coaching rotation is starting

[Brandon494]

Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter 26m
From @mortreport: Bucs will give consideration to reaching back to past, bringing back a Rich McKay-Lovie Smith tag team.

Its never better the second time around Bucs.

I disagree, Lovie Smith reminds me a lot of Tony Dungy. Both have great defensive minds and are well respected in the league. That would be a great hire for TB with all the talent they have on the defensive side of the ball.

[Brandon494]

Guarantee both Lions and Vikings will go after offensive minded coaches, following the Bears foot steps trying to keep up with us.

[Cleft Crusty]

I disagree, Lovie Smith reminds me a lot of Tony Dungy. Both have great defensive minds and are well respected in the league. That would be a great hire for TB with all the talent they have on the defensive side of the ball.

The most important question in the interview will be: "Who will be your offensive coordinator and how much freedom will he have"

[Cleft Crusty]

Guarantee both Lions and Vikings will go after offensive minded coaches, following the Bears foot steps trying to keep up with us.

Also, in case you missed it (like the Vikings - and Lions to an extent) , the NFL is a passing, offensive-friendly league.

[KYPack]

Wasn't Lombardi there when Chud was chosen?

And the sense I get from far away is that Banner is the power, Lombardi is just the personnel guy. But that is just reading reporting tea leaves.

Yeah, I forgot about Banner. Lombardi has the GM title, but who knows who does what in that organization.

There is even a guy named Alec Scheiner that is team president.

That's a great gig, President of an NFL team and nobody even knows your name!

[Cleft Crusty]

Yeah, I forgot about Banner. Lombardi has the GM title, but who knows who does what in that organization.

There is even a guy named Alec Scheiner that is team president.

That's a great gig, President of an NFL team and nobody even knows your name!

Mix in a corrupt owner who likes to meddle based on what he sees on ESPN or hears Michael Irvin say on the NFL network, and you have absolute chaos.

[pbmax]

Yeah, I forgot about Banner. Lombardi has the GM title, but who knows who does what in that organization.

There is even a guy named Alec Scheiner that is team president.

That's a great gig, President of an NFL team and nobody even knows your name!

I think that guy is Haslem's business side guy, someone from his side of the equation to keep an eye on things or perhaps to be sure all the cash gets raked in.

The Banner/Lombardi combo therefore seems like two guys doing the same job. Could be wrong about that. Banner left the Eagles when the Reid ship of state was starting to encounter head winds, but I don't recall if he was fingered for the flag gin performance.

Banner is the public face according to the reporters. Just seems convoluted.

[Guiness]

Shianco and Frazier gone...does that make Josh Freeman the guy who got two coaches fired in ONE season?

[woodbuck27]

Shianco and Frazier gone...does that make Josh Freeman the guy who got two coaches fired in ONE season?

There's a strong correlation between 'job security' as an NFL HC and how healthy you team is at 'the QB position'.

[woodbuck27]

Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter 26m
From @mortreport: Bucs will give consideration to reaching back to past, bringing back a Rich McKay-Lovie Smith tag team.

Its never better the second time around Bucs.

I'm getting Lovie Smith as the leading name in Tampa Bay and he's offering former University of California coach Jeff Tedford as his offensive coordinator wherever he signs to be an NFL HC.

Anyone here that imagines Lovie Smith as a possible Packers DC might rethink that.

Do you really imagine a change with the Packers and DC? Some aggressive move by TT/MM centered on that lousy aspect of the Green Bay Packers team?

Then I believe your best hope is a Dom Capers retirement.

GO PACKERS GO !

[pbmax]

This bodes well for organizational structure:

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 3h
So… Shanahan exits with his personnel role. Bruce Allen says he won’t fill it. Will keep things the way they are. Very surprised.

Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora 3h
Bruce Allen, Skins GM who had no control of personnel previously, says he now has control of the roster. He's not an evaluator. Interesting

[Fritz]

This bodes well for organizational structure:

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 3h
So… Shanahan exits with his personnel role. Bruce Allen says he won’t fill it. Will keep things the way they are. Very surprised.

Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora 3h
Bruce Allen, Skins GM who had no control of personnel previously, says he now has control of the roster. He's not an evaluator. Interesting

On the Detroit front, I listened to the press conference with Martin Mayhew and Tom Lewand (President) of the Lions.

Boy, that was some interesting stuff. When you read past the usual "we all coulda done better" mumbo jumbo, there were some very clear messages:

1. After thanking The Schvantz and reminding everyone it wasn't just his fault, Mayhew and Lewan made it very, very clear that, well, it was The Schvantz's fault. They were adamant that they had the talent there, that Stafford is, and I quote Lewan here, a "great" quarterback, and that the next coach is expected to win with the talent they have there, plus their draft picks. They feel the pieces are in place but the coach didn't get it done.

2. Again, after the usual mumbo jumbo about not locking themselves into any candidate who runs a particular offense or defense, both Lewan and Mayhew were clear that they want someone who's going to run a 4-3. They feel their talent lies with that scheme, so whoever comes in will be expected to run that, although, again, the two top clowns claimed that wasn't so. It's just that everything they said after that pointed to a 4-3 coach. Not that they are hiring a defensive guy; that's not it (I suspect they want Whisenhunt), but whomever they bring in will have to have a DC who runs a 4-3.

3. This relates to Number one and to me was the most interesting aspect of the whole thing: Lewan not only defended the talent on the field, he went out of his way to praise the scouting staff, the PR staff, and the janitorial staff. And both he and Mayhew stressed that the next coach not only is expected to win with the talent at hand, he's expected to
"change the culture" of the organization.

All of this made me feel all tingly inside. It's clear The Schvantz is taking the fall for all of it, and it's equally clear that Mayhew and Lewan want to keep everything exactly as it is, except that a new guy is supposed to come in and "change the culture" and win.

To me, Lewan and Mayhew aren't interested in any real or unsettling or organizational change. They think they've done a damn fine job and have everything in place for some lucky guy to come in and "change the culture" somehow and win.

Good luck with that.

[woodbuck27]

This bodes well for organizational structure:

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 3h
So… Shanahan exits with his personnel role. Bruce Allen says he won’t fill it. Will keep things the way they are. Very surprised.

Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora 3h
Bruce Allen, Skins GM who had no control of personnel previously, says he now has control of the roster. He's not an evaluator. Interesting

It looks to me like the status quo always wins in Washington.

[pbmax]

It looks to me like the status quo always wins in Washington.

Yes. Confusion.

[pbmax]

Smart Football @smartfootball 15m
Sounds like Kevin Gilbride will be fired. Not sure what direction Couglin goes; was heavily involved with offense: http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2...urce_says.html …


Finally the Giants curse on the Packers should end.