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Originally Posted by Supreme Olajuwon
How would you feel if your boss said Hey I'd rather have someone else do your job and if the price is right I'll get rid of you, but since we didn't get what we want I guess we'll just stick with you? I'd be pissed and I'd want out of the organization too.
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I've actually dealt with something similar at an old job of mine. The chef who hired me eventually set me to be a kitchen lead after a few months. But when he quit and the new chef came in, he saw fit to bring in his own crew and fire some of the original staff. Lost my position, almost all the way down to dishwasher, but I understood why he'd do that. Sucked, but it's a business and the new chef was just trying to do what he thought it took to not eventually get fired. The turnover at that lace was insane, in the 2 1/2 years it's been open. It's had a new GM on average every 3 MONTHS, so he was right to be worried. And he did eventually get fired.
Now, while not exactly the same thing, they're similar enough. McDaniels just wanted (and with guys like Jordan, Gaffney, Hochstein, Smith, he did) to bring in his own guys. What commitment did McDaniels have to Cutler? He didn't draft him. Now if Dennison the OC or someone had been promoted from within and tried to trade him, I could understand Jay being upset. Those were his guys, and he'd have felt stabbed in the back.
When someone new with completely different ideas comes in, you need to be ready for anything. Regardless of what business you're in. A new boss means NO ONE is safe, especially if his star guy (let alone one he created) is available.
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As for Cutler not meeting with McDaniels, how is that a negative against Cutler? He didn't want to play for McDaniels anymore so what obligation does Cutler have to have go to some meeting that isn't going to solve anything?
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Cutler was at first upset because Shanahan was fired, and cried publicly about it before McDaniels was even interviewed. Josh was screwed before he got hired. Whether McDaniels, Spagnuolo or Frazier was the HC, Cutler was going to cry. Then after they tried to trade him, he wanted a contract as a sign of commitment. And like I said, anytime McD tried to meet with him in regards to that, he no showed, sent his agent while he stayed in Indiana or simply refused.
After that is when Bowlen tried to step in. Jay ignored his calls and never returned any texts. No matter who you are or what you do for a living, never a good idea to disrespect the guy who signs your checks like that.
A couple days later, Cutler was gone.
While I totally understand Jay being upset, he ultimately carried on about it like a little bitch. The NFL is a multi-billion dollar business that few are lucky enough to be PAID to play. Get the fuck over your hurt ego and play. If Coach doesn't like you and wants someone else, you play your ass off and prove him wrong. You don't take a flight back home and not answer the boss' calls.