This is not sudden, it's been speculated on most of the year.
Gould is great at blaming others but as usual nobody really knows what is going on.
IMO Gould will take an even more hands on coaching role and is certainly in a win win situation.
If they don't win a GF it's Griffins fault, if they do it's all him stepping in to lift the side.
I do feel sorry for Hook because he has been played.
Ikin presented some plausible reasons for WB going to the Panthers next year, the main one being WB has no where else to go and Gould has been adamant in his comments that he didn't think Bennett would be at the Broncos in 2019.
Possibly a lot of guess work but still plausible.
We still have Kevie to fall back on if Bennett bolts, again.