coaching rotation is starting

[MJZiggy]

Yes. Confusion.

Gives the local sports chicks something to talk about.

[Fritz]

Make Ziggy the O coordinator in Washington, I say. AND have her double as a cheerleader.

[MJZiggy]

Make Ziggy the O coordinator in Washington, I say. AND have her double as a cheerleader.

Ok, handsome, why you sucking up?

[pbmax]

Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora 7m
Sounds like Norv Turner will very likely be out of Cleveland no matter what. Very likely they hire a playcaller like McDaniels or Gase


Wrong guy cut free from Packer perspective.

[woodbuck27]

Make Ziggy the O coordinator in Washington, I say. AND have her double as a cheerleader.

Cheerleader common traits and chacteristics:



Candidates look like:



She say's....



Me !!!?

[woodbuck27]

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.

EQUALS

[woodbuck27]

[Guiness]

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.

Mhmm. They even beat the Pack this year, and I think they were the only team with a winning record they beat?

[pbmax]

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2013/12/30/mark-davis-on-dennis-allen-really-the-only-people-whove-been-replacing-dennis-as-coach-of-the-raiders-is-the-media/

Mark Davis throws some water on the Dennis Allen and Reggie McKenzie are going to get the boot fire.

[woodbuck27]

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakam...-is-the-media/

Mark Davis throws some water on the Dennis Allen and Reggie McKenzie are going to get the boot fire.

I read that differently.

If I was Dennis Allen I'd be feeling a tad insecure right now. Reggie McKenzie shouldn't be feeling anymore secure.

The Oakland Raider position on HC seems rather more of a dynamic process than fixed. If Jon Gruden was available at a reasonable cost would you as owner be licking your chops? I'm not at all sure that any of that is possible and in terms of that what Raider fans might think.

Jon Gruden is looking for a perfect situation and he's back on the sidelines .

Perfect situation might mean as a GM and HC. In which case he and the Oakland Raiders would mean bye bye to Reggie McKenzie.

[Guiness]

Sweet Mother of....

Josh McDaniels is getting a head coaching interfiew. Wow. His HC stint in Denver was the thing of legends, signed more than a dozen UFAs (some of which didn't even make it through training camp!), got the team fined for videotaping another team's practice and had a potential trade of Cutler leaked, pissing off his franchise QB which resulted in him being traded for Kyle Orton.

Who would talk to this guy you ask? The Browns. If you didn't feel sorry for fans of that franchise before, this latest move by the factory of sadness has to tug at your heart at least a little. There is no way that would not end up a train wreck.

edit: how could I forget he also drafted Tebow. In the first round. Might've even traded up for him.

[denverYooper]

Sweet Mother of....

Josh McDaniels is getting a head coaching interfiew. Wow. His HC stint in Denver was the thing of legends, signed more than a dozen UFAs (some of which didn't even make it through training camp!), got the team fined for videotaping another team's practice and had a potential trade of Cutler leaked, pissing off his franchise QB which resulted in him being traded for Kyle Orton.

Who would talk to this guy you ask? The Browns. If you didn't feel sorry for fans of that franchise before, this latest move by the factory of sadness has to tug at your heart at least a little. There is no way that would not end up a train wreck.

edit: how could I forget he also drafted Tebow. In the first round. Might've even traded up for him.

Yep. For Denver's 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.

He's popular here.

[woodbuck27]

Sweet Mother of....

Josh McDaniels is getting a head coaching interfiew. Wow. His HC stint in Denver was the thing of legends, signed more than a dozen UFAs (some of which didn't even make it through training camp!), got the team fined for videotaping another team's practice and had a potential trade of Cutler leaked, pissing off his franchise QB which resulted in him being traded for Kyle Orton.

Who would talk to this guy you ask? The Browns. If you didn't feel sorry for fans of that franchise before, this latest move by the factory of sadness has to tug at your heart at least a little. There is no way that would not end up a train wreck.

edit: how could I forget he also drafted Tebow. In the first round. Might've even traded up for him.

Somewhere Bill Belichick is pulling what hair he has left and screeming:

No No No Josh ... please don't go !

[Joemailman]

It will be Lovie Smith in Tampa Bay. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap200...ith-buccaneers

[woodbuck27]

It will be Lovie Smith in Tampa Bay. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap200...ith-buccaneers

That seemed to be what would go down there.

Warren Sapp has declared that Tampa Bay is the very best franchise for any HC to find as a landing spot.