Pederson made the playoffs 3 years in a row (including winning a Super Bowl). Yeah, they did not play well in a bad division this year, but firing that guy seems pretty harsh. If he had "lost the team" so badly, how did they beat the very good Saints in week 14? In their last 7 games, they played 5 playoff teams and only lost one of those games by more than 6 points. Does that sound like a guy who "lost the team"?

That said, the idea that this was some secretive punishment by Roger Goddell is somewhat laughable. I mean, this is about the most incompetent commissioner in sports. I doubt that he pulled off something this nefarious.

-Jason "the reality may be that unless you are a truly great coach, NFL teams need a new guy in charge every 5 years or so... just because" Evans