Monday, December 06, 2010

McFired

Merry Christmas!! Just heard on the radio that "McMastermind" is being released by the Broncos. Owner Pat Bowlen cited results and the direction the team was headed. I'm no football expert, but these two issues weren't just reasons to fire McDaniels, they were practically blood on turf of Mile High screaming for retribution!
  1. Results - Since the mythical 6-0 start, the team is 5-17 the worst streak in the modern era for the franchise. Results? indisputably horrible.
  2. Direction - This is the big one. We had a perfectly good offense when this guy came to town and a sub-par defense. Fix the D, tweak the O and get into contention right? Wrong.
    • Why not get rid of anyone that looks at you funny or says Shannahan's name without spitting afterward? - Done
    • Get rid of crybaby franchise quarterback? - Done
    • Trade away best receiver? - No problem
    • Get rid of punishing runner and draft picks for male model who makes more than the starting quarterback? - oh yes we did
    • Spend 1st round pick on questionable QB to back up sitting duck and male model? Why not?
      • Whew! After all that drama, the QB position is finally buttoned down.  
    • Use other 1st round pick on receiver to replace Marshall? - Of course. We can fix the defense with veterans that wear out after week 7!
    • Pick up / retain as many aged defenders as possible? - Done and Done. Average age over 30!
    • Improve the defense - Nooooooo.... We'll get to that in year 5 after fixing the terrible offense inherited.
    •  Cheat to win games with SPYGATE II... uh... YEAH!!!
Bowlen said, "The decision to make a change was extremely difficult but one that needed to be made for this organization and our fans."

Well said Pat. It appears the lights are still on. Good luck firing this guy with clause and getting your money back. Thank you and MERRY CHRISTMAS.
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3 comments:

Daniel said...

Wow, F-Word, I think if I were in the jury, I'd say I were willing to lean your way.

I'm assuming they're going to fire him for cause, rather than [santa] clause, right? :) Otherwise, I can only suppose this is some new industry jargon I have yet to learn.

BTW, who was the other McDaniels to be fired?

2:58 AM
Fletch said...

Firing for cause means he violated rules or his contract and thus, Bowlen does not have to pay his remainig salary over the next two years. As I understand it, you can fire a coach for poor decisions and loosing but you still have to pay him.

7:53 AM
Daniel said...

Yes, I imagine firing for cause is probably a high legal standard. Admittedly, I feel fairly inexperienced in contract law standards for coaching contracts.

8:21 PM

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