I think the thing about Brad is that he checks ALL of the boxes.
Cat... check.
Cool... check.
Actually good... check.
Huggs/Frank tree... check.
That, coupled w/ not nabbing him during oscar's first cratering, or early in oscar's second cratering makes his advancing age all the more infuriating.
He still checks all the boxes, despite his more advanced age. I'd kill for a decade-long run w/ Brad, who would almost assuredly turn over the reigns to a trusted assistant who bled EMAW. Now, despite my hopes and dreams, it's less and less feasible that he ever coaches here. It's very sad and infuriating.
