Marty Schottenheimer might be the most pissed on coach in the history of the NFL. The man won in Cleveland. Let that sink in. CLEVELAND. If not for the Elway drive and the Byner fumble, he takes freaking Cleveland to the Super Bowl in back to back years. They fire him of course because they are Cleveland. He then goes to KC and wins in KC. They fire him too despite winning, but he was there for 10 years and sometimes coaches just run their course. He comes here and we know the story. He loses then wins and is fired, never really getting a chance. He then goes to San Diego and wins. One bad season early on, but otherwise success. He is then fired after going 14-2. Losing I might add to Tom Brady and the Patriots in the playoffs. That was his last year coaching. 14-2 and never a job again. The man was a great coach and by all accounts a great man. I'm not surprised people are now pissing on his grave since people pissed on him while he was alive.
Just think about this for a moment. The worst owner he ever worked for in the worst situation he probably ever had as a coach sent out a classy tribute to him. Meanwhile a newspaper that considers itself some arbiter of truth that knows more than everyone else (read their slogan if you don't believe they think that highly of themselves) can't help but trash him in his death. Just a sad state of affairs that even an obituary of one of the best coaches of the 80s - 00s (He has 200 wins which is 8th overall in NFL history) can't go without biased commentary. There is a reason readership of that rag is going down and this is a big reason why.
As much as I wish Marty could have stayed in Washington, I'm glad he didn't stay too long and ruin his legacy as a coach. I think he could have done great things here, but as bad as Snyder has been, that timeframe was one of his worst. Marty deserved much better as a coach and he certainly deserves much better even in death. Rest in peace Marty. You were an amazing coach that touched many people who played for you.
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