Gordon: Black Monday arrives in NFL Live
The firing season is underway in the National Football League. The Cleveland Browns got a head start on the pack, dumping coach Rob Chudzinski Sunday night after just one season.
Coaching prospects will have to think long and hard about working for that franchise. They will need to think ahead about what their severance will look like.
Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz joined the unemployment line, creating some intrigue at Rams Park. Fisher is Schwartz's mentor and good friend.
The Washington Redskins wasted no time putting Mike Shanahan out of his misery, dumping him Monday morning. He will collect $7 million to not coach next season. Robert Griffin III is smiling today.
Leslie Frazier got the short haircut in Minnesota Monday. Greg Schiano got clipped in Tampa Bay; the loss to the Rams probably doomed him. General manager Mark Dominik also got walking papers.
The dismissals were coming fast and furious, giving various coordinators a chance to move up . . . and assorted head coaches the chance to upgrade at coordinator.
Here is how the Twitterverse is reacting to all this:
Coaching prospects will have to think long and hard about working for that franchise. They will need to think ahead about what their severance will look like.
Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz joined the unemployment line, creating some intrigue at Rams Park. Fisher is Schwartz's mentor and good friend.
The Washington Redskins wasted no time putting Mike Shanahan out of his misery, dumping him Monday morning. He will collect $7 million to not coach next season. Robert Griffin III is smiling today.
Leslie Frazier got the short haircut in Minnesota Monday. Greg Schiano got clipped in Tampa Bay; the loss to the Rams probably doomed him. General manager Mark Dominik also got walking papers.
The dismissals were coming fast and furious, giving various coordinators a chance to move up . . . and assorted head coaches the chance to upgrade at coordinator.
Here is how the Twitterverse is reacting to all this:
The coach firings make the day after the NFL season ends seem like the last scene in a Godfather movie.
Dec. 30, 2013
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Last year at this time, Mike Shanahan, Leslie Frazier and Gary Kubiak were getting teams ready for playoff game. This year, not so much.
Dec. 30, 2013
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Leslie Frazier out. One factor that you can't discount is PSL sales for new stadium in 2016 will begin in 2014, no matter how they explain.
Dec. 30, 2013
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Leslie Frazier, 1 of most respected men in a rough business, did too good a job (IMO) in getting Vikes to '12 playoffs, raising expectations
Dec. 30, 2013
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Denver coordinators, Jack Del Rio and Adam Gase, on Vikings' radar, per sources. Del Rio played LB for Vikings, Minn has inquired about Gase
Dec. 30, 2013
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“I was shocked and disappointed to hear the news that I was fired. I am a Cleveland Brown to the core, and always will be."-- Chud
Dec. 30, 2013
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Skins fired Shanahan in about 30 minutes. First time all season they haven't burned up the play clock.
Dec. 30, 2013
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The Redskins should have told Mike Shanahan they were just benching him so he could get healthy.
Dec. 30, 2013
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Shanahan's firing makes it four coaching vacancies, and this is easily the worst job of them all. Eeeaaaasily.
Dec. 30, 2013
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Washington now determined to wrest back from Cleveland its rightful claim to worst coaching track record in recent NFL history. Onward.
Dec. 30, 2013
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Dec. 30, 2013
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Does any departing coach ever make the case the team he's leaving is in worse shape? "I really left the cupboard bare.'' That would be news.
Dec. 30, 2013
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After all the subterfuge and drama with Shanahan they should turn to a drama-free coach. I'd call Lovie Smith first
Dec. 30, 2013
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Unfortunately, Washington has to give their new head coach to the Rams as part of the RG3 trade, so they're in a bit of a bind.
Dec. 30, 2013
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Shanahan should've conducted that news conference holding an oversized $7 million check. "If it can happen to me, it can happen to you!!!"
Dec. 30, 2013
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Under Jim Schwartz, the Lions are 17-19 through October – and 12-32 from Nov. 1 onward.
Dec. 30, 2013
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I can only assume that when Jim Schwartz met with his bosses, he had too many men in the huddle.
Dec. 30, 2013
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I'm told that there's a lot of nervousness in the #Dolphins building. Strong sense that the team underachieved, and accountability is coming
Dec. 30, 2013
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Cruel reality for Bucs GM Mark Dominik. Team has ample talent, job will be coveted. He had Chip Kelly deal done, then had to scramble ...
Dec. 30, 2013
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All NFL firings will be announced ASAP because college football will dominate the news at 11:45am with the Mid Tenn State-Navy bowl game.
Dec. 30, 2013
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So six NFL coaching vacancies and counting, with Tenn and Oak still possible. Could well again be an 8 Men Out type of year in NFL coaching.
Dec. 30, 2013
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