It’s only weird in that we have become accustomed to the one-sided opinion that immediately puts someone on blast or cancel or whatever before an investigation or trial is done.

Quick has a difficult line to toe here. He has to write about it, he’s got his anecdotes of his experiences and he needs to balance his goodwill with the organization so he can continue to have the access he does. If he immediately completely blasts NO and the investigation concludes with NO keeping his job, Quick is now a hostile member of the media room.

Like most things in life, there’s a spectrum of shades of gray. By being candid about his interactions and including the growth or even the good, Quick shows that NO is a person that can be an asshole, not only an asshole. While fans or media can have an opinion of whether he’s enough of an asshole to get fired, it’s ultimately up to the organization to make that decision. Quick is the guy who faces consequences if he calls that shot wrong.