The Stankoniforous Files

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Of all the names to get sent packing, this one is a true shocker. The Denver Broncos have relieved Mike Shanahan of his coaching duties. The Chiefs fan in Stank-0 is kinda glad to see a rival lose a sense of stability. Evidently, Shanahan made enough enemies in the Mile High city to be sent packing.

Shanahan will not be unemployed long if he wants to work. A franchise needing some winning ways will search him out.

The three man weave for the 2008 Defensive Player of the Year is tight. Stank-0 mentioned the 3 contenders previously. Let's break down their cases.

DeMarcus Ware: In his favor: 2008-2009 sack leader. Dallas' D line differencemaker. A rising force. Knock: His team flamed out down the stretch and missed the playoffs.

Joey Porter: In his favor: High sack total for 2008-2009. Leader/heart and soul of the revamped Miami Dolphins D. Knock: Won't shut the h**l up!

Ed Reed: In his favor: Widely regarded as the best safety in football. Ball hawk. Defensive playmaker. High interception total for 2008-2009. Broke his own record for the longest T.INT (interception returned for a TD) Knock: Plays on an already good D so he has to outshine Ray and TSuggs to get some buzz.

Stank-0's gut tells him that Joey Porter will snag it for no other reason than the turnaround factor.

Matt Ryan ran away with the offensive rookie of the year. This was the exact same thing when Adrian Peterson won ROY. It was in the blog before the reboot. In any case, Ryan deserves it.

Stank-0 called him a bum when he was drafted and the kid just played. Very well.

Congratulations to 2008 Offensive Rookie of the Year Matt Ryan!

Let's get to the award everyone is talkin about Defensive Player of the Year. Who? DeMarcus Ware, Joey Porter, or Ed Reed? This will be the subject of a later post.

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Stank-0 just saw that three head coaches were pinkslipped today. This is the latest in the Dismissed series. The three coaches let go are: Eric Mangini, Romeo Crennel, and Rod Marinelli. The only firing that truly surprises Stank-0 is Mangini. The J-E-T-S, JETS, JETS, JETS were a game away from the playoffs with a 38 year old quarterback in a tough division.

Romey Rome was the subject of an earlier post. The Browns did so poorly that someone had to be the fall guy and he was the one to be sacrificed on the chopping block. The good thing about all of this is that there was been a housecleaning. Quick and dirty.

Marinelli's firing was predetermined after the Lions hit 0-10. The GM was fired much earlier in the season so...it only makes sense to clean house wholesale. The Lions also swept away all the upper management from this God awful season.

Bill Cowher's phone will be ringin non-stop now. He sat out a season, made analyst dollars, and can now pull a Parcells and get total control of a franchise in disarray. Stank-0 will continue this thought in a later post.

The rest of the Dismissed series.
Soon to be
No to King Carl
This ain't no sitcom
No mo MO
Inevitable
Prequel III
Prequel II
Prequel
Troika
Part deux
Part I
Pinkslipped

UPDATE!: Romey Rome please exit with some of your dignity intact. Please! Crennel is sayin he would continue on with the Browns in some other capacity if the new head coach wanted him to stay. You must be 4 kinds of crazy to think the new head coach wants your 24-40 experience around his new regime. This is just pathetic.