It's a performance based business. Indeed an 0-16 team does deserve to be blown up. To argue that the head coach or the D-coordinator deserve to be retained is ludicrous.
It's a performance based business. Indeed an 0-16 team does deserve to be blown up. To argue that the head coach or the D-coordinator deserve to be retained is ludicrous.
When I see the 2016 Reds, I see a 100 loss team and no direction.
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Tampa Bay lost the first 26 games of their franchise's history, before beating the Saints and Cardinals at the end of the '77 season.
At least the Bucs had being an expansion team as an excuse. They were division champs by '79 though, which goes to show how quickly a turnaround can happen with the right people in place.
The Lions need to de-Marinelli themselves for that to have a chance of happening in Detroit though.
"I can make all the stadiums rock."
-Air Supply
'Cause the media said he would and he wants to prove them wrong
Seriously, he also said he would not trade for Roy Williams, yet a couple of weeks later - Voila! he traded for Roy Williams.
Who knows what will happen, but I must admit I enjoyed watching that beatdown yesterday
I thought the Bengals of the 90's were awful. They have nothing on the Lions of this decade.
The Bengals went 52-108 in the 90's. This decade, the Lions are 40-104. Ouch.
Last edited by cincrazy; 12-30-2008 at 01:59 PM.
Jim Rome must have been happy, too. He always roots for a team to do this.
/r/reds
Yet... they haven't gotten shutout once... so much for effort
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