MU - 10/11 23:11:01
                                   nm - JeffB MU - 10/11 23:11:25
                              Oh, Snap! Is The Storm finally upon us?(nm) - Mormad MU - 10/4 21:08:30
     I'm with you 100% - Gavin Citrus MU - 10/4 15:42:28
     WDWWD - Nohawks KC - 10/4 15:40:21
     we dont know the firing was related to performance - SuperTone MU - 10/4 15:37:11
          RE: we dont know the firing was related to performance - tigerparr MU - 10/4 19:59:39
          This is a fair point. - tiger4real MU - 10/4 15:39:17
               an obvious point (nm) - zounami MU - 10/4 15:48:08
     You've got it backwards. Being unable or unwilling to fire - zounami MU - 10/4 15:34:25
          RE: You've got it backwards. Being unable or unwilling to fire - tigerparr MU - 10/4 20:02:28
          what an idiot nm - Gamagrass MU - 10/4 16:52:05
               such a low IQ response (nm) - zounami MU - 10/5 07:13:57
          Turns out Pinkel was right not to fire his staff - MoArk MU - 10/4 15:39:41
               Turns out changes were forced on him - FootballRefugee MU - 10/4 16:39:28
               How so? (nm) - zounami MU - 10/4 15:48:43
                    118-73 Mizzou record - MoArk MU - 10/4 15:52:07
                         RE: 118-73 Mizzou record - sarasotatiger MU - 10/4 16:13:08
                         Will be tough to outdo in the SEC as opposed to Big12-North - zounami MU - 10/4 15:58:09
          Love how you interject personal insults in your posts - tiger4real MU - 10/4 15:38:13
               What was the insult? (nm) - zounami MU - 10/4 15:38:33
                    You’re guessing I wouldn’t have the balls to fire someone(nm) - tiger4real MU - 10/4 15:41:26
                         based on you preferring the "Pinkel response" of not - zounami MU - 10/4 15:46:29
                              Fine. If I hired someone and they underperformed for less - tiger4real MU - 10/4 15:49:56
                                   And therein lies the problem. You have absolutely no clue - zounami MU - 10/4 16:01:50
                                        Dude none of us have any clues, we're all mostly guessing nm - Guinny_Ire MU - 10/4 16:45:21
                                             I wouldn't go that far. (nm) - zounami MU - 10/5 07:13:15
                              It's also just a style choice - Mormad MU - 10/4 15:47:58
                                   If you prove to be utterly incompetent at your job, then - zounami MU - 10/4 15:54:47
                                        Yeah, but if you hand me a bunch of folks that can't do - Mormad MU - 10/4 16:00:10
                                             That's a separate matter. We're talking about the firing - zounami MU - 10/4 16:03:20
                                                  And you're saying that may be based on performance - Mormad MU - 10/4 16:07:43
                                                       I'm saying it's most likely a justified firing. (nm) - zounami MU - 10/4 16:29:11
                    Maybe - Mormad MU - 10/4 15:39:50
                         I'm saying he would probably be the type of manager that - zounami MU - 10/4 15:44:30
                              Because you mentioned it as a criticism of GP - Mormad MU - 10/4 15:45:42
                                   But he sees it as a virtue. (nm) - zounami MU - 10/4 15:46:54
                                        Patience is a virtue...have you never heard that? - Mormad MU - 10/4 15:49:18
                                             Not always. (nm) - zounami MU - 10/4 15:55:02
          It's really more common to fire coordinators than position - Mormad MU - 10/4 15:36:17
               not after 5 games (nm) - zounami MU - 10/4 15:36:51
     Are you black or Asian? (nm) - DrViagra MU - 10/4 15:27:22
          I’m Caucblackasian(nm) - tiger4real MU - 10/4 15:35:19
               Better to be BlackCaukAsian.....so they say(nm) - Mormad MU - 10/4 15:37:01
     Drink has no real relationships with these guys - ERB KC - 10/4 15:26:30
          Spot on ERB. We now need a asst DC who can translate - Guinny_Ire MU - 10/4 16:47:12
     He also brought all those guys from toledo. A bunch - SabertoothTiger MU - 10/4 15:25:54
          And even then it took Pinkel a long time to win - Eggs MU - 10/4 15:28:36
               Smith only had two seasons above .500 in 7 years - Guinny_Ire MU - 10/4 16:55:12
               he might have been better off winning 3 last year. I - SabertoothTiger MU - 10/4 15:37:40
               This is a great first step to lack of loyalty.(nm) - tiger4real MU - 10/4 15:30:05
                    It's also how it's done at a lot of SEC schools - Eggs MU - 10/4 15:32:32
     RE: I’m minority but I would’ve preferred a Pinkel response - slamduncan KC - 10/4 15:24:04
          His final stop will be the NFL and he wins a superbowl. - SabertoothTiger MU - 10/4 15:29:32
               RE: His final stop will be the NFL and he wins a superbowl. - slamduncan KC - 10/4 15:32:05
     GP was an experienced HC when he was here - Johnny Utah MU - 10/4 15:22:54
          Yep. Drink is raw and learning on the job. His potential is - zounami MU - 10/4 15:35:34
     When is a firing justifiable to you then?(nm) - Fool on the Hill MU - 10/4 15:22:18
          After the season ends - tiger4real MU - 10/4 15:26:11
               You don't know that. You're just speculating. (nm) - zounami MU - 10/4 15:38:12
               I tend to agree with you - meatiger MU - 10/4 15:29:22




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