This is a bittersweet feeling. Paul Green was a God-send for the club with his impact immediately felt through the club. I know I am biased, but the 2015 grand final highlights will overshadow many other grand finals for the next decade or two as it was such a historic first premiership for the club, the region and Johnathan Thurston.
By mid 2016, the signs were there that we were already regressing, but had enough talent to overachieve by the finals and make top 4 (though the Sharks tore us to shreds in the finals). 2017 was another year of regressing, but we fell into the finals, then put in three historic underdog performances that covered up all the cracks in the squad (until we were flogged by Melbourne).
2018 to 2020 has just been a case of all those cracks being exposed, and no lucky finals runs to cover everything up.
I actually think that as time goes on, the Cowboys fans will once again respect Paul Green's achievements at the club. But right now, I am very pleased we have made this decision (not that this will mean we are guaranteed to turn the club around immediately).