This morning on the way to work I was listening to 2 Pros and A Cup of Joe. They were really giving SP the business. SP really stepped into it this time. He just learned the hard way that he's not in NOLA anymore. He's used to being able to run off at the mouth without anyone noticing or caring (except for the NFL and Roger). But now he's coaching in Denver and he made comments about a team in New York! You want some attention? Just throw something New York related under the bus. You'll get plenty.
Anyway LaVar Arrington was talking about why SP would ever say these things in the first place and he had some good points. Basically now SP has announced to the world that he took over a dumpster fire. If he turns things around and the Broncos make some noise then SP looks like a hero who achieved the impossible. If they continue to stink up the joint then SP has laid the groundwork for his excuse for being terrible. It wasn't his fault because the people in charge before him were so egregiously bad that it's going to take years to right the ship. Either way he's covered. Except that it promptly blew up in his face because he named names and buried people in public.
Of course he's apologizing and trying to walk it back but the damage is done. Despite the heat that he's taking in the short term he was still able to get his message out.