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Al Davis Has Lost His Friggin’ Mind

By oddJoe ⋅ January 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Let me start by saying everything I’m about to write could turn out to be flat wrong and completely moot because it is based on the scoop reporting of ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, and in the past Mort been about as spot on as the Miami Heat has been winning this season.
That said, the WWL is […]

One And Done For Cameron

By oddJoe ⋅ January 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Not too surprisingly, first year Dolphins head coach Cam Cameron was one of the first casualties of Bill Parcells’ house cleaning effort in Miami. One win, one season, and you’re out.
Now it’s hard to fault Parcells for wanting to hire his own man for the job, especially when he’s trying to put a disastrous 1-15 […]

Detroit Wheels Martz Out Of Town

By oddJoe ⋅ January 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Another losing season and another coaching change for the Detroit Lions. Surprise, surprise. This time around, it’s offensive coordinator Mike Martz who takes the fall, because it was totally like his fault that the Lions went 1-7 down the stretch to finish 7-9.
It has been seven long seasons in the Motor City since Matt Millen […]

Hell No We Won’t Go

By oddJoe ⋅ November 6, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Do not talk to Bill Callahan or Dennis Franchione about resignations or contract buyouts, because that sort of talk is just not in their vocabulary. That’s quitter talk, and quitting is not in their DNA.
Sticking around and discrediting their respective schools, that’s more their style. Running their football programs into the ground is the […]

No Theismann on MNF? Oh, Happy Day!

By oddJoe ⋅ March 26, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

According to SI.com, the #1 most annoying, half-witted, ass for brains football announcer is out of work. That’s right: Someone at ESPN finally got wise and canned Joe Theismann from Monday Night Football.
If this news is true, it could be the saving grace for prime-time football. The MNF franchise has had some problems on ESPN, […]

Heimerdinger Jets Out Of New York

By oddJoe ⋅ January 25, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Mike Heimerdinger is fat, happy, and unemployed, just the way he wanted. If you’ll remember, the New Yawk Jets assistant was told last week by incoming head coach Eric Mangini that he could keep his job as offensive coordinator, and then he went crying to The Star-Ledger (New Jersey�s first source for news, yo) like […]

Le Fired: Canadiens Sack Julien

By oddJoe ⋅ January 14, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Following a 2-1 loss to Colorado on Wednesday, the Montreal Canadiens became the third NFL team to replace their head coach this season. Claude Julien was fired yesterday and will be replaced by general manager Bob Gainey on an interim basis, who will have to use the proper form of his name, Robert, to at […]

Mularkey Sees Writing on the Wall, Eventually

By Peter ⋅ January 12, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Bills coach Mike Mularkey has submitted his resignation to owner Ralph Wilson, a move that comes 8 days after President and GM Tom Donahoe was fired and 6 days after 5 of his assistants were also let go. Among the assistants fired were offensive coordinator Tom Clements and the entire defensive staff except coordinator Jerry […]

Stirling Loses His Luster For Isles

By oddJoe ⋅ January 12, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

New York Islanders coach Steve Stirling will become the latest casualty of the season after his team dropped their third in a row Tuesday night against Nashville. According to the AP, general manager Mike Milbury will announce Stirling’s ouster on Thursday and put an interim coach in place. The 2-1 loss to the Predators dropped […]

Not a Good Day to be a NFL Coach

By oddSeth ⋅ January 2, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Today’s turning out to be Black Monday for NFL coaches, with all sorts of pink slips being handed out.
The Dearly Departed
Mike Tice, former Minnesota Vikings head coach: Technically he got canned yesterday, but we’ll include him, and pretend the owner of the Vikes at least was gracious enough not to immediately fire his ass […]