Eagles usher fired over Facebook status

Ah Facebook, the social networking site that has created all hell for people who use it. Usually, if you get fired from a job, there can be a myriad of reasons but this one might take the cake.

Meet Dan Leone, he is an usher with the Philadelphia Eagles gameday staff. After the recent signing of Brian Dawkins to the Denver Broncos he posted this message on his facebook status.

"Dan is f**king devastated about Dawkins signing with Denver. . .Dam Eagles R Retarted!!"

Well, that drew the ire of his employers at the Eagles and Dan was fired. He has now been making the rounds on TV and radio to tell his story. The interview above is from ESPN 950 in Philadelphia.

I will be honest, I do feel bad that he got fired over a Facebook status. Also the way the Eagles conducted the firing was not tasteful. However, when you work for a company and then decide to rip them on a public networking site, it is your own damn fault. IT IS A PUBLIC NETWORKING SITE. Anyone can read what you decide to post.

Also you have to take into account that other people have been fired over Facebook status and groups as well. So this is not really anything new.

We wish Dan well but maybe you should think twice before posting something on Facebook next time.

(Audio courtesy of Awful Announcing)

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3 coaches fired, only 2 deserved it?

First of all I'd like to say that's it awesome that Mike Singletary is getting to stick around to prove his worth. He always did great for me when I made him my coach in Madden, it was just a matter of time until he'd get to prove it in the real world. Similar Madden 2004 proven, only now real world tested kudos to Seneca Wallace.

But this post is about Head Coaches who just got fired. Rod Marinelli of the 0-16 Lions. Romeo Crenell of the 4-12 Browns. And Eric Mangenius of the 9-7 Jets. All these teams fell below expectations, two to the point of records (The Lions not winning 1 game, the Browns not scoring an offensive touchdown for the last 6!! games). But only 2 deserved to be fired.

Marinelli...yeah why not. The Lions stink outside of Megatron but 0-16 is still embarrassing. Crennell? Well I think he's a real chill guy but he's not an amazing coach...he led a bunch of decent players to a bunch of decent records. But he's no great shakes, so while I'll miss the guy, it won't be for his words of wisdom and offensive prowess.

But Mangini? I think his plug was pulled too soon. Yes the Jets going 1-3 in December and 1-4 in their last 5 killed their playoff chances. But I think this is a case of a team too hyped too soon. Mangini is in a similar situation to Crennel...2 mediocre teams with a few talents on each side of the ball that had one great season and one decent season. But Mangini's Jets were killed far less by his lack of coaching and far more from the decline of the right arm of Brett Farve. The stats say it all:

In the first 11 games, where the Jets were 8-4, Farve had 20 TD and 11 INT
In those last 5 games (1-4), Farve had 2 TD and 11 INT

Those numbers speak pretty loudly. The Jets Defense played decent, Thomas Jones actually looked like an NFL running back after last year's suckiness, and there was hope in New York for the non NFC team. While Crennel's Browns are a team divided thanks to players saying others aren't trying and everyone accusing Savage of not doing everything he could to win, the Jets are a team united. Only that's gone now with the lost of Mangini, which I think was a very bad move. Only time will tell, but without a solid coach, it's going to be pretty hard to compete in the rough AFC East.

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3 NFL head coaches get fired, where is Trump when you need him

With the NFL playoff picture set, it's time for my favorite time of year and that is NFL head coaches getting fired. Very swiftly and quickly Eric Magini of the New York Jets, Romeo Crennell of the Cleveland Browns, and Rod Marinelli of the Detroit 0-16's.

Although these firings shouldn't come as a shock to anybody, its interesting that three head coaches got fired in less than 24 hours. Maybe the NFL was taking its cue from the NBA who has had seven head coaches fired in less than a month.

The one thing in common is that all of these head coaches failed to live up to expectations. The Lions were supposed to make the playoffs, The Browns were supposed to win the AFC North, and well the Jets were supposed to make the Super Bowl.

In today's world it isn't uncommon for someone's expectations to be dashed quickly and that is what the NFL is expectations.

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