Teams aren’t successful unless the players buy in to the coach in any sport. A lot of that is on the players. However, there’s nothing a coaching staff can do when they have the team turn on them. As an owner you can’t just cut a dozen+ players mid season or after the season (maybe a few), so the only practical thing to do is fire the coach or staff.

While the authority structure should be FO>coach>player, these are (egotistical) adult employees making a living for them and their families. It’s a tough sell to get them to go down with a sinking ship even if they are part of the reason the ship started to sink.

In conclusion the burden is on the coach to adapt to the players, even if it means sacrificing your vision/habits/ego, because the owners will side with the majority of the players over you if the team isn’t successful.

That being said these stories are media getting a dunk in for this embarrassing season. Subpar coaching and subpar players pointing fingers at each other is expected on bad teams. Winning solves everything