From Wikipedia:
Jumping the shark is a colloquialism used to denote that point in a TV show or movie series' history where the plot veers off into ridiculous story lines or out-of-the-ordinary characterizations, undergoing too many changes to retain the original appeal of the series.
Shows that have "jumped the shark" are typically deemed to have passed their peak as after this point critical fans can point to a noticeable decline in the show's overall quality.

Can you see how easy it is to relate this term to the LA Galaxy these days?

Not having won a game in two months, the Galaxy moved quickly Monday and hired Bruce Arena as head coach and GM. The move comes a week after the departure of coach Ruud Gullit and the firing Alexei Lalas.

When it first came out that the Galaxy were eyeing the former USMNT coach for the position, many of the conversations I heard (and was involved in) revolved around whether Arena has the personality to get the player's attention in LA and turn things around. He's a New York guy with a New York way about him and that may not rub some of the Galaxy stars the right away.....Ya Becks, I'm lookin' at you. Just look at what happened between Arena and Claudio Reyna with Red Bulls. It took less than six months for Arena and Reyna to admit things were not good between the two of them and by the end, neither was talking to the other.

And Reyna was all for the hiring of Arena!
So what happened?

And then there's Arena's his history in MLS. Yes, he won back-to-back titles with DC United in 1996-1997 - and yes, he took the USMNT to two World Cups guiding them to the Quarterfinals in 2002 - but what have you done for me lately?

His title wins were going on 12-years ago - MLS is a different (dare I say better) league now. He didn't do anything with Red Bulls and as Juan Carlos Osorio will tell you, he didn't leave much in terms of quality when he departed. That team had CLEARLY stopped playing for him long before he stopped coaching them.

The USMNT crashed out of the 2006 World Cup - expectations were certainly higher.
So what happened?

My two cents - I can't see Arena getting it done in LA - and I really don't like the hiring for the Galaxy organization. They moved too quickly and hired someone who could do more harm than good. This LA team has got more talent than what he had in NY - but Arena won't be able to deliver an MLS Cup. I'll be surprised if he gets them into the post-season.

I liked hearing names like Peter Nowak & Dave Sarachen attached to this job - they both have a recent history of success and have shown they can build a franchise in the modern game.

Given the situation - why didn't the Galaxy just stick with Cobi Jones for the rest of the season and take their time to hire the right candidate? Jones might have been able to foster a battling team spirit - the kind when you're a man down and have to dig deep....Ok, I can answer that question on my own - because MLS NEEDS to have Beckham win an MLS Cup ASAP.

Arena is a task-master who I predict will hurt this team more than he'll help it.

I hope I'm wrong - for the sake of the Galaxy and MLS.

Your thoughts on the Arena hire?