NFL Groupies: Denver Broncos Head Coach McDaniels fired!!!

12/6/2010 | Vanity

[BluH2o]

Bronco head coach Josh McDaniels fired late this afternoon ... didn't make it thru his second NFL season.

[BluH2o]

Monday Night Football coming up ... this will be much talked about ... his alma mater the Patriots are playing the Jets.

[BigSkyFreeper]

I figured with the embarrassing loss against the Chiefs yesterday he’d get canned.

[Keith in Iowa]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2638406/posts

[GSWarrior]

All he did was clash with Jay Cutler, run Brandon Marshall out of town, trade Payton Hillis, sign Laurance Maroney, draft Tim Tebow, and generally embarrass a great franchise.

Other than that, he did a great job!

[northwinds]

I can hear Peyton Hillis laughing his arse off all the way from Cleveland....Joshie pooh was pathetic. A year ago Hillis was sitting on the bench wondering what he had done to piss off Joshie...now McDaniels is fired and Hillis is playing at a ProBowl caliber level for Cleveland....

[BluH2o]

I figured with the embarrassing loss against the Chiefs yesterday he’d get canned.

That was certainly part of it. The embarrassing taping incident in London was a huge factor. He can be fired fired cause which means Bowlen is under no obligation to honor McDaniels contract.

[Reagan Man]

The handwriting was on the wall after the San Fran game. The St Louis game was the icing on the cake.

McDaniels sucked!

[BluH2o]

Did a search and came up with zip ... sorry pal.

[BluH2o]

He can be fired fired cause which means Bowlen is under no obligation to honor McDaniels contract.

Fired for cause is what I was trying to say.

[nuconvert]

I’m surprised. I thought he’d get 1 more year.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Well, it was his reaction to getting caught taping the 49ers. He reacted like as though he didn’t think it was such a big deal and that everyone else was making such a big deal over nothing.

[Keflavik76]

Its true, head on over to the Denver Post.

[BigSkyFreeper]

The loss yesterday was the line in the sand. I listened to the postgame on the local radio and even the radio guys of the Denver Broncos didn’t think he’d be around much longer after that loss yesterday.

[InvisibleChurch]

He was the greatest coach in the NFL when he was 6-0 in his first year at Denver.

[BluH2o]

I’m surprised. I thought he’d get 1 more year.

The comparison I make with Josh McDaniels is Dave Shula who came on board with the Bengals in the early '90's. Football pedigree, some success as an assistant coach, brought along to a head coaching slot at a very young age. Both McDaniels and Shula weren't ready ... both failed. Mike Brown of the Bengals was more patient than Pat Bowlen and kept Dave Shula around longer than he should have. Bowlen's incentive to get rid of McDaniels in large measure is brought about by the fact he can fire McDaniels for cause ... thus negating his contract with McDaniels.

[23 Everest]

I would suggest that drafting Tim Tebow was one of the good things he did.

[truthguy]

I would suggest that drafting Tim Tebow was one of the good things he did.

Jury still out on that one. Hope you are right. But it's too early to tell.

[cookcounty]

"I would suggest that drafting Tim Tebow was one of the good things he did."

Time will tell (or, Tim will tell).

They may as well play Tebow........ Orton will never be a solid QB, and it isn't as if Tebow's self-confidence could be damaged, since he has way more self-confidence than any one man should be expected to have.

[Eagle Eye]

Should have happened after the shellacking by the Raiders at home.

[BluH2o]

Should have happened after the shellacking by the Raiders at home.

Perhaps so ... but the taping incident in London was the killer. This gave Pat Bowlen a reason to fire McDaniels for cause ... he's not obligated to pay McDaniels beyond this season. If McDaniels takes Bowlen to court, especially in Denver which would be the likely venue ... he (McDaniels) loses.