Do you agree that Russ influenced Pegula in his decision to hire Rex as HC?
Do you agree that Russ is part of the inner circle of the organization?
Do you agree that he sits at the draft table during drafts?
Is it that hard to connect the dots and suggest he is involved in the conversation, on some level?
OK, ciao.
Aside from all of the above, given his particular history with this franchise including being its GM, you just can't put the genie back in the bottle.
There is way too much water under the bridge with this guy to now pat him on the head and ask him to stay in his marketing only play pen.