1 I understand, but why would you view 2 as a weakness?
That, IMO, might be his biggest strength. The way we have it (or so I assume), our liaison b/w the BOT and the football team is the AD. However, I didn't believe Blake had the capacity to intelligently assess what the problems were independent of anything fed to him by the HC. If we have someone intelligent, independent, and capable in that role, that person can convey to the BOT what the problems are so that the BOT can then make an informed decision (on whatever topic, hiring, firing, budget issues, etc.).