If yesterday was Black Friday then today was "Whew" Tuesday. A couple of coaches and some upper management personal were fired yesterday across the league. While some personal were fired today, no head coaches were. In fact, some head coaching jobs are safe. One of those coaches that was mentioned as safe for next season was Andy Reid of the Eagles. The Eagles were undoubtedly expected to go to the playoffs as the "Dream Team" and fell far short of expectations. The other coach that was deemed safe was Norv Turner. The Chargers looked like they had their act together early on but lost their way midseason losing 6 in a row and couldn't recover in time. Both coaches should feel lucky they are safe, Norv Turner most of all.
If I was a typical owner in the NFL, impatient and wanting instant results, I would've fired these guys. Apparently both owners aren't that way. The Eagles owner, Jeffrey Lurie, seems to have all the patience in the world in Andy Reid while the Chargers majority owner, Alex Spanos, seems content with Norv Turner and also his GM, AJ Smith, who is staying as well. I can understand Lurie's attitude for Reid as he has done so much for the Eagles in the past but Norv Turner is not Andy Reid. Sure he has some a couple of good seasons with the Chargers but he has missed the playoffs each of the last two seasons, something that shouldn't happen to this quality of a team.
Maybe patience is the answer to both problems this season. It was a season that had no off season practices due to the lockout so each coach couldn't properly prepare for the season with their respective teams. Both of them, however, would be fired in my book if they don't make the playoffs next season.
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