Here’s why I’m not mad at him

by JD in Portland , Portland OR, Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 13:46 (141 days ago) @ Larz

This seems very relationship based with the Bengals, basically a one off. He wasn’t like BK shopping himself around everywhere. Nor was he Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson missing practices in the 2 wks before their employer’s biggest game of the season to prep for and take interviews with 5 and 3 teams, respectively.
Golden built on the strong foundation established by Lea and Freeman and took it to the next level. There will be a higher number of qualified people, both internally and externally, able to maintain and improve on that than there would be to come in and fix a broken system, which is the case in most DC openings.
Golden did right by ND and we never would’ve gotten to 3 playoff wins and 13 overall wins in a row without him.
He’s following his heart and loyalties, not looking for an easier path. And thank god it’s not PSU because then I’d have to hate him. lol