The highlighted quote about lots of confidence in Joe S. has been repeated or commented on frequently, especially around this process, but it feels to me like we're trying to get ourselves to believe this. Were we all feeling that way over the last couple of years? Does this hire instill confidence?
Maybe Joe picked up a diamond that had been cast aside, but the optics of this hire are terrible. I agree with most other posters here regarding the underwhelming performance of TG as a HC. Sometimes you need to go outside the "family" to bring some new energy and perspective and this was an insular pick.
Obviously, we'll have to wait to see what happens, but this hire and now the entire program is a "show me" story.