Another Coach Fired

I know that most people who read this blog don't care about sports or the Denver Broncos, so, you can stop reading now if you don't care. Please return for my next post though.

Today my favorite NFL team, the Denver Broncos fired 2nd year head coach Josh McDaniels, with 4 games left this season. McDaniels was 11-17 in 2 years, but started 6-0 last season, so if you do the math, he has won only 5 of his last 22 games. That won't git 'r done.

On top of this, McDaniels has made several personnel blunders, and had an embarrassing video scandal, in which his lead video man was caught video taping the San Francisco 49ers practice. McDaniels claims he never watched the video, but he also didn't report the incident. All of this added up to Broncos owner Pat Bowlen firing McDaniels today, even though McDaniels is owed $7 million more, and Bowlen still owes previous coach Mike Shanahan some money too.

This is an expensive decision for the Broncos, but one that had to be made. As much as I hate to see a guy lose his job, McDaniels had to go. He wasn't winning football games, sure, but it wasn't just that. He is hated in Denver for his perceived arrogance and his personnel decisions. He traded away fan favorite Peyton Hillis, who is now having a Pro Bowl season with the Cleveland Browns. In fact, he's gotten rid of most of Mike Shanahan's players, in favor of "his type of guys." McDaniels has made wrong move after wrong move, and it caught up with him today.

Josh McDaniels is a young man at 34. He was in way over his head. I'm sure he'll get another job as a position coach or coordinator somewhere. With more maturity, he may even get another head coaching job. His fiery attitude would actually be perfect for the college game. Basically, the man will be ok.

The Broncos, on the other hand, are another story. The team lost a lot of good will with its fan base over the last 2 seasons. They are depleted in talent, to the point where I don't think they can be successful for 3 to 4 more seasons, which is an eternity in today's NFL. This season is a complete loss, and whoever the coach is next season has a daunting task. Luckily, it's just a game and life moves on.