John Shaw
John Shaw
amount coach influence
We're one of those organizations where the coach has a significant amount of influence over personnel,
change compelling direction guess reason
I guess the most compelling reason was just the direction of the team. Which is a direction that we think we need to change right now.
create people tends tension
I think all our people get along, ... And I think at times, like I said, when you're not doing as well as you'd like to be doing, it tends to create tension and finger-pointing. I don't think it's anything out of the usual.
contend past six worked
But I contend that it has worked very well for us over the past six years,
close demands expected higher
Their demands have always been considerably higher than what we expected and we just never really got close to them.
coming couple expecting felt four hours last met mike time tuesday weeks
I met with Mike last Tuesday for about four hours at his house. I felt at that time that he thought he was coming back after the bye. I think he felt that he was just a couple weeks away. So I was kind of expecting him to come back after the bye.
clue large room
It was hard. We had no clue how large the room was and we didn't know where the perimeter was.
good last league miss personally relationship several
In the last several years, I personally as well as the Rams' organization have had a very good relationship with Tagliabue. He was really good for the league, and the league as a whole will miss him.
address coach coached extension head issue mind offer whether
In my mind, we need to address the issue as to whether we would even offer an extension to a head coach who hasn't coached here this year,
information might tailored
By and large, it is tailored to the client, ... There might be some boiler-plate information but not much.
expectation guess
I guess there was a sense of expectation that it was going to happen. He was very cordial.
commitment developers focus list number shown
In all honesty, it indicates their focus in not on this city, ... There are a number of other developers on the list who have shown a real commitment to Denver.