I agree, just saying we can't ignore his past years in the job because for all we know, he may be culpable for the shitshow. Yeah, Simmo got the last word, that's why he got fired first, but we can't simply wipe our hands and say the cause of the problem is gone. The club will obviously know more, the rest of us are just guessing.
Sam Mitchell was listened to by Simmo and he was only an assistant, Sam was a recently retired midfielder and not some one who played in the 1990's, if he hadn't been listened to we would not have won the 2018 Flag.
It's a joint responsibility, they and the players are all culpable and all will eventually pay the price.
Skipworth and Selwood were both involved in the Pies premiership and have the best credentials. Hickmott was an eagles assistant in 2018.
I have little to no knowledge on the relative merits of these assistants but I do find it odd when people want experienced coaches from existing systems when most long-term success comes from younger coaches innovating a new system. Hardwick was in his early 40s when Richmond won their first premiership, Clarkson was 40 in 2008 Woosh was 34 when he got the Eagles gig, Adam Simpson 38.
The coach takes responsibility because he's in charge of the assistant. That doesn't mean he micromanages the assistant. It's too big a job for one person. Simmo's in charge of the ruck coach, but he's not the one to be giving the rucks pointers, as an example.
In the absence of any other information, he'd be as good a chance as any other individual.
300k to shift some cones around isn't bad either.
