I still think Ward was (a) thrust into a situation with Peters that was pretty much no-win. Then his non interim HC gig was with a short season with a tiny training camp with a very weird and compressed schedule. Not ideal for a guy with no HC credentials.
Most great HCs have had a few years that look pretty near incompetent when taken in isolation. Whether that’s the story with Ward, I dunno. I don’t think he’s some genius. But it wasn’t exactly a traditional “grow into the position” scenario.
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