But that's my issue with it. If he moves into some sort of advisory role, yet is philosophically against the approach being taken, how effective can he be? Perhaps still helpful, but if he's scouting players or suggesting moves, based on a strategy that's counter to the current direction of the franchise, that seems extremely counter productive.
Or, if he wants to stay the course, yet manages to do his job within the framework of a plan he doesn't agree with, either said plan starts showing progress fairly soon, and he starts buying in, or I don't see him staying involved for long.