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den-the-coach
As of right now the feeling is Jeff Fisher was the problem and Fisher did have total autonomy on personnel and his coaching staff...IMO, they let Snead do his thing working in concert with McVay, providing McVay the type of athletes he needs to be successful. For now, they are set, however, a dip in the standings could change the equation.
I think that "feeling" is yours. It's not what I get reading the front office statements. Demoff acknowledged that a lot went wrong that was not a matter of coaching. The upshot on personnel is that it was collaborative and no one acted with "total autonomy." And the judgment is that the personnel people did their job, which is why Demoff said before even interviewing McVay that it was not a rebuild. They would not have won in 2017 if they had not inherited a lot of very good players.
