Back in 2012, Old Deadspin’s Drew Magary did his best to make what is perhaps the “hardest” part of the job for an NFL general manager a bit easier. In his weekly “Jamboroo” column, he offered what he called five “mitigating factors [to consider] when deciding to terminate with extreme prejudice.” Such factors are: “Interim coaches are horrible.”; “Firing your head coach leaves your team dangerously shorthanded.”; “But hey, who said losing every game down the stretch was a bad thing?”; “Whoever coaches your team right now isn’t anywhere near as important as who will be coaching them next year.
How long without a playoff win before Sean McDermott’s seat turns hot?
