thanks for saying what i've thought from day one: he's not a good manager. nice guy, "player's manager" and all that but he is not a HOF manager -not even close. he's too loyal to a fault.
i've got a buddy that started out washing dishes at a fast food restaurant when he was a kid. worked hard and they moved him up to manager of the store. he had a couple of employees that were always f***ing off but he wouldn't fire them because they were his friends. he told his dad about it. and his dad reminded him that he's there to do a job and not make friends. he fired both of them the next day. went on to simultaneously manage 8 stores, and ultimately own about 100 stores. multi-multi-multi-multi millionaire. Cora is too busy making friends rather than doing his job.