I am irritated by Pruitt's obstinate approach to QB and whatever the hell allowed him to fire a DL coach on a whim yet keep around OL and QB coaches that appear to be failing miserably. That said, I also don't blame the guy for taking the job, the big paycheck, the unearned extension, and the nice fat buyout when he gets canned.
I blame Fulmer for all of the above. He never should have thought hiring a coordinator with no HC experience was the answer for a program in desperate need of a stability. He should never have allowed a contract with no mitigation clause to be signed. He never should have doled out a meritless extension after 2 years. Lastly, he never should have been so arrogant as to convince himself that, with his expert tutelage and guidance, he could single-handedly insure Pruitt would be a winner.
Hiring Pruitt was an act of desperation and it wasn't Phil's fault that the preceding coaching search had been such a circus but it doesn't absolve him of responsibility for pulling that trigger either.
