Why does it matter if it was before season 1
A good football coach/mind…Can see through the hype of consensus "good hires at the time" . Mario should be able to sit in an interview and say "This Gattis is full of ****"… It is his job to not get hustled by Gattis in an interview setting. HC is not the average fan, sports media, etc
As for the rest….Big Joe still looks like dogshyt (Saved by NIL/Mario/JT?), Gattis WR, Pence, and apparently Strong. Ya I thought Addae was a decent hire too…But it's the sharp coach's job to know that Addae isn't a good hire.