Lots of valid points here. I would add that sometimes, when I have a project and get multiple contractors to give me an estimate, I learn a lot. Sort of like if you have multiple roofers give you a bid on a new roof, you learn a lot about roofing. In that way, even if they wind up firing Marrone, they would benefit from having him flesh out a plan to make the team better.

My stance is still that Dave and Doug have failed, have had enough chances, and there's no reason to keep going with them. On the other hand, Doug has not lost the locker room, the players still want to play for him, so that is in his favor. If they do decide to retain Dave and Doug, I would really like to know why. What is the reason these guys failed, why wouldn't they continue to fail, and what is a logical plan going forward? Right now, there is so much backlash in this town to the idea of keeping these guys, Khan would have to have a really good reason for keeping them, and he needs to somehow assure/convince the fans that things will get better.

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