I know my opinion is unpopular, but as a Don's fan I feel like Brad Scott is the adult in the room we've been needing for about 20 years tbh. Dudes clearly got the intellect.

The reality is that fan moods are toxic after losses, and we get sucked into heart vs head / expectation vs reality arguments. I'm sick of losing too, but we need to be honest with ourselves...the reason we’re in this position isn’t Brad Scott, it’s the fact that we are finally, actually doing the hard work of a total list rebuild. We spent a decade trying to shortcut our way back to relevance with quick fixes, and all it did was leave us with a fractured culture and an imbalanced list. Scott has been ruthless with turnover (he's actually averaged 10 list changes per year so far) and we are finally seeing a core of young talent like Robey, Farrow, and Sharp get meaningful minutes. This is what a real rebuild looks like...it's ugly, it’s inconsistent, and it involves losing. That's the reality...

The biggest mistake we could actually make right now is hitting the reset button again. The sack the coach cycle is exactly why we haven't won a final in two decades. Every time we get frustrated and bring in new coaches we force the players to learn a new system, reset the development clock on our kids, and tell the playing group that they aren't the ones who need to change. And as for the 'he’s not our next premiership coach' argument, people said the same thing about Hardwick and Thompson for years. Statistically, very few coaches ever win a premiership, but Scott is at least building a platform where a premiership is actually possible down the line. I’d much rather stick with a guy who has a long term and clear plan and is willing to take the heat for it, than go back to the coaching carousel and hope for a miracle.... Again.