Perhaps so ... but the taping incident in London was the killer. This gave Pat Bowlen a reason to fire McDaniels for cause ... he's not obligated to pay McDaniels beyond this season. If McDaniels takes Bowlen to court, especially in Denver which would be the likely venue ... he (McDaniels) loses.
I’m thinking the owner would have a hard time firing him “for cause” after that taping incident unless he had fired him right after the whole story surfaced.