Originally Posted by
Enscheff
I heavily hacked your quote, but the parts I left sum up pretty well what I think actually happened.
The guys who got fired were probably let go because they called the Stewart shot and ended up being wrong after the MRI results were in. There was literally no other source of new information available to change the calculus.
The decision was likely a toss up, and AA went with the old school guys. When the additional information of the MRI became available, it was no longer a toss up and AA decided to punt the pick to next year.
So the end result on draft day was a toss up between Stewart and someone else (likely Gorman), and the guys who got fired likely pounded the table for Stewart. When the MRI results showed issues, AA decided he would rather pick 9 this year than pay for Stewart. Whether or not Stewart’s health was missed by the guys who got fired, they obviously lost their jobs in part due to backing the Stewart selection.