[killer_carlson]

that's exactly my point. Horacheck knows he is done at the end of the year. He could suck up to the stars and try to beg into a new gig by enabling star selfish behavior (called the "Eakins Method").

Instead he's going to be known as the guy who was prepared to hold star players accountable, consequences be damned. They aren't playing how he wants so he's going to play someone who is. They don't care enough to show up for a meeting, then beat it. I can respect that approach much more than a guy begging to stay in the show.