Bill O'Brien Fired

[Warren]

Easterby apparently will survive (and may have had a hand in BOB's ouster) which seems really stranger given his involvement with GM BOB's questionable moves.

[bikerack]

Originally Posted by Warren

Easterby apparently will survive (and may have had a hand in BOB's ouster) which seems really stranger given his involvement with GM BOB's questionable moves.

See my post above. BOB and Easterby got into it in the past couple of weeks.

Also, reading between the lines with what my friend has told me....I think BOB's son being immunocompromised during COVID (with all the false positives and everything else going on in the league) had something to do with some of his outbursts. His stress level was definitely up.

BOB did seek out my friend before he left the building and thanked him for a couple of things...

I'm not sorry to see him go but I wish him and his family well.

Edit to add - BOB has some $$$ coming to him due to the extension he signed a year or so ago, so don't be surprised to see him take another year off after this one.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by bikerack

don't be surprised to see him take another year off after this one.

He could take a color analyst job although the network would need somebody full time manning the bleep switch.

[barrett]

Nobody on the football side should keep their job in this one. There might be good people who aren't directly to blame, but the entire structure was created by BOB from top to bottom. There is zero reason to try to salvage it. And there is even less reason to have your new hire have to navigate existing personnel issues.

Hire a GM/President of Football operations with total authority and do it by November. Then let that guy make the HC hire at the end of the season when guys become available.