Quote:You clearly didn't understand my post, perhaps it flew over your head.  Let me try again:

 

Yes, it was Khan's decision to keep Gene.  Under the guidance of Weaver and under his experience as a businessman.  It's Business 101 to come in and evaluate an organization before overhauling it.  Otherwise, if you come in and drop the axe on the entire staff, you might lose some good peices that can be used and possibly even shine after some of the dead wood is alleviated.  It was smart to keep Gene, it allowed Kahn to come in look over the layout, see how the organization ran, but also allowed him to take the first year and see what he liked and didn't like about the organization.  Not only that, but he was a brand new NFL owner who needed some time to understand the intricacies of franchise ownership.  Keeping the old guard for 1 year was also smart in terms of allowing them to guide the ship as he was testing the waters.

 

Any student that has taken business classes or any manager/owner of a business would see the benefit of how he handled his first year.  To blame him for keep Gene Smith is really false critique.  Keeping him 2 years, that would have been the mistake.  But he fired him after his first full season as Owner.