John Shaw
John Shaw
difficult factor left maybe performance time wait
Maybe the team's performance up to the time he left was a factor of his health. I just don't know all those things. So, it is kind of a difficult thing to assess. We'll just wait and see.
clear coach control evaluation everyday executive football indicate influence jay might personnel running subject talent title veto whatever
We use that title (general manager) to indicate that there's a person running our personnel side, or talent evaluation side, subject to whatever influence or control the coach might have on that, ... But it's clear that Jay is the everyday football executive with the most authority, subject only to a veto by myself or owners.
sit throw
We did our job. Now we have to sit back and see what they throw at us.
america jobs level might overcome people work
I think in America there's a lot of people that have jobs who might not like the person and the people that they work with, ... I think that they overcome that and work on a professional level and get things accomplished.
concerned gravity letting people
I think he was concerned he was letting down a lot of people but also had concern about the gravity of the situation.
couple felt weeks
I think he felt he was just a couple of weeks away, so I was very surprised,
dictate physically sure terms view wait
I think his anticipation is that he's going to want an extension, and he's going to want to dictate terms of that extension, ... And at this point, I'm not sure that any of that's going to happen. Our view is that we'll have to wait and see. We'll have to wait and see how he is physically and wait and see as to what his expectations are.
candidate consider great job
I think Joe, really under the circumstances, did a great job for us. It's just that we really don't consider him a candidate right now.
offer performance record royal valuable
Our offer is the most valuable and the most straightforward, ... Our record of performance is significantly better than Royal Bank's.
concern contract expect
Our No. 1 concern is his health. He has a contract and we expect him to coach.
brought candidates felt three unique
I think we felt that all three candidates brought something unique to the table.
amount certain selection signing tension
I think by definition, there's a certain amount of tension between coaching, scouting, and the selection and signing of players,
basketball full played team total
That was a total team effort. And finally, we played our kind of basketball for a full game.
advised coaching condition consulting head indefinite met perform period physical result today unable
(Martz) advised us today that after he met with his consulting physician, his physical condition has worsened and he will be readmitted to the hospital...As a result of his condition, he will be unable to perform his head coaching responsibilities for an indefinite period of time.