To suggest an answer to the question posed in the OP's subject line: I think everyone in the "rock the boat" group (of which I am usually a member) assumed we were going to have Parker promoted, but then, the length of the search got us all excited that maybe Kirk was looking elsewhere. As Duff said, he probably was looking there, he just didn't go there.
If Campbell is announced in April as the O-coordinator, there will undoubtedly be another (hopefully smaller) meltdown. Fact is, Kirk's overall scheme works great when we have players, and Kirk's been bringing some great players in the last couple years. It's time to be patient with this program for a year or two (something I admittedly haven't done well since 2008 or maybe even 2001), and that includes chilling out about offseason moves and news.