Technically, I’m not sure this is an actual firing.
But the word has come down form the mountain top for real: Jason Garrett’s contract with the Cowboys is not being renewed.
And what better time to announce it than on Sunday during the playoffs?
Archive for the ‘Firings’ Category
And more firings…
Sunday, January 5th, 2020Firings watch.
Sunday, January 5th, 2020Running a little late on this one, but: Joe Moorhead out as coach of Mississippi State.
14-12 in two seasons, 7-9 in the SEC, and the team had internal and NCAA problems. But he did win the Egg Bowl.
Firings watch.
Tuesday, December 31st, 2019On the road, but wanted to get this in.
John Dorsey out as the Browns general manager.
Cleveland.com is spinning this as the owners wanted him to take a reduced non-GM role, and he said no.
Blood in the streets!
Monday, December 30th, 2019Your Monday morning firings watch. I’ll try to keep this updated through the day.
Bruce Allen out as Redskins president. The team already fired head coach Jay Gruden earlier this year.
Update 1: the New York Football Giants have fired head coach Pat Shurmur. Two seasons, a 9-23 record, and the worst record in the NFL since 2017.
Update 2: Miami fired their offensive coordinator (Chad O’Shea) and two other guys.
You didn’t even wait to get him in the house watch…
Sunday, December 29th, 2019…also known as “the NFL firings that couldn’t even wait until Monday”.
So far: Freddie Kitchens out after one season in Cleveland, during which the team went 6-10 (and lost to the Bengals today).
Quick followups.
Friday, December 20th, 2019Two quick, mostly throw away items:
1. I was reading Serious Smith & Wessons the N- and X-Frame Revolvers last night, and ran across something interesting: according to Mullin, S&W designed the X-frame revolvers so that the cylinder was long enough to chamber the .223 Remington cartridge.
Beyond the fact that a revolver in .223 is a wonderfully silly idea (and I’d probably buy one): overall length of the .223 Remington is 2.26 inches. Overall length of the .221 Remington Fireball: 1.830 inches. At least one of my ideas doesn’t sound so silly now…
(And a long overdue thanks to Ygolonac for weighing in. I like your idea, and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.)
2. More on the Tom Coughlin firing: it may have been motivated in part by Jacksonville’s record. But another part of the motivation may have been that Coughlin managed to make a lot of people upset.
Like the NFL Player’s Association.
Coughlin changed the clocks because his philosophy is, if you’re not five minutes early to a meeting or commitment, you’re considered late. It’s one of the ways he emphasizes accountability. Another way he does that is by fining players for rules infractions, including for missing doctor and rehabilitation appointments during the offseason.
That, however, is prohibited by the NFLPA, which released a letter on Monday that said former player Dante Fowler Jr. had won a grievance against the Jaguars after being fined 25 times for more than $700,000. The letter also noted that more than 25% of the grievances filed by NFL players over the past two years have been against the Jaguars and that “you, as players, may want to consider this when you have a chance to select your next club.”
Obits and firings: December 19, 2019.
Thursday, December 19th, 2019Obit: legendary college football coach Hayden Fry.
Firing: Tom Coughlin out as “executive vice president of football operations” for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Yes, I know this is a lazy post, but I just don’t have much to say about either event.
Firings watch.
Tuesday, December 10th, 2019Jim Montgomery out as head coach of the Dallas Stars (who are apparently a hockey team).
The wowser here is not that he’s out, but the reason: it wasn’t his won/loss record.
[Stars GM Jim] Nill told reporters at an 11 am news conference that he was made aware of a “material act of unprofessionalism” over the weekend. The incident occurred last week and he received a phone call about it on Sunday.
He said there was an internal investigation into the incident and that it was he made the decision to fire Montgomery after consulting with general counsel.
Nill clarified there was no criminal investigation involved and that the incident didn’t involve any current or past players. But he also reiterated that he won’t discuss specifics of the incident out of respect for everyone involved. Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn and John Klingberg all told reporters on Tuesday that Stars players were not told what happened with Montgomery.
Fizdale! Fizdale!
Friday, December 6th, 2019By way of Lawrence, breaking news: David Fizdale out as head coach of the 4-18 New York Knickerbockers. He was 21-83 overall in less than two seasons.
His .201 winning percentage goes down as the worst of any coach in franchise history.
Da do Ron Ron, da do Ron Ron…
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019Ron Rivera fired as head coach of the Carolina Panthers.
76-63-1 in regular season games, 3-4 post season.
I’m approaching the end of my work day and am about to leave. I might have more to say later, but I kind of doubt it.
Firings watch.
Monday, December 2nd, 2019Matt Luke fired as head coach of Ole Miss. They went 4-8 this year, and 15-21 over three seasons.
Steve Addazio gone at Boston College.
44-44 over seven seasons.
UT fired and reassigned a bunch of folks. Fired: defensive coordinator Todd Orlando and outside receivers coach Drew Mehringer. Reassigned: offensive coordinator Tim Beck (now quarterback coach) and inside receivers coach Corby Meekin (reassigned to “an administrative role”).
Frankly, I expected Herman to be fired last week. Looks like I was wrong about that. (I also expected Jason Garrett to get canned.)
Your loser update: week 13, 2019.
Sunday, December 1st, 2019Apparently, 4-8 does not accurately reflect how bad the Jets are.
There’s “bad” and then there’s “lose to the Bengals” bad. But on the bright side, we don’t have to worry about the Miami game on the 22nd any longer.
NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
None.
That’s a wrap for 2019, folks. We plan to be back next year.
Firings watch.
Saturday, November 30th, 2019Unai Emery fired as manager of Arsenal.
Barry Odom fired as head coach of Missouri. 25-25 overall, and 13-19 in conference over four seasons.
This isn’t exactly a firing, but: Josh Shaw, cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, has been suspended by the NFL through the 2021 season. He can appeal, but if the appeal is unsuccessful, the earliest he can apply for reinstatement is February 15, 2021.
Why? He was betting on NFL games.
Your loser update: week 12, 2019.
Monday, November 25th, 2019NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Cincinnati
Next Sunday, the Jets. ESPN is calling it 57% in favor of the Jets right now.
In other news, my Spider Sense is tingling: I’m expecting some firings this week.
Your loser update; week 9, 2019 (with bonus firings).
Sunday, November 3rd, 2019NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Cincinnati (bye week)
NBA teams that still have a chance to go 0-82:
None.
As I expected, the hapless Dolphins apparently acquired at least one hap on the open market during the week, and managed to beat the Jets in Miami. This may screw up their shot at the top draft pick: currently, we have
- The Bengals at 0-8
- Miami at 1-7
- The Jets at 1-7
- Washington at 1-8
- and Atlanta at 1-7
As I said last week, I think Miami has a good chance of at least one more win against the Bengals at home, and maybe wins against the Jets and Giants on the road.
Stat:
“Since Marino’s exit, 21 quarterbacks have started for Miami.”
In firings news, Willie Taggart out as head coach of Florida State after about two seasons. To be exact, 21 games, in which he was 9-12.
According to ESPN:
FSU raised about $20 million in private donations to buy out what was left of Taggart’s contract, sources told ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. However, an FSU official denied that the money was raised for Taggart’s buyout.
Under the terms of Taggart’s six-year, $30 million contract, FSU’s athletic department will owe him 85% of his remaining compensation through Jan. 31, 2024, which is between $17 million and $18 million. The Seminoles also paid Oregon a $3 million buyout when it hired him away from the Ducks in December 2017, as well as the remaining $1.3 million buyout Oregon owed South Florida when it hired him in December 2016.
Also by way of the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network:
If you feel like you’re having a stroke, you’re probably not: this is just German soccer news. (But do remember the FAST mnemonic for strokes: Face, Arms, Speech, Time.)