The failure to perform is on Akers - not McVay.
I might post more on this later.
The old rope analogy is applicable here: Two partys agree to hold a ten-foot rope taut. If one party drops their end, the rope won't hold itself up, nor can the other party hold both ends.
Akers dropped his end.
It's not just tha McVay "feel" he did OK; at some point, regardless the layers and nuances invonved, at some point you have to take an objective look at outcomes, results, and performance. And there are times when you have to have the courage to act decisively.
