I'm going to have to agree with the whole idea -- but the way to handle it is inside the team and the management chain. You do your best not to reveal the problems to anyone outside the team.

So the comment that "Joe Bob didn't fix this yesterday," is met with "This is a new issue that we're just discovering and working on," or something similar. Then when you get back to the team you either comment to Joe Bob and/or document it or bring it up to management as needed.

And then there is also the need to follow the chain of management if it is not a fiduciary, regulatory, or similar issue. If you give your lard brained manager athlete's scalp too often you may be the problem and probably need to look elsewhere for employment.

To me that is the professional way to handle it. Essentially you do your best to cover to the outside the problems in the team and then work the problems out internally as best as possible.