2011 COACHING PREDICTIONS....HIRES AND FIRES

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I think Sherman will get a shot somewhere in the next couple years. He's a good coach, just keep him away from the combine and draft.

I think "I want to win another superbowl for a certain aging HoF Quarterback" had a lot to do with Sherman's execrable drafts. He kept grabbing for "that one missing piece" which is a good way to mess up your franchise.

Put him in a situation where he has a young team and no pressure to win championships before someone retires or dies, and he'll probably do a lot better. Still, on principle I don't like the coach/GM combo platter. Those are both 15 hour/day jobs, and not many people can find 30 hours in a day.

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Harbaugh according to Peter King is considering 49ers and Michigan with the Broncos a long shot. He must not have grown up with a John Elway poster over his bed.

Fisher meeting with Adams today. If he is bounced, he is expected to be second choice in San Fran. Marvin Lewis and Bengals are not sure they want to stay together and no offer has been made. Coughlin is back but no new contract yet and he is on his last year.

John Fox knows Holmgren and could be the guy now that Mangini is gone. Fox has an O coordinator(Denver's Mike McCoy) in mind who could run Holmgren's West Coast offense (which apparently Mangini was not running). Marty Mornhinweg is the leading candidate according to the rumor mongers I am reading.

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Marvin Lewis is staying. Tony Sparano is out.

And Jim Harbaugh is asking for $7 million from the Dolphins after turning down $5.0 to 5.2 million per annum from Michigan according to PFT and John Clayton. I may live to regret this, but I will enjoy his flameout even more if he gets that kind of cash.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/05/with-sparano-in-hand-fins-look-for-rock-star-in-the-bush/

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Broncos interviewing Perry Fewell and Gregg Williams.