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That one last point on Goff being Oblivious I kind of read the opposite way.
Goff said he was surprised it was that bad (meaning to the point of being traded). Seems like the article confirmed that McVay didn't directly address Goff until that 4 hour conversation happened.
To me it confirmed what Goff was saying, though he left out that he probably felt McVay's frustrations percolated through his coaches and McVay's actions.
To me it speaks to a somewhat young and immature head coach that is not addressing issues head on and with a focused mind. We've all been in relationships (work or personal) where we chose to complain on the side but not address head on and that always ends up in a sour relationship.
It's McVay's job to work with his team and communicate and this backs up that he didn't. Hopefully a major learning opportunity for McVay and Goff both.
When things are going well McVay is fine. How will his relationship with Stafford be when things aren't perfect?
I see a relationship with two passive-aggressive people.
It does speak to a somewhat young and immature head coach that is not addressing issues head on.
But on Goff's part, he showed the same immaturity. He complained on the side. He didn't take time to initiate conversation either. And when McVay made the decision to go with Wolford the starter in the Seattle game, he was on the phone with his mouthpiece Silver before the plane even left the tarmac. There's a pattern here of both guys speaking to one another through intermediaries instead of directly.
And with Goff being so hot after being sat versus Seattle, it doesn't make much sense now to say that he wasn't aware things were as bad as they were. It seems to me that's why he moved so quick to get his side out there. In psychology it's called framing the issue.
Definitely Goff didn't address it like a leader should and hence why I mention hopefully he can learn from it too. Buck stops with McVay first.
Snead also didn't get McVay to address it assuming he knew how bad it was and no reason to think he didn't if it was this pervasive.
Reading a lot of the Lions board and opinions on Stafford, they see a guy that definitely makes mistakes with brain farts and isn't an aggressive leader either. Will things get much better when the times get tough? In my opinion that only happens if McVay takes accountability for being a leader and growing from this whole mess. I guarantee it wouldn't be easier with Aaron Rodgers, who is a much tougher personality to work with than Goff or Stafford.