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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
That all sounds fine in theory, but the fact of the matter is that, as soon as things aren't going well, the vultures will circle. The length of the contract will offer no defense whatsoever.
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Yes it does, because the coaches get paid even if they get fired. It happens because it's what is required. A short term contract for a coach means the players will feel like they have too much power to revolt if they don't like him and it won't matter. True that if things go bad, teams will pull the plug, but the coach doesn't have to worry about getting paid and won't feel like they have to bend to the players and feels more like he can try to make it work his way, because even if it doesn't, he'll still get paid.
It's not as black and white as I'm making it out to be because despite still getting paid, I'm sure no coach wants the axe, and ideally they want an extension, but it does give them some financial security so they don't feel like they have to coach for the short term.