Sure you can, try harder

Not sure I said there was a pattern. I said 2 things
That I could not think of a senior director / young coach setup that's worked. That's not about a magic formula, that's observation
I also said its about risk, and managing risk
What we did may have been right, but it wasn't fair. Unless it was action related, I.e. He did something; it looks like an overall assessment of capability. Fine, I've never been a real fan of him as coach. But if he was sucking, did we tell him? If he lost the players that didn't happen overnight, it's a gradual thing. So we must have known a long time out. We extended him. It certainly looks a bolt from the blue
I think it was more about sending a message that we're the new, ruthless AFC than anything. I wouldn't have extended him, I'd have let him go. But nonetheless what we did is not the same as what we did. Seems we sacrificed him for PR
Which I'm ok with, but you need to have someone better in the wings. We must have known he wasn't up to it for a long time
You and I both know this is most probably a dumb kneejerk reaction without planning. Even if it was the right call
I could not think the new coach and the old coach's situation could be more closely linked. It's about planning and not going off half cocked.
Longmire, like Chris Scott and Alan Joyce at the Hawks in the 1980's took over already built clubs, I'm not ready to call them successful coaches in their own right just yet.
Clarko is the exception. And it only strengthens my point, look how few examples there are. Just because sloane was pick 44, it doesn't make the intrinsic worth of pick 44 any higher.
Rookie coaches are a lottery with poor odds.
I can't see how tt is is applicable at all. Not having a replacement lined up is my criticism, not having planned it when it's been apparent a long while is my criticism. How on earth is that not suggesting an alternative?
My alternative is to do the opposite of those things!

No hindsight needed. Don't extend, let him know he's on notice and have a contingency in place.