Another Firing

Hi all. Today another coach lost his job, Mike Shanahan, after 14 seasons at the helm of the Denver Broncos accumulating a 146-89 record and winning two super bowls. This is one of the more surprising firings, although if you look at this season they were another team that looked like they had a playoff spot wrapped up going into the waning days of the season only to be sent home for the year on the tails of a blow out at the hands of the division winning Chargers. This leaves the Broncos to join the Jets, Browns and Lions in a search for a head coach.

On that note it looks like the Browns may be looking at one of the cast aside head coaches, in Eric Mangini, to take the reigns of their troubled franchise. Where as Mangini's former employer, the Jets, are looking at Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher.

Another coach to lose his job today was 49ers Offensive Coordinator Mike Martz. Even after bring the teams offense out of the cellar this firing had become expected. Especially after new head coach Mike Singletary had the interim title removed, because Singletary wants to focus more on a run heavy smash mouth style and Martz runs a pass heavy finesse style offense. This marks Martz third firing in three calender years, and the 49ers looking for their seventh coordinator in seven years. Although unlike in the past few years the team has some talent on the offensive side of the ball, and don't seem too far from contention.

Again good luck to these men and their families.


-Daemon