I don't think he was looking for that question ("what's your suggestion?") to be asked. I think he was simply looking for input, which is different.
The notion of employees being part of the decision-making process is not foreign, nor is it unwise.
Perhaps the arrogance of GB's decision makers is the reason that Green Bay has had two of the best QBs of all time for the past two decades-plus and only have two rings in that span.