I'm not sure others always do. Hence my request for you just to clarify so people get the nuance.

I don't need to tell you that team culture and dynamics are important and (especially through this coaching transition) PJ has contributed mightily to that in multiple ways. I'm not going to apologize for acknowledging that here... especially when it's suggested by some that he's easily expendable.

Despite your strongly held beliefs, nobody gets it worse around here than the players who play for our own team. When necessary, they deserve to be defended and/or better understood too.