I'm curious to see if the proverbial bye-week head coach firing will be a thing of the past, or if this year was just an anomaly in patience, but I applaud teams for staying the course with coaches. I've never thought that the bye-week coaching change was ever terribly effective for more than a few weeks, and much has been made of the mediocrity of September and October football since the new CBA was signed. That mediocrity has also led to many teams staying "competitive" later in the season, but that trend seems here to stay given the new CBA. Teams are doing the right thing by staying the course through the season, despite coaching ineptitude.
The Rams needed to fire Jeff Fisher after he revealed publicly that he was unaware of Les Snead's contract extension. When you are that out of touch with the organization, and reveal it publicly, you need to go. The Rams have plenty of work to do still on fixing that problem, but getting rid of Fisher was definitely a part of the solution. While many franchises face a similar decision, I'm glad to see that many are choosing to do so after the season.
