You are confusing feedback with decision making. Had AR12 given his feedback, the GM would have known of the rift between his QB and Coach. He would have investigated, heard both camps and made his own decision...which is how the process should go.
Again, we are not talking about every random front office decision. This is for a QB coach or even a Head Coach which has a very direct and personal impact to AR12.
but at the end of the day one guy was THE head coach. those are his decisions to make. I know what the end brought for MM and the rest of the team, there seemed to be a disconnect growing. But for much of the time here, MM had his finger on the pulse of the team and what it needed. He wasn't perfect, but as last year should have taught us, just because Rodgers is your QB doesn't mean everything is hunky dory either. Coaching has a lot more to do with it than most fans think.
But as it stands, we don't even know that it was MM's decision to send him packing. from most accounts he indicated the year previous he wasn't renewing his contract as he wanted to move up to a coordinator position. But for the sake of this argument, I'll pretend that wasn't true and he had every intention of signing a new contract and remaining the QB coach but MM decided it was not in the best interest of the team for him to remain so. At the end of the day it was his decision and he apparently had enough info to make the decision or he would have asked Rodgers for his input.
But I would say a HC that can't make a decision about his staff on his own isn't much of a HC. And what would be gained? a heads up? what for? hey, we're not re-signing your friend. what does that do? Rodgers SHOULD have known and prepared to have a different coach as his apparently good friend did NOT have a contract for the next season. He should have known it was a very real possibility that his coach did NOT want to sign an extension and his current contract ran out that it was a probability that he was going to be elsewhere.
But even if, what good is a conversation before hand? there is literally nothing Rodgers could do or say other than, if he goes, I go. in which case, we signed the wrong guy. Everyone seems to want to include Rodgers because he's so important. How important is he when he has zero say or influence over the final decision? In that case you're not really looking for input, you're just hoping for approval and if you don't get that, then you've made a player think he has a say and then made the decision against his wishes anyway. That doesn't do much for relationships either.
You can consult with people in the organization and get their thoughts, give them a heads up without them having the authority to make a transaction.
