The premature Fire Macdonald thread

[Jerhawk]

If we were going to replace Pete, putting in another Defensive HC made no sense. When you make a change like that, you gain very little. They should have waited a year and made a run at Ben Johnson, or looked at another hot OC who could transform the offense. MM is the wrong HC for this team, and eventually when we fire him, we should give Schneider his walking papers too. Start fresh.

 

[Atradees]

You can't fire Mac. He is getting PAID.

Sides we are winning the Superb Owl.

 

[glenwo2]

You can't fire Mac. He is getting PAID.

Sides we are winning the Superb Owl.

WHO?

 

[Atradees]

WHO?

What?

 

[glenwo2]

What?

When?

 

[glenwo2]

(actually, I was saying what Owls say as a joke..."WHO?" "WHO?")

 

[Chukarhawk]

Worst take in the history of .net.

 

[Jerhawk]

Worst take in the history of .net.

Safe to say this is “The Room” of .Net threads/takes?
Only The Room is far more entertaining.

 

[Atradees]

(actually, I was saying what Owls say as a joke..."WHO?" "WHO?")

Why? Hee hee. Thank you for your indulgence. We are not firing the damn coach.

 

[glenwo2]

Why? Hee hee. Thank you for your indulgence. We are not firing the damn coach.

I was ready to answer with "HOW?" but I decided to not over-indulge you.

 

[BirdsCommaAngry]

What this teams really needs is a 2nd kicker and some bags of dirt.

 

[Ostatehawk]

Shoot, I barely know how to turn on a computer. But that would be a fun site fo sho.

Erin gets sacked 4 times minimum on Sunday.

Sure - Old Man River looked pretty good. Against the NY Jets. Did the jets
just all of a sudden become a really good team?
I think we beat Pitt by 10.

 

[Atradees]

I was ready to answer with "HOW?" but I decided to not over-indulge you.

Ok we are getting serious now. Steakknives for linebackers. Coach will punchout pour performers in a UFC event. Woolen vs Taylor swift. Should be a battle. Coach is not going anywhere.

 

[Atradees]

Sure - Old Man River looked pretty good. Against the NY Jets. Did the jets
just all of a sudden become a really good team?
I think we beat Pitt by 10.

I hope he doesn't forget his tennis balls on the walker. Crush them!

 

[teamjenkins]

That’s right, I’m going there.
Despite having the face of an angel and a body sculpted by Greek Gods, I’m afraid that I’m going to have to pull the pin and call for the firing of head coach Mike Macdonald after the first game of his second season.

Now, I know some of you will get very upset at this post. Some will think I’m trolling, others may ignore/block me. To each their own.

Unfortunately, I’m at the point where I’ve lost confidence in the guy.

I could excuse the hiring of Ryan Grubb last year. Coach Mac and Schneider wanted to find a creative way to utilize Metcalf, Lockett and JSN, and they thought after Grubb’s success at UW with Penix, maybe this would be the guy to jettison Geno up to the elite category of QBs.

As well all know now, that clearly backfired. Where I blame Macdonald, however, is his unwillingness to restrain Grubb during the season. He kept citing his “time management” difficulties for not focusing on the offense.

Well, that’s too damn bad. You’re the head coach. Your job is to manage time appropriately. Your job is to hold your coordinators accountable. Your job is to be proactive, not reactive with an obvious weak leak in the coaching chain.

Macdonald kicks Grubb to the curb after the season, and rightfully so, only to bring in Kubiak Jr. Why Klint Kubiak? Was it because he’d actually fall in line and be more of a yes man, as opposed to the dancing on tables shenanigans of Grubb? Potentially.

That’s what has gotten me to the precipice of stating such an outlandish and quite frankly outrageous suggestion as to call for the firing of Mike Macdonald. One game into the regular season, we saw what Kubiak was capable of: mediocrity. He was outschemed and outmatched by Star Trek villain Robert Saleh, resulting in a loss that NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED!!

Now, the team is 0-1, going a measly 1-7 in their last 8 home games, allowing baby faced Purdy and his half a team to waltz into our house and throw 2 interceptions, lazy ducks and walk away with a W and an injury designation. UNACCEPTABLE!!

Therefore, I’m left with no choice but to throw out this truth bomb that apparently only I can see and call for the firing of Mike Macdonald, simply because of his inability to find a competent offensive coordinator. This is an offensive league, and he’s allowed that side of the ball to go to hell. I won’t stand for it!

This ship is sinking, my fellow 12s.
It’s time to start throwing dead weight overboard.

Masterpiece in writing! Total fiction, but entertaining nonetheless

 

[MORGULON]

If we were going to replace Pete, putting in another Defensive HC made no sense. When you make a change like that, you gain very little. They should have waited a year and made a run at Ben Johnson, or looked at another hot OC who could transform the offense. MM is the wrong HC for this team, and eventually when we fire him, we should give Schneider his walking papers too. Start fresh.

I disagree with you on this.

Schneider made a great move going after MM. Shut down these new West Coast offensive systems and then implement your own. I'm personally going to have patience extending beyond week one of his second season . There will be rocky stretches along the way .

Defense wins championships .

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Held the 29ers to 17 points, and one of the touchdowns was a total fluke.

 

[hangumhi]

Dumb thread, silly indeed considering the team was poised to get a W if Darnold had not been run into fumbling the freaking ball on the 12 yard line. We can just agree to disagree.

The D did a good job though the O was at times lacking and there is work to do; but if Darnold had NOT fumbled a much different song would be heard from the OP. If the D tightens up on allowing 3rd down conversions by opponents the team will win a lot of games.

That fumble had so little to do with the loss. There are dozens of reasons for the loss. When there are dozens of reasons for a loss...especially when we dominated the turnover category and they were missing several stars, and they couldn't make field goals...it's a coaching issue. No other way to look at it. There's going to be mistakes by players; take those mistakes out of the equation and you're still left with "reasons" for the loss. Who else is left to blame? It's the coach. I was very hopeful and still am to a degree, but make no mistake, Mike and his staff had a lot to do with this loss.

 

[MontanaHawk05]

they couldn't make field goals...

People are overemphasizing this point, so let me nitpick...WE BLOCKED ONE OF THEM. We deserve credit for that.

 

[Jerhawk]

That fumble had so little to do with the loss. There are dozens of reasons for the loss. When there are dozens of reasons for a loss...especially when we dominated the turnover category and they were missing several stars, and they couldn't make field goals...it's a coaching issue. No other way to look at it. There's going to be mistakes by players; take those mistakes out of the equation and you're still left with "reasons" for the loss. Who else is left to blame? It's the coach. I was very hopeful and still am to a degree, but make no mistake, Mike and his staff had a lot to do with this loss.

Bingo