I haven't comment on his reappointment yet. It's not the decision I would have made. Hope I'm wrong.
I'm of the opinion that Bucks has never deserved any of his appointments as Collingwood's coach. Was promised the job when he had no experience or proven history, and has taken us backwards every year since (okay - if you're going to argue semantics, "he has yet to take us forward". A draw doesn't count as an extra win). In a results based job, it's hard to argue the case for keeping him.
However, someone pointed out the other day that we were three goals shy of making the finals. An extra goal in each of ADE, GWS and Melb (QB) then we make the finals, we're several places up the ladder, and suddenly Bucks looks a whole lot better. From that perspective, if the club have reviewed the footy department and honestly decided (questionable... Ed is always spinning something...) that there're factors within that worked against us getting those extra goals, and they think they've got several changes in mind that will enable us get them next season, then the decision to keep Bucks doesn't seem too bad. If nothing else, we end up better off with an improved footy dept and better assistant coaches, regardless of who the senior coach is.
The good performances we showed at times the last couple of years, coupled with the above angle are almost enough to convince me he's our guy. A good start to next season may tip me over the edge. Hope so.
However, one of the main problems I've got with the decision is the constant comparisons to Richmond and Geelong keeping their embattled coaches. Geelong went on to be one of the best teams EVER , and Richmond (except for 2016) were never that bad to begin with (they are still yet to go far in finals, let alone win one under Hardwick), and had an easy draw this year. Hopefully that's just Ed spinning things again.