I’m surprised. I thought he’d get 1 more year.
The comparison I make with Josh McDaniels is Dave Shula who came on board with the Bengals in the early '90's. Football pedigree, some success as an assistant coach, brought along to a head coaching slot at a very young age. Both McDaniels and Shula weren't ready ... both failed. Mike Brown of the Bengals was more patient than Pat Bowlen and kept Dave Shula around longer than he should have. Bowlen's incentive to get rid of McDaniels in large measure is brought about by the fact he can fire McDaniels for cause ... thus negating his contract with McDaniels.