I type "lolololol" because the accusation was absurd, not because of any emotion I'm feeling regarding Kotite or Jauron. Accusing someone of emotionalism is a way to attack your opponent while avoiding his argument. It's a variation on the old ad hominem fallacy. But I digress...
If I'm comparing Garrett to Kotite and Jauron, it's only terms of wins and losses, especially in the playoffs -- the measure by which all coaches in this "same league" are compared and their fates ultimately decided by front offices. You can certainly compare coaches using criteria other than wins and losses, such as ability to develop talent, ability to relate to players, innovation, attention to detail, etc. However, ultimately, every coach in the history of this league has had to answer for his win/loss record. It's "laughable" to assume otherwise. It matters little how original their schemes are or how much players like them; if the coach isn't winning, he's gone.
The problem with attributing any rare event to random chance is, when left to random chance, circumstances tend to gravitate to the mean, not outliers. As a rare event, a seven game losing streak is usually a result of failure across the organization -- that's why so few coaching staffs survive such losing streaks. Can something other than a coach cause a losing streak? Absolutely! That's why we evaluate Garrett in the aggregate.
