Friday, August 12, 2011

Friday Firings: Brad Childress, Giants PR Man, NFL Advertising

Every Friday the HR Department fires two or more things from around sports that range from silly to outrageous. Here's what we came up with this week:

Fire Brad Childress' Hindsight: The former Vikings coach ripped recently retired WR Randy Moss this week. "We had good guys, by and large, [but Moss] walked in the locker room and vomited on it," he told the league's website. Moss certainly didn't make things better in Minnesota, but the team was 1-2 when Moss came on board and 4-5 after he left. Sure, the 1-3 stretch with Moss was weak, but Moss was not the main reason the team imploded last year. Childress is using Moss as a scapegoat and he hasn't been rehired in the NFL for a reason.
Don't dis the Giants on Hanlon's watch!

Fire a NY Giants PR Guy's Brutal Honesty: Giants spokesman Pat Hanlon used Twitter to lash out at "knucklehead" fans earlier this week and he pulled no punches. Aside from the "knucklehead" comment, in response to a fan who called the Giants' offseason a "debacle," Hanlon said: "Thanks Lombardi. Cause I know you know." A lot of fans are idiots, but the best thing to do is just not respond. Apparently Hanlon is really bad at his job and normally it's not a great idea for a sports franchise to insult some of its fanbase.

Fire NFL Teams Selling Ad Space on Practice Jerseys: It seems that at least several teams, including the Giants, Seahawks and Packers have been putting small corporate ads on the shoulders of their practice jerseys. A quick Google search indicated that this is a new trend for 2011, though it's not for sure. Guess that lockout really hurt. What's most surprising is one team that isn't selling ad space.

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