Mike Shanahan is a desperate coach. With 3 last place finishes in 4 years, even if he is retained he will be desperate, desperate to improve in 2014 whatever the cost.
And THAT is why I think he needs to go after the end of the season.
Shanahan is a bit of the river boat gambler as we saw in the Griffin trade.
With $25-$30M in cap space there will be a strong pull to make moves for the very short term.
As the de facto GM there is no one to check his power and question any of these decisions.
Half of our future is up in the air with the four high picks going to the Rams for Griffin.
The cap room in 2014 is a large part of that other half.
Unlike an Ozzie Newsome or Ted Thompson I am concerned having a desperate Shanahan out there looking to salvage his coaching reputation will make moves that cost the future of the organization.
It is an inherent conflict of interest when you wear both hats.
I still haven't seen a coach that was his own personnel man win the Super Bowl.
I think we need new and younger leadership from a guy that is ambitious but to build his first championship team, not protect his image from the past.
And THAT is why I think he needs to go after the end of the season.
Shanahan is a bit of the river boat gambler as we saw in the Griffin trade.
With $25-$30M in cap space there will be a strong pull to make moves for the very short term.
As the de facto GM there is no one to check his power and question any of these decisions.
Half of our future is up in the air with the four high picks going to the Rams for Griffin.
The cap room in 2014 is a large part of that other half.
Unlike an Ozzie Newsome or Ted Thompson I am concerned having a desperate Shanahan out there looking to salvage his coaching reputation will make moves that cost the future of the organization.
It is an inherent conflict of interest when you wear both hats.
I still haven't seen a coach that was his own personnel man win the Super Bowl.
I think we need new and younger leadership from a guy that is ambitious but to build his first championship team, not protect his image from the past.