Was firing Mike Shanahan a good decison? - The Orange Mane

colonelbeef · 12-30-2008, 05:34 PM

Yes or no. I want this to be up for all eternity so we know who to ridicule.

Dagmar · 12-30-2008, 05:35 PM

Ah, there's the poll!

colonelbeef · 12-30-2008, 05:35 PM

sorry for all who already voted, I made a huge error and voted wrong on accident. I will not delete this one.

-mgmt

Jens1893 · 12-30-2008, 05:36 PM

Good move? I don´t know, but I think it was the right one.

Northman · 12-30-2008, 05:36 PM

I thought he would be fired in the next couple of years if there was no improvment. But right now with the transistion i think it may backfire UNLESS they can get a quality guy in here. If they dont, welcome to the Denver Bengals.

SureShot · 12-30-2008, 05:38 PM

The only thing that can remotely save this move is the hiring of Pioli.

footstepsfrom#27 · 12-30-2008, 05:41 PM

It was a move long overdue. You just can't go a decade in the NFL without winning it all and not get fired, no matter who you are.

orinjkrush · 12-30-2008, 05:43 PM

the boil needed lanced.

Popps · 12-30-2008, 05:45 PM

The poll should have been worded differently. It's not a "great" or "terrible" move. It's just one that needed to be made. It's a very tough decision, but it was something that was going to happen. Circumstances dictated it.

The poll should read...

Yes - It was time to make a change
No - We should have stayed the course

Those are more accurate options, imo. We won't know if this was "great" or "terrible" for years.

HEAV · 12-30-2008, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Northman

I thought he would be fired in the next couple of years if there was no improvment. But right now with the transistion i think it may backfire UNLESS they can get a quality guy in here. If they dont, welcome to the Denver Bengals.

You're nuts.

The Bengals have bad ownership that could give a crap about winning games.

People such drama queens! "Oh what shall we do without Shanny!"

Please...

colonelbeef · 12-30-2008, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footstepsfrom#27

It was a move long overdue. You just can't go a decade in the NFL without winning it all and not get fired, no matter who you are.

you serious?

ScottXray · 12-30-2008, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Popps

The poll should have been worded differently. It's not a "great" or "terrible" move. It's just one that needed to be made. It's a very tough decision, but it was something that was going to happen. Circumstances dictated it.

The poll should read...

Yes - It was time to make a change
No - We should have stayed the course

Those are more accurate options, imo. We won't know if this was "great" or "terrible" for years.

I agree. Would have voted to keep Mike if he would have agreed to Bowlens demand that we ****can Slowik. Under the circumstances its not a terrible move...its the only one!

Garcia Bronco · 12-30-2008, 05:52 PM

Hmmmm...I've noticed a certain group has a high amount of low football IQ

uplink · 12-30-2008, 05:57 PM

would have kept him if he agreed to get rid of Slowick. Otherwise it was clear he had to go. The defense was just so bad it was embarrassing to the organization.

Thanks for resigning Slowick.

frerottenextelway · 12-30-2008, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Popps

The poll should have been worded differently. It's not a "great" or "terrible" move. It's just one that needed to be made. It's a very tough decision, but it was something that was going to happen. Circumstances dictated it.

The poll should read...

Yes - It was time to make a change
No - We should have stayed the course

Those are more accurate options, imo. We won't know if this was "great" or "terrible" for years.

The ''feel good'' options.

Play2win · 12-30-2008, 06:06 PM

Which one:

Shanny with Slowits or NEITHER...

If you had to choose which would it be?!?

TheReverend · 12-30-2008, 06:06 PM

Gladly count me in as an option that feels "terrible" is an understatement.

budman · 12-30-2008, 06:08 PM

i will miss him as a coach but as a GM he was horrible

BreesLightning · 12-30-2008, 06:10 PM

Great move!

Boogerboots · 12-30-2008, 06:11 PM

I guess I'm in the camp that feels this will bear out to be a mistake and it will cause our upswing to be delayed a couple seasons if not more than if Shanny was kept in place.

At the very least they could have left him the option to "resign" rather than pull the rug from underneath him. If the walrus was allowed to wallow his way out the door in Seattle with some grace, shouldn't the coach that beat him in the super bowl deserved at least a better fate than this?

colonelbeef · 12-30-2008, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BreesLightning

Great move!

ugh.

KipCorrington25 · 12-30-2008, 06:13 PM

What's been going on isn't working, this isn't Gay Cee where they are happy to win 8 games a year and as long as they beat us they are happy. This franchise likes to think it goes to Super Bowls and if that's the case then 8-8 every year with really no hope to improve won't cut it.

Kaylore · 12-30-2008, 06:14 PM

Ask me a year from now.

Play2win · 12-30-2008, 06:14 PM

Well, at least we can get a 3-4 defense in here now...

jmz313 · 12-30-2008, 06:15 PM

i voted great move only because I think long term it's better. but like kaylore said, ask me next year. I am a real, what have you done for me lately.

View Poll Results: Was the firing of Mike Shanahan a good decision?
Yes, great move firing Mike Shanahan.	75	44.12%
Terrible move.	95	55.88%
Voters: 170. You may not vote on this poll

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12-30-2008, 05:35 PM	#2
Dagmar ...there ain't no devil ..there's just God when he's drunk. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Morrison Posts: 17,132 Adopt-a-Bronco: Tim Tebow	Ah, there's the poll!

12-30-2008, 05:36 PM	#4
Jens1893 Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Location: People´s Republic of Bad Cannstatt Posts: 9,170	Good move? I don´t know, but I think it was the right one.

12-30-2008, 05:36 PM	#5
Northman The Enigma Prognosis Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,925 Adopt-a-Bronco: Bryci	I thought he would be fired in the next couple of years if there was no improvment. But right now with the transistion i think it may backfire UNLESS they can get a quality guy in here. If they dont, welcome to the Denver Bengals.

12-30-2008, 05:38 PM	#6
SureShot Te-believer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Paradise Divide Posts: 5,996 Adopt-a-Bronco: Matt Russell	The only thing that can remotely save this move is the hiring of Pioli.

12-30-2008, 05:41 PM	#7
footstepsfrom#27 helmet to helmet hitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 16,116 Adopt-a-Bronco: Joe Mays	It was a move long overdue. You just can't go a decade in the NFL without winning it all and not get fired, no matter who you are.

12-30-2008, 05:43 PM	#8
orinjkrush ... Prospects for the future... Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DistrictOfCorruption Posts: 4,913 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ben Garland	the boil needed lanced.

12-30-2008, 05:45 PM	#9
Popps TEAM FIRST. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 29,785	The poll should have been worded differently. It's not a "great" or "terrible" move. It's just one that needed to be made. It's a very tough decision, but it was something that was going to happen. Circumstances dictated it. The poll should read... Yes - It was time to make a change No - We should have stayed the course Those are more accurate options, imo. We won't know if this was "great" or "terrible" for years.

12-30-2008, 05:52 PM	#13
Garcia Bronco Hokie since 1993 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 45,987 Adopt-a-Bronco: Tom Jackson	Hmmmm...I've noticed a certain group has a high amount of low football IQ

12-30-2008, 05:57 PM	#14
uplink Ring of Famer Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,813	would have kept him if he agreed to get rid of Slowick. Otherwise it was clear he had to go. The defense was just so bad it was embarrassing to the organization. Thanks for resigning Slowick.

12-30-2008, 06:06 PM	#16
Play2win Ring of Famer Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 9,610 Adopt-a-Bronco: The Duke	Which one: Shanny with Slowits or NEITHER... If you had to choose which would it be?!?

12-30-2008, 06:06 PM	#17
TheReverend www.PatrickTurley.org ^ buy this... twice Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 32,966 Adopt-a-Bronco: Mike Shanahan	Gladly count me in as an option that feels "terrible" is an understatement.

12-30-2008, 06:08 PM	#18
budman boozehound Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: port jeff ny Posts: 67	i will miss him as a coach but as a GM he was horrible

12-30-2008, 06:10 PM	#19
BreesLightning Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 283	Great move!

12-30-2008, 06:11 PM	#20
Boogerboots Scrip Club Rebellion The new golden rule Join Date: May 2003 Location: Rideau Lakes, Ontario Posts: 1,084 Adopt-a-Bronco: Larry Canada	I guess I'm in the camp that feels this will bear out to be a mistake and it will cause our upswing to be delayed a couple seasons if not more than if Shanny was kept in place. At the very least they could have left him the option to "resign" rather than pull the rug from underneath him. If the walrus was allowed to wallow his way out the door in Seattle with some grace, shouldn't the coach that beat him in the super bowl deserved at least a better fate than this?

12-30-2008, 06:13 PM	#22
KipCorrington25 Free Safety Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Centennial Posts: 3,050	What's been going on isn't working, this isn't Gay Cee where they are happy to win 8 games a year and as long as they beat us they are happy. This franchise likes to think it goes to Super Bowls and if that's the case then 8-8 every year with really no hope to improve won't cut it.

12-30-2008, 06:14 PM	#23
Kaylore 6-37, Raider fans. Yummy birds and snow! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ceti Alpha V Posts: 41,008 Adopt-a-Bronco: Wesley Duke	Ask me a year from now.

12-30-2008, 06:15 PM	#25
jmz313 Perennial Pro-bowler Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 982	i voted great move only because I think long term it's better. but like kaylore said, ask me next year. I am a real, what have you done for me lately.