I agree. I became convinced he has not been told he is being let go this week when I listened to the VQ podcast and they talked about how Currie liked to operate.
I think Currie was being too smart by half and thought if he kept stringing Butch out, Butch would hold it together, make a bowl and keep a decent class together. Then he could fire and replace him, and have a tidy house to handover to the next guy.
Instead Currie will be handing a smoldering dumpster fire and an completely pissed off fanbase to the next guy, whose name won't be Gruden by the way!