If Burfict's suspension holds up, is the season already in trouble?

[*PhilHos*]

(08-30-2017, 04:10 PM)Bengal Dude Wrote: Lame duck is a term given to a coach when he only has 1 year left on his contract. It's believed that players don't respond well to "lame duck" coaches since the belief is that they'll be gone next season.

Actually, lame duck is given when he's on the last year of his contract and it's clear he's not going to get a new one. While it's possible this is ML's last year, it's not a given, thus I don't think we can consider ML a lame duck coach just yet.