Today is that bittersweet team when the NFL’s cabal of billionaire owners fire people who did not live up to their expectations, putting fans in the uncomfortable position of cheering for dozens of men and women losing their livelihoods for the forseeable future. Unless you’re Bruce Allen, in which he can sit and spin.
I’ll do my best to keep this thread updated as we see the various releases throughout the day.
12/31/2019:
Ron Rivera chooses to ruin his life and career, becomes next coach of Washington. (NFL.com)
Miami fired their offensive coordinator and dragged poor ol’ Chan Gailey out of retirement.(USA Today)
Jags “jag” it up, decide to keep Doug Marrone. (Florida Times.)
Cleveland has interest in Josh McDaniels, proving that not only can they kill your favorite sports blog, but they also can’t learn from everyone else’s mistakes. (NBC Sports)
Also, LOLBROWNS, Matt Rhule rejected an interview with them. (CBS Sports)
Giants GM David Gettleman had another batshit insane press conference. (NJ.com)
No one knows what’s going on with Jason Garrett. (USA Today)
12/30/2019
Washington Football Team President Bruce Allen is gone. (USA Today)
Freddie Kitchens is no longer partially responsible for the death of Deadspin. (CBS Sports)
Pat Shurmur is out in New York. (NFL.com)
Giants GM David Gettleman is expected to keep his job, because drafting running backs in the first three picks and evaluating quarterbacks based on one Senior Bowl performance is good enough for the Mara’s. (NJ.com)
The Lions so thoroughly loathe the concept of winning their bringing back head coach Matt Patricia and GM Bob “Who Needs A Back Up When You Have Matt Stafford” Quinn. (Tom Pelissero.)
I love how the Browns article, Washington article and the Lions thread both quote guys talking about needing to fix “the culture” at those teams. As if it’s a problem for a new university president with 10,000 employees, many of them wih lifetime employment, and a huge percentage of the revenue stream coming from unaccountable sources.
An NFL team has about eight guys in management and the owner who are responsible for 98% of the decisions being made. “Culture” is managementspeak for blame shifting, as though it’s not the personnel, play calling, or medical staff decisions, it’s guys not tying their shoelaces right. And somehow it takes years on an NFL team to get guys to tie their shoelaces the right way.
The important issue here: Where does Jim Tomsula end up?
You know the answer. Wherever a guy needs defending from a railyard bull, Jim Tomsula is there. Wherever a guy needs a new stick for his bindle, Jim Tomsula is there. Wherever a fire needs lighting to heat a tin can full of jackrabbit stew, wherever a widow’s flat tire can be fixed in exchange for a warm spot in a shed for sleeping, wherever a guy needs untangling from a barbed wire fence, Jim Tomsula is there.
Jim Tomsula is in our hearts when we sing a lullaby to a stranger, he’s in our minds when we have nothing but baling wire and half a pack of cards to fix a leaky chicken coop, he’s in our feet when we can barely walk the next mile to cross the county line ahead of the black and whites. Jim Tomsula is always with us, when we need him the most.
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You’re right. I’m so stupid. I forgot he’s gone fishing with Ol’ Union Pacific Charlie until Tuesday, later if the yellow perch are biting. Then he’s hopping a box car to Boise to scout University of Nevada defensive tackles in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. After that he’ll be in our hearts and souls.
The real Jim Tomsula was the hobos we met along the way.
Until Dan Snyder eventually dies or sells the team, the Redskins will be a team of perennial suckage.
I can’t even fathom what any team is thinking that would interview McDaniels. He’s just as likely to screw them like he did with Indy.
I heard a rumor that McCarthy has been getting interest from the Cowboys, which, good luck.
I couldn’t agree more. I can’t even cheer for my favourite team because even if Snyder fell into a coma and someone intelligent who replaces Allen wins a Superbowl, I will hate the fact that Snyder won a Superbowl more than I’d be happy the team finally won one again.
WYTS is always the same answers/reasons. Racist name/owner.
Fuck the Deadskins.
Fuck the Giants.
Fuck the Browns.
Fuck ’em all, really.
1 Browns turn back into the Browns.
2 The DC team continues to be a comical shitfire
3 The Cowboys shit the bed. When I worked with Tejans back in the day, the best time of the year was the Monday after the playoffs where I would OD from a Niagara Falls of Cowboys fans tears.
4 The Yinzers shit the bed.
5 The Pats gotta Pat.
Browns fired John Dorsey on Tuesday…