What is your level of 'coaching' patience?

It depends on the coach for me. For Dennis Allen, I had very little patience. Not just because he has been unsuccessful as a HC before, but its who he is as a leader, or lack thereof. The way DA talks, carries himself and his body language give me zero confidence in his ability to lead. Smart guy and can scheme a successful defense, but DA looks like he would prefer being up in the booth than down on the sidelines and in the battle with his guys. I could tell after a few weeks and last season that he was going to lose this team. Now the defense isn't even effective. I know a purely RARA coach isn't the answer either, but I'm willing to give a coach a longer leash if he's able to garner the respect of the players and motivate them to play up to the task at hand. Its working for Detroit. I hope Pierce gets a shot at HC with how he has his guys playing.

It takes both sides; a passion for the game with the the ability to motivate and the smarts to surround yourself with the right people and play the chess game. Not a lot of teams have that guy. I think we are going to need a lot of patience in the next couple of years. It might take a few tries to find that right fit at HC. Might take replacing the GM too. If DA is replaced with another convenience hire, then I won't have much patience.