The NFL has seen its fair share of what I like to call “fireable offenses” this season. That is to say that there are certain coaching blunders which happen during every season that are simply inexcusable, and usually these outcomes lead to staff firings. You will see in the examples below though that this doesn’t always hold true for all.
Still though, these circumstances often draw negative commentary from the media. Unfortunately, this will often make the team lose focus, and as a result lose games. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the latest fireable offenses so far this season.
Broncos defense allows 70 points vs Dolphins
Seriously, just take a look at these highlights & you will understand why I believe that someone should’ve gotten fired from the outcome of this very fireable offense. Sure, the Dolphins offense is good, but putting up 70 points on an NFL team good? The Dolphins offense has cooled off considerably since their Week 5 masterpiece. So, what was the end result here? Did anyone lose their job over this 70-20 loss?
Result: DC Vance Joseph stays, defense rebounds nicely
Jets continue to stick with Zach Wilson
Matt Ryan, Carson Wentz, Josh Dobbs, & Ryan Tannehill were all available for the Jets to either trade for or sign during the year, & yet the team has Zach Wilson at QB. I can make an argument that each of those guys is better than Wilson, & they would only have been needed for under a full season with Aaron Rodgers’ return looming. Maybe that’s why nobody wanted to take the gig, but the Jets clearly should’ve tried. HC Robert Saleh recently “pleaded the fifth” when asked about Wilson by the media, so it’s unclear as to if he has any control over his team’s unsettling QB situation.
Result: Offense continues to lose games for the Jets
Raiders start Brian Hoyer in an NFL game
Finally, there’s a fireable offense that actually ended in a firing of the coach. Josh McDaniels had a myriad of issues, but key among them was his decision to start longtime journeyman QB Brian Hoyer over rookie Aidan O’ Connell in an NFL game. This decision caused the team to essentially give up on McDaniels, to the point where the players scheduled a team meeting to discuss everything that was going wrong with McDaniels’ leadership along with the offense’s lack of functionality.
Result: Josh McDaniels fired shortly after this decision
Bills lose on ridiculous “12th man” play
Watch Peyton Manning’s facial expressions here as he realizes what kind of sorcery just happened at the end of the Bills loss to the Broncos on Monday Night Football. There are just no excuses for this total collapse, and this all falls on the head coach. Football fans may never see another play like that one ever again in their lifetimes. The Broncos missed a kick that would have resulted in a Bills win; however, the Bills inexplicably had 12 men on the field & the refs called a penalty on the team for that. This penalty set up a game-winning kick chance for the Broncos in a 24-22 Bills loss.
Result: OC Ken Dorsey gets fired (for whatever reason)
Falcons put up 70 passing yards vs Cardinals
Last but not least, let’s talk about how the Falcons made the lowly Cardinals defense look like the almighty ’85 Bears defense in their embarrassing 25-23 loss to the team. Sure, they had Taylor Heinicke (and later Desmond Ridder) playing at QB for them, but c’mon now. Just 70 total passing yards?! Against the previously 1-8 Cardinals?! Personally, I feel as though we’re not talking about this catastrophe nearly enough.
Result: Arthur Smith is on the hot seat. Or is he? No one knows…
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