Broncos to Shanahan: "You're Fired."

Ding Dong, the devil is dead.

So does this put another name into the Raider hat? I'll stop laughing just long enough to wonder whether this means Schottenheimer will come back to KC after all, just to keep the Raider hater quotient up in the AFC West.

It's about time with Shanahan, honestly. His non-Elway record is not good - one playoff win since Bucky retired. And Shanny just mentioned the other day that Slowik would be retained as defensive coordinator after a terrible defensive campaign. Guess not.

More firing news: Martz out.

Tony Gonzalez is a Hero; Saves Chargers Fan's Life

Tony Gonzalez, who normally I hate because he plays for the Chiefs, but who I used to really like because he went to Cal, gave some choking dude the Heimlich Maneuver the other night. Saved the guy's life.

Ken Hunter was trying to swallow a piece of meat when it got stuck in his throat. That's a pretty common way to begin a sentence about a Chargers fan, actually, "Trying to swallow." Choking is a pretty common thing for Chargers to be doing, too, especially when Marty Schottenheimer was involved.

Anyway, good for Tony G.