Quote Originally Posted by mmmdk View Post
I'm ok with Pettine. But why was he without a coaching job for 2 years? A year away is normal but does anyone have a story about this?
After he was fired, he decided that he was going to take a year off and not just jump into a new job. He took the firing a bit personal so just stepped back from the NFL. He was interviewed for the DC position in Washington before this season and when he didn't get that job he was a defensive consultant to the Seattle Seahawks.

Interesting article from NFL.com about coaches who get fired and what they do: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...away-from-game