(12-16-2021, 12:27 PM)RicoTx Wrote: My buddy in SF just forwarded me the opening paragraph from the SF Chronicle's article.  I went to post the link but it's a subscription.

"His mottos.  His methods. Even his moods seemed to go against what's considered normal behavior in a league filled with professionals and grown men.  He rubbed just about everyone the wrong way.  The fans.  His assistants.  His players.  And ultimately his boss.'

I think that sums it up nicely.

Agreed.  I wasn't expecting Urban to be fired so quickly, figuring Khan would have the same level of patience he had with the previous head coaches under his tenure.  It's refreshing to see that he didn't sit on his hands and allow this to fester any longer.  I liked the hire when Urban was brought in.  I thought that despite his obvious personality quirks, the guy was a winner and that would eventually translate to the NFL.  He said all the right things immediately after the hire, but as we progressed, a lot of the things he did left me scratching my head wondering what he was doing.  

It only got worse as the losses started piling up.  When he wasn't willing to take any responsibility for things like Robinson being benched, or for giving Minshew more reps with the first team in training camp and the preseason than the guy we all knew was starting for this team, it was hard to defend.  

After the incident in Ohio at his bar, I was pretty much done with Urban.  It was a horrible look to see the guy not flying back with his team, and I think many of the players felt the same way afterwards as well.  He lost the locker room, and he lost the fans.  I guess Khan decided it wasn't worth it to let this thing linger any longer.

Let's hope they recognize the mistake in not only hiring Urban as the head coach, but also Trent Baalke as the GM.  Clean house and find us legit guys to fill those two roles so that we don't destroy Trevor and fracture the fan base completely and irreparably.  The fans deserve better.

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