Why is Georgia coach Mark Richt so reluctant to fire assistants?

Why is Georgia coach Mark Richt so reluctant to fire assistants? In my opinion he kept former defensive coordinator Willie Martinez two seasons too long. I think he has kept offensive coordinator Mike Bobo two or three seasons too long.
by Calvin
Obviously, I cannot speak for Mark Richt. But I can offer speculation and theories. Although Georgia did endure subpar seasons in 2009 and ’10, the fact remains that before this seasons, the Bulldogs had had six seasons with at least 10 victories under Richt. Richt seems to be a loyal guy who doesn’t make knee-jerk reactions. Rather than assign blame to one or two individuals, he takes into account injuries and other factors and decides any issues were not necessarily the fault of one assistant and wouldn’t necessarily be fixed by bringing in someone else. No doubt, the move to replace Martinez with Todd Grantham has paid off for the Bulldogs. That would seem to show Richt that making a coaching change can solve a problem. But he may not feel that there is a problem that warrants a coaching change on the offensive side.

That’s one of the decisions he’s paid to make and that will factor into how he ultimately is judged as a head coach.

Georgia averaged 32.1 points per game this season, which is fourth in the defense-oriented SEC. And the Bulldogs did it with a sophomore quarterback, a true freshman as the leading rusher and a true freshman as the leading receiver. The Bulldogs played eight opponents ranked among the nation’s top 46 in total defense. They scored 45 points against South Carolina, which is ranked fourth in the nation in total defense. They scored 33 on Vanderbilt, which is ranked 19th. They scored 31 against Georgia Tech, which is ranked 46th.

Most important, they posted 10 victories for the seventh time in Richt’s tenure. And, frankly, if not for so many dropped passes early, they might have had a realistic shot at upsetting LSU in the SEC championship game.