The whole thing is really stupid. Maybe he went about it wrong, then his forecasters followed suit, but I think his idea was a good one. He wanted to see things that were failing fixed and/or replaced.. apparently he forgot the government moves like a snail.
Proenza was a media whore forwarding all the NOAA/NHC dirty laundry to the Miami Herald. Publicly dissing his supervisors and his staff left him with no internal support. He’s a dolt as a manager of people. Besides, you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Good riddance to Proenza.