I've heard a bunch of media types (both reporters and ex-jocks) talk about how it almost never does any good to fire a coach in the middle of a season.  They're all missing the point.  I don't want Gus fired now because I really believe it will save our season.  Our season is toast, whether Gus remains the coach or not.  I want him fired now because I don't want the front office getting wishy-washy as the offseason approaches.

 

My nightmare scenario is this:  We find ourselves at, say, 1-12.  Then, with absolutely nothing at stake, we end up winning our last 3 meaningless games to finish 4-12.  As bad as that record looks, I guarantee there would be a bunch of people inside and outside the organization saying, "But they finished the season on a high note!" and "They'll have momentum going into next season!" and "The players are finally beginning to respond to Gus's system!"  Management has second thoughts about firing Bradley and we end up watching the same clown show for another year.  

 

Fire him now.  It won't get us a better record this year.  But it will ensure that we don't repeat this mistake next year.

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