That is nonsense. People take our HOF coach to task because he treats reporters like he were Parcells or Belichek. He has earned that right. And he is usually right. He doesn't need to suffer foolish reporters at this time in his career.
Comparing that to what Shafer has been doing on the sidelines and in his newsers is simply silly. Shafer does not show the leadership and confidence that will filter down to his team. I have no problem with them being 2-3 against this schedule. But, the way they've gotten there is very troubling.
You have one guy who is a HOFer who is bored with stupid questions from reporters who get more idiotic and less informed each year. He is great with real reporters like Tony or any other person who has been around.
Shafer looks like a deer in the headlights. Throws his starting QB under the bus because he couldn't figure out who should start. Shows no confidence and just falls back on "I love our student athletes" "We've competed real hard against great teams" etc, etc., etc.
It is pretty clear that the job is just too big for this guy. He doesn't get what it is to be a head coach. You can see in his conduct at news conferences that he would be really happy to be able to go back to being a coordinator. With JB you see that he believes in hoops terms he is the smartest guy in the room, and he is.