+1 sschind. I'd applaud you 3 times if I could.
I'm sick of listening to talk radio this week saying the '9ers are stupid, they'll regret this, why would they ever do this, etc.
Reading the tea leaves it's quite apparent that Jim was a nightmare to deal with. I don't care how hot the girl you're dating is, or how great the sex is, if she's a bimbo or a complete b---- you can only overlook that for so long. I'm sure we can all relate to people at work like this before...they may be tremendous at what they do, but if they're royal pains in the ass, you can only endure that for so long.
Obviously he is/was a hell of a coach, and it's quite possible they will not upgrade with the new hire. However, they tried to trade him to Cleveland shortly after 3 consecutive NFC Champ appearances...what does that say?