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Originally Posted by SBXVII
Ok so your a HC in the NFL and your in the same position as MS, two losing seasons, what do you tell the media if they ask you about your job and if you are gunna be around next year? Basically thats what happened to him. He was questioned about his job security so he said as far as I know my job is safe, I'll be here next year.
It would have been better had DS or Allen came out and said something like "we are happy where this organization is heading or we are happy with what MS is doing for this club and we like the direction." They didn't, so when MS was asked he answered.
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He's just covering his ass, re: Snyder's promise. The argument off, 'waaaahhh, but you promised!' doesn't appeal to me on an emotional level because I am not nine years old and it doesn't appeal to me on a logical level because things were different in December 2009. But it's really designed to just influence the decision-making of one person: Snyder.
I think it has a dual purpose of reminding the fans and media that Snyder was once in it for the long haul, re: Shanahan, but this is a coach who didn't get a vote of confidence from his owner during a long losing streak. In that context, Shanahan's comments make sense to me, as you said. It's not like he's going to come out and say "boy, I'd be really lucky if they have me back next year. If I was them, I'd cut me the $20 million and move on."
I'm not accusing him of lying, and I believe him when he says that he made that condition to Snyder. I just don't believe Snyder ever planned on letting his feelings on his hiring influence his decisions more than year to year results. And why should he?