Seahawks Fire Jim Mora

[Guiness]

The fish don't jump into the boat.

Literally, they often do. Figuratively I think they do as well. When a back-up quarterback at USC gets drafted and plays in the NFL it seems that the recruiting job would get a little easier for Pete. Basically he just asks, "Are you coming or not?"

And three starting LB's all go first round and start in the NFL...

[HarveyWallbangers]

Where's the outrage? Like Ray Rhodes, Mora only got one year before getting fired. Mangini is likely to follow him.

[mraynrand]

Carroll paid his players more than most NFL teams.

Did someone mention my name?

[mraynrand]

Where's the outrage? Like Ray Rhodes, Mora only got one year before getting fired. Mangini is likely to follow him.

What choo talkin' about, Harv?

[KYPack]

The fish don't jump into the boat.

Literally, they often do. Figuratively I think they do as well. When a back-up quarterback at USC gets drafted and plays in the NFL it seems that the recruiting job would get a little easier for Pete. Basically he just asks, "Are you coming or not?"

And three starting LB's all go first round and start in the NFL...

Close.

Ray Malaleuga was a high 2 by the Bengals.
Kieth Rivers was a #1 by the Bengals the previous year and started immediatley, so your statement is true from that perspective.

[Fritz]

It does make you wonder if they have a deal in place with someone to wear both hats, so they needed to get rid of Mora first. Or, they have a GM in mind who doesn't want Mora, so they are cleaning house for him in advance of announcing the hire, giving him a clean slate to hire his own coach without the dirty work of firing the old one.

The latter.

[Joemailman]

All indications are that Carroll will be running the whole show.

[Fritz]

Prelude to the Seahawks making a big hire? Bill Cowher, anyone?

Cowher is probably gonna wait it another year. ESPN is saying they are targeting Pete Carroll

I didn't think that Pete Carroll would ever leave USC because of the way the fish have been jumping into his boat recruiting-wise. This year, though, his program dropped back down to earth, so maybe he'd give the pros another think-think. But given his access to a talent stream that gives him a competitive advantage over 95% of his peers I do not know why he'd leave a program which has lifted him to great fame and significant fortune to return to a league which had made him seem like Just A Guy, head coach-wise.

The fish don't jump into the boat.

Oh, yes they do, Ty. Yes they do.

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