-If he was fired (I read the word "dismissed") I'm pretty sure he got a severance package to sit at home. Still, it is better to be working.
lieb
Aren't position coaches usually on a year-to-year contract?
If this list of coaches is correct then the WR hire, which is already known, looks like the best one. The other 2 may be better known but they were both canned recently and maybe more than once. Hopefully, whoever is hired is more than capable of doing a good job.