We will just and it will be a disaster, America doesn’t avoid embarrassment it doubles down on it

Sam Richardson helps take the edge off Tim, he would not have been as ambiguously menacing in that role which changes the tone of the whole movie. Maybe it’s a better movie but it’s certainly a DIFFERENT movie

This theory is not supported by the text. It completely ignores the fact that his success is directly tied to the skills he has, a very particular set of skills. Skills that make him a nightmare for people like the kidnapper.