They actually kinda touched on it on WEEI yesterday, this is similar to what is happening on the Red Sox. A player that is making 160 million over 7 years has infinitely more security than a manager making 2 million a year over 2 years, how can the manager keep them in line?
There really are only a few ways that this can happen, be a respected coach who has won championships, Doc, Pop, Carlisle, and others, or be a Coach/GM like Belichick.