Might as well concentrate all these coach interviews/firings/hirings in one place instead of flooding the Week 17 thread.
Update:
TEAM | 2005 COACH | 2006 COACH |
Buffalo Bills | Mike Mularkey | Dick Jauron |
Detroit Lions | Steve Mariucci | Rod Marinelli |
Green Bay Packers | Mike Sherman | Mike McCarthy |
Houston Texans | Dom Capers | Gary Kubiak |
Kansas City Chiefs | Dick Vermeil | Herm Edwards |
Minnesota Vikings | Mike Tice | Brad Childress |
New Orleans Saints | Jim Haslett | Sean Payton |
New York Jets | Herm Edwards | Eric Mangini |
Oakland Raiders | Norv Turner | Art Shell |
St. Louis Rams | Mike Martz | Scott Linehan |
Lots of talk from the local writers and sports talk idiots about our own Jim Johnson and the Rams. I didn't think he was on the market.
Quote from: Phanatic on January 04, 2006, 02:58:51 PM
Lots of talk from the local writers and sports talk idiots about our own Jim Johnson and the Rams. I didn't think he was on the market.
I don't think he is. If I'm not mistaken, he signed a multi-year deal in the not so distant past. ???
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 04, 2006, 03:11:23 PM
Quote from: Phanatic on January 04, 2006, 02:58:51 PM
Lots of talk from the local writers and sports talk idiots about our own Jim Johnson and the Rams. I didn't think he was on the market.
I don't think he is. If I'm not mistaken, he signed a multi-year deal in the not so distant past. ???
he's in St. Louis to interview with them for the HC job
Millen asked Jimmy Johnson, and he said no.
WFAN supposedly reporting that Herm Edwards will be the Chiefs HC as early as tonight. The Jets will get draft picks in return.
Hopefully he can build one of those defense things I keep hearing so much about.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 04, 2006, 08:05:08 PM
WFAN supposedly reporting that Herm Edwards will be the Chiefs HC as early as tonight. The Jets will get draft picks in return.
More confirmation (http://www.nj.com/jets/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1136443764244660.xml&coll=1)
the jets are paving the way to hire matt ware in about 20 years
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Falcons fire quarterbacks coach
Jan. 4, 2006
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick will have a new position coach in 2006 after Mike Johnson was fired Wednesday.
"I have decided not to extend Mike Johnson's contract," coach Jim Mora said. "Mike has worked hard as our quarterbacks coach for the last two seasons and we wish him the very best in the future."
Among Johnson's possible successors could be third-string quarterback Ty Detmer, a 14-year NFL veteran who may retire. Detmer, who won the 1990 Heisman Trophy at Brigham Young, hasn't taken a snap since 2001. Mora declined to comment on Detmer's playing status.
Johnson, 38, coached the Atlanta receivers in 2002 before taking over quarterbacks the following season. Mora also announced that strength and conditioning coaches Al Miller and Rocky Colburn won't return.
That's it... it's the QB coach's fault!
Haha.. Vick sucks.
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 05, 2006, 10:03:41 AM
That's it... it's the QB coach's fault!
Haha.. Vick sucks.
Exactly.
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 05, 2006, 10:03:41 AM
That's it... it's the QB coach's fault!
Haha.. Vick sucks.
The sad part is that if you listen to the local talk radio here... that's exactly what they're saying.
that's almost as ridiculous as people blaming suck WR on a WR coach.
Right. Culley is the awesomest!
Herm Edwards is officially out of New York. Negotiations with the Chiefs continue.
I think the ovbious question here is did any non-nfc-east non-playoff coaches actually keep their job this offseason?
The Herm Edwards thing is a mess for the Jets. They got fleeced. They handled this thing in the worst possible way, and will only get a fourth for him. It was a masterful job on the part of the Chiefs to create enough of a shtein storm to force the issue...but I can't believe there isn't more talk of tampering.
Packers hire Mike McCarthy (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2288985)
Can you say "rebuilding"?
Good. Maybe Favre will retire now.
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 11, 2006, 09:28:52 PM
Packers hire Mike McCarthy (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2288985)
Fascinating.
The Eagles are in trouble when they face the Packers next year. No doubt McCarthy will bring that potent SF offensive scheme over with him.
Not to mention that gunslinger Aaron Rogers with a full year of playing time under his belt.
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 12, 2006, 05:40:00 AM
Not to mention that gunslinger Aaron Rogers with a full year of playing time under his belt.
He has 12 interceptions and 1 TD.
Result!
Quote from: methdeez on January 12, 2006, 01:11:57 PM
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 12, 2006, 05:40:00 AM
Not to mention that gunslinger Aaron Rogers with a full year of playing time under his belt.
He has 12 interceptions and 1 TD.
Result!
That's a whole lot of stats for a guy who was sitting on the bench behind Brett Favre all year, don't cha think? ;)
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That's what happens when you hire a coach that no one had ever heard of. Remember when Reid was hired? No one had any farging clue who he was. People don't know shtein.
that also happens when the coach hired just led an offense that scored 1 TD or less in 7 of 16 games this season
Quote from: rjs246 on January 12, 2006, 01:48:39 PM
That's what happens when you hire a coach that no one had ever heard of. Remember when Reid was hired? No one had any farging clue who he was. People don't know shtein.
The Packers were still decent then and he had a great mentor, did you see the Niners offense last season?
No. I wasn't aware the Niners had an offense last season.
Yeah, well..they didn't.
Mularkey resigned.
Quote from: methdeez on January 12, 2006, 01:11:57 PM
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 12, 2006, 05:40:00 AM
Not to mention that gunslinger Aaron Rogers with a full year of playing time under his belt.
He has 12 interceptions and 1 TD.
Result!
Those aren't Rodgers' stats--they're Alex Smith's from the 49ers. McCarthy's work is dubious at best--
In '99, Favre had a bad year, as did the Pack in their only year under Ray Rhodes, at 8-8. Supporters pointed to Favre's thumb injury as to why he had a bad year.
From 2000-04, he was the OC at New Orleans. Aaron Brooks came in for Blake and took the Saints to their first ever playoff win, but that's been the highlight of Brooks' career. I was reading an article yesterday which said that McCarthy just couldn't seem to get through to him.
Alex Smith is his latest project. Heck, even McNabb, under Reid threw 8 TDs and 7 INTs in his rookie year, where he played 6 games.
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 12, 2006, 01:21:41 PM
Quote from: methdeez on January 12, 2006, 01:11:57 PM
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 12, 2006, 05:40:00 AM
Not to mention that gunslinger Aaron Rogers with a full year of playing time under his belt.
He has 12 interceptions and 1 TD.
Result!
That's a whole lot of stats for a guy who was sitting on the bench behind Brett Favre all year, don't cha think? ;)
D'oh!
I was thinking of that guy who plays in San Francisco,
Whatever his name is, Gayey McHyped or whatever
Pats D Coordinator, Eric Mangina is apparently close with the Jets.
:-D
man-gina
Mangina to Jets (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2294652)
He's gonna have several players on his team that are older than him. That's got to be a bit awkward.
Mangina is the best he-bitch in the man stable.
Quote from: Diomedes on January 17, 2006, 08:53:45 AM
He's gonna have several players on his team that are older than him. That's got to be a bit awkward.
34 frickin' years old. Damn. Is that the youngest HC ever? I remember Mora and Gruden were pretty young (37 and 38, I think) when they got their HC jobs. I can't think of anyone younger than that.
QuoteMangini is expected to consider Saints offensive coordinator Mike Sheppard for the offensive coordinator's job -- the two also worked together in Cleveland -- and Raiders defensive coordinator Rob Ryan for the same post in New York.
Buddy's kid
5pm press conference: Norv Turner is the new 49ers offensive coordinator
next year some stupid frachise like the lions or saints will fire their new coach and hire turner, giving him his 3rd shot to farg up a team.
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 17, 2006, 01:38:25 PM
5pm press conference: Norv Turner is the new 49ers offensive coordinator
He didn't want to have to find a new place to live.
Believe I heard on the radio that Sean Payton is going to NO.
That is good for the Birds. He always killed them when he was the NYG & DAL OC.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 17, 2006, 02:08:55 PM
Believe I heard on the radio that Sean Payton is going to NO.
That is good for the Birds. He always killed them when he was the NYG & DAL OC.
Just saw on ESPN news (John Clayton) that he's (Payton) officially accepted the job.
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 17, 2006, 11:16:35 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 17, 2006, 08:53:45 AM
He's gonna have several players on his team that are older than him. That's got to be a bit awkward.
34 frickin' years old. Damn. Is that the youngest HC ever? I remember Mora and Gruden were pretty young (37 and 38, I think) when they got their HC jobs. I can't think of anyone younger than that.
Do you remember when Braman was going to hire David Shula who WAS 28 to coach the Birds after Campbell resigned? Jaws came right out and said he'd have a hard time respecting a coach that was way younger than him.
Luckily, though, Braman pushed his luck. Although he was friends with Daddy Don, he wanted David Shula to sign a 10 year contract, with 5 of them being a PERSONAL SERVICES contract if Braman fired him. Don Shula QUICKLY talked him out of that.
So, Payton turned down the Raiders last year for a better opportunity... then accepted the NO gig this year?
I don't get it.
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 17, 2006, 06:25:28 PM
So, Payton turned down the Raiders last year for a better opportunity... then accepted the NO gig this year?
I don't get it.
Actually, I think it was THE RAIDERS that turned him down. As I read the coast papers, supposedly, Payton said they had an agreement, and he refused it--Davis said there was never an agreement.
Whatever. NO will continue to be the bottom-dwellers in the NFC South for another couple of years minimum.
Payton turned down that wacko Al Davis. And even if the Raiders did sour on him, he should be thankful. Raiders gig = terrible.
And he'll have either Leinart or Young in NO to go along with Deuce McAllister. He might do some good down on the bayou.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 17, 2006, 06:56:57 PM
Payton turned down that wacko Al Davis. And even if the Raiders did sour on him, he should be thankful. Raiders gig = terrible.
And he'll have either Leinart or Young in NO to go along with Deuce McAllister. He might do some good down on the bayou.
Yep, he turned it down after being given a raise by Jerry Jones. It was the same deal with Zimmer when he was offered the Nebraska job.
Until Davis is properly medicated and made to realize he hasn't been making the smartest of moves the last few years, Oakland will continue to be a crappy place to coach.
He should just get Art Shell back in there.
I like how Shanahan rubs Davis' nose in it everytime he goes back to Oakland. I heard something about how Davis owes Shanny some money from when he got fired. So Shanahan takes out an ad (billboard or something) saying how if Davis would pay him he'd donate it all to the Oakland School District because they need help.
Insulting the owner and the town in one fell swoop. Good form.
Pats replace Mangina with Pees.
QuoteMike Reiss, of the Boston Globe, reports the New England Patriots have promoted linebackers coach Dean Pees to defensive coordinator. Pees will replace Eric Mangini, who accepted the New York Jets' head coaching position Tuesday, Jan. 17.
Quote from: MURP on January 18, 2006, 01:27:10 PM
Pats replace Mangina with Pees.
thats the best headline i've read in a while
Light Bulb Head's predictions on the other 4 spots:
St. Louis = Scott Linehan or Cam Cameron
Detroit = Haslett
Oakland = Saunders
Buffalo = Capers or Sherman
Wow, Buffalo fans have to be excited at those choices.
ESPNEWS was saying this morning that Dick Jauron was also in the running for the Bills job.
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 18, 2006, 04:57:59 PM
ESPNEWS was saying this morning that Dick Jauron was also in the running for the Bills job.
Capers, Sherman, Jauron... Does Ralph Wilson
want to keep losing? Why not toss Kotite into the mix?
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 18, 2006, 04:58:49 PM
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 18, 2006, 04:57:59 PM
ESPNEWS was saying this morning that Dick Jauron was also in the running for the Bills job.
Capers, Sherman, Jauron... Does Ralph Wilson want to keep losing? Why not toss Kotite into the mix?
He's overqualified.
dean pees? :-D
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 18, 2006, 04:39:32 PM
Light Bulb Head's predictions on the other 4 spots:
St. Louis = Scott Linehan or Cam Cameron
Detroit = Haslett
Oakland = Saunders
Buffalo = Capers or Sherman
According to Clark Judge at CBSSportsline, it's going to be Linehan in St. Louis and according to a report I just read on Yahoo, we have a surprise in Detroit--Rod Marinelli. "He was supposed to leave the Lions' practice facility Wednesday night, but stayed to negotiate his contract."
So Mad Mike isn't going anywhere? We should dump Marty's ass and bring him on as OC.
Rod Marinelli landing the Lions job. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2297266)
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 18, 2006, 07:26:19 PM
So Mad Mike isn't going anywhere? We should dump Marty's ass and bring him on as OC.
Great. Can you even imagine the kind of offense this team would have with Reid and Martz at the helm. I can and it involves lots of 5 wides and zero RBs on the roster.
Guess Ron Rivera's staying put in Chicago.
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 18, 2006, 07:26:19 PM
So Mad Mike isn't going anywhere? We should dump Marty's ass and bring him on as OC.
Well, really, ALL of the fired coaches can sit back in their Lazy boys because they're all owed money off their contracts.
Martz--3.2M
Mariucci--6.4M
Haslett--3.2M
Sherman--6.4M
Rams close to hiring Linehan. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2297806)
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 19, 2006, 04:23:09 AM
Rams close to hiring Linehan. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2297806)
I had him as HC of the Eagles in my Madden '05 franchise after Reid retired. Reid then returned to coaching with the Falcons. In other news, I didn't even get through one season of my franchise in Madden '06. Sad.
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 19, 2006, 09:20:08 AM
I had him as HC of the Eagles in my Madden '05 franchise after Reid retired. Reid then returned to coaching with the Falcons. In other news, I didn't even get through one season of my franchise in Madden '06. Sad.
me neither, i was instantly bored. i'm not buying madden again. but i did buy EA Sports NCAA 2006 and i am having a blast. i will probably just buy college football from now on.
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 19, 2006, 09:20:08 AM
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 19, 2006, 04:23:09 AM
Rams close to hiring Linehan. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2297806)
I had him as HC of the Eagles in my Madden '05 franchise after Reid retired. Reid then returned to coaching with the Falcons. In other news, I didn't even get through one season of my franchise in Madden '06. Sad.
Glad to know I'm not the only one. Can't tell you the last time I played '06.
When video games get to the point where you need 12 buttons just to complete a pass, they stop being fun...
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 19, 2006, 10:42:06 AM
When video games get to the point where you need 12 buttons just to complete a pass, they stop being fun...
i lost interest after the controllers had more then three buttons.
Quote from: T_Section224 on January 19, 2006, 01:47:42 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 19, 2006, 10:42:06 AM
When video games get to the point where you need 12 buttons just to complete a pass, they stop being fun...
i lost interest after the controllers had more then three buttons.
I used to curse & break my controllers playing football on Sega & nothing has changed, only the resolution of the fargers face that scoops up my fumble at the 5 & runs it in for a TD when I'm up by 3.
Now that Saunders is the new taterskins OC and Pat Hill signed an extension with Fresno State, Oakland is screwed... :-D
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 19, 2006, 02:28:14 PM
Now that Saunders is the new taterskins OC and Pat Hill signed an extension with Fresno State, Oakland is screwed... :-D
I'm a little surprised Davis hasn't approached Mariucci about the job.
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 19, 2006, 10:42:06 AM
When video games get to the point where you need 12 buttons just to complete a pass, they stop being fun...
I'm still enjoying NFL 2k5's passing game. The running game ain't too shabby, either.
The fact that TO is on the front of the disk makes it far less enticing to play.
Yeah, but you only have to look at him once when it starts up.
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 19, 2006, 02:28:14 PM
Now that Saunders is the new taterskins OC and Pat Hill signed an extension with Fresno State, Oakland is screwed... :-D
Yeah, they're totally screwed. There are only 50+ available coordinators in the NFL.
What about Singletary across the Bay? Ron Rivera in Chicago? Ted Cottrell? Don't be a drama queen, Ed.
How many of them will risk going to that nut house?
I didn't say no one was available, but the guys they wanted (Payton, Saunders, Hill) went or stayed elsewhere, so they're stuck with whatever retreads Buffalo doesn't take...
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 19, 2006, 11:23:12 PM
I didn't say no one was available, but the guys they wanted (Payton, Saunders, Hill) went or stayed elsewhere, so they're stuck with whatever retreads Buffalo doesn't take...
So? Happens all the time with Al Davis at this point. He's used to it.
so much for the nfl turning over a new leaf and giving the head coaching position some color...not only are just about all the hirings pasty...but they are young and pasty...putting a new generation of whitey coaches into the old boy network
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 20, 2006, 09:28:27 AM
so much for the nfl turning over a new leaf and giving the head coaching position some color...not only are just about all the hirings pasty...but they are young and pasty...putting a new generation of whitey coaches into the old boy network
Since they can't play linebacker, whitey got's to do somethin'.
tru dat
Kubiak to Houston is now official with Denver being out.
Meanwhile in Buffalo, it's Capers' job to take...
How in the hell does Dom Capers get another job?!?!?!
He's blown ass with two teams. And now Buffalo wants to hire him so he can farg up their young QB like he did with Carr by letting him get smoked 70 times a year?
Please. The old boy network is in full effect on this one.
And Mort said on Countdown today that Art Shell might be in the mix in Oakland.
Those poor people in Buffalo.....jeez.
198 year old owner
105 year old GM
zesty head coach
knucklehead QB
But hey, they have TOM MODRAK and that is enough according to Mrs. Kevin Johnson!!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 22, 2006, 08:19:25 PM
How in the hell does Dom Capers get another job?!?!?!
He's blown ass with two teams. And now Buffalo wants to hire him so he can farg up their young QB like he did with Carr by letting him get smoked 70 times a year?
Please. The old boy network is in full effect on this one.
And Mort said on Countdown today that Art Shell might be in the mix in Oakland.
Tell me about it. The ol' boys kicked some serious ass this time around.
I actually hope Art Shell doesn't go after that Oakland job. I like Shell and always thought he should have been given another shot... but not with Al. He'd have to be nuts to go take the puppet job under Davis. Al's even sicker in the head now than he was back then.
I read Jauron is going to Buffalo, not Capers.
Jauron = Capers.
Both are slack jawed yokels who should be DC's.
They should hire Mike Singletary or another young and energetic HC who can put some discipline in them.
If I HAD to recycle a coach up there I would look at Jim Fassell.
Art Shell coaching the Raiders....1991...Falcons and White Sox change to black/silver to be more hip....NWA....Snoop....yeaaa ^-^
oops....Jauron. I just read the ESPN article 10 minutes ago and said the wrong name... :-[
Tim Lewis is a good man still out there. I wonder why he hasn't gotten a job yet.
Sherman is even better than Jauron. What an awful choice.
Don't forget MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice, Ed!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 22, 2006, 08:30:39 PM
Don't forget MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice, Ed!
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:-D
Jauron is a joke. Buffalo fans should be pissed.
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 23, 2006, 08:43:00 AM
Jauron is a joke. Buffalo fans should be pissed.
As a guy who hates the Bills... I am pleased. :yay
Capers to be the DC in Miami.
So Haslett, Martz, Sherman and Tice are still available for coordinator jobs unless Oakland thinks one of those guys is still head coach material...
Martz would be a fit in Oak-town, IMO.
i was thinking the same thing. they need a quarterback and Martz seems to be pretty good at finding guys later in the draft that can play.
raider and la kings black n silver gear was all over la in 1987/88 thanks to nwa...and long before art shell started coaching
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 23, 2006, 02:05:57 PM
raider and la kings black n silver gear was all over la in 1987/88 thanks to nwa...and long before art shell started coaching
Werd.
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Speaking of black people...still all whiteys being hired.
Quote from: Diomedes on January 23, 2006, 03:39:33 PM
Speaking of black people...still all whiteys being hired.
Not to be ignorant, but are there any good black HC candidates out there this year? None come to mind.
ED?
I don't know. There are a fair number of white coaches with dubious recommendations. Surely there are black prospects with equally unimpressive qualifications.
i would think Mike Singletary or Tim Lewis would deserve a shot before Dick Juron deserves another shot
Ron Rivera also had a lot of people talking, but no offers.
Bill Musgrave the latest coach living on borrowed time as Vick's QB coach.
Haslett agreed to a 3-year deal to be the Rams' DC.
QuoteDon Seeholzer, of the Pioneer Press, reports Mike Tice reportedly signed a two-year, $2 million contract to become assistant head coach/offense with the Jacksonville Jaguars. That's roughly the same as the $1 million he earned as head coach in his final season with the Minnesota Vikings that culminated with his firing Jan. 1.
QuoteThe Detroit News reports the Detroit Lions are reportedly closing in on former St. Louis Rams head coach Mike Martz as their new offensive coordinator. An announcement could be made Wednesday, Feb 1. It is expected Martz would receive a one-year contract worth approximately $2 million. When reached by a reporter Tuesday night, Jan. 31, Martz said he had not been offered a contract by the Lions but was cautiously optimistic.
QuoteAlbert Breer, of the Metrowest Daily News, reports former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Sherman told the newspaper he will accept an offer to join the Houston Texans' coaching staff. He is expected to be named assistant head coach/offensive line.
QuoteAlbert Breer, of the Metrowest Daily News, reports former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Sherman told the newspaper he will accept any offer to join any team's coaching staff. He can't believe people are still willing to hire him after the amazing job he did of ridding the Packers of all semblence of
talent.
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Martz turns down Lions offensive coordinator job
Feb. 2, 2006
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports
ST. LOUIS -- Mike Martz backed out of the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator position on Thursday, and the ex-St. Louis Rams coach appears content to sit out next season.
"Obviously, I took the job," Martz said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press. "It just didn't work out with the money.
"There's a bottom-line figure my agent has and I didn't want to have the details, so we just move on."
Martz thought he and new Lions coach Rod Marinelli would have been a very good fit, and that would have been his main reason for taking the job. Martz also thinks Marinelli is a coaching star in the making.
"My visit with Rod was exceptional," Martz said. "I think he's going to be a superstar. Everybody's got talent, nice facilities and all those kinds of things, but who you work with is critical and that was a big plus."
Martz's agent, Bob LaMonte, did not immediately return a telephone message.
Martz has been unemployed since the Rams fired him on Jan. 2, the day after St. Louis finished a 6-10 season. He sat out the last 11 games recovering from endocarditis, a bacterial infection of a heart valve, but was cleared to return to duty the day before his six seasons as Rams head coach ended.
Martz, 54, also interviewed for head coaching openings in New Orleans and Oakland, but emphasized he'd be perfectly happy taking a year off. The coach has sold his home in St. Louis County, saying it was "time to downsize anyway," and will relocate to a second home in San Diego in the next week or two.
During his year away from football, he plans to travel with his wife, Julie.
"There's a wrong impression that I'm desperate for a job," Martz said. "I'm not pursuing anything.
"This Detroit thing got real interesting because I like Rod so much, but at this point in my life I'm going to be very choosy, very selective."
But he emphasized his desire to return to the NFL. Martz led the Rams to the playoffs in four of his five full seasons, including a Super Bowl after the 2001 season, and helped the franchise win its only Super Bowl title as the offensive coordinator in 1999.
"I have no desire to retire," Martz said. "But to have a year when you have your health, it's a blessing."
Martz wasn't expecting to be called about the Lions opening, saying it "came out of left field."
No, but seriously...
How in hell does this guy keep getting work? (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2323160)
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 08, 2006, 03:36:28 PM
No, but seriously...
How in hell does this guy keep getting work? (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2323160)
He was one hell of a College Coach. Just like Spurrier, Carrol etc., some coaches are just better suited for College.
QuoteErickson, 58, turned Idaho into one of the top teams in the nation at the I-AA level when he coached the Vandals from 1982 to 1985. He went on to compile a 144-57-1 record as a head coach at Idaho, Wyoming, Washington State, Miami and Oregon State. His Miami teams won national championships in 1989 and 1991.
He's old and he smells funny.
Lions hire Martz as offensive coordinator after all. (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-lions-martz&prov=ap&type=lgns)
I'll be curious to see if they give Harrington a chance to work with Martz.
Not like they have a tremendous number of options. Garcia doesn't really have a Martz-Offense arm, either.
They could always give McMahon another shot.
Just heard on the NFL channel (Sirius), that Whisenhunt turned down the Raiders HC job :-D Al Davis might have to don a headset this season :-D
Jim Fassel or Art Shell to the rescue.
sad....that is the only way a brother can get a job in the league
a retread candidate in a position that i even turned down
I'm holding out for more money. It's a dead-end job and I want to make sure I get the most I can out of it.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 17, 2006, 07:40:22 PM
He should just get Art Shell back in there.
I like how Shanahan rubs Davis' nose in it everytime he goes back to Oakland. I heard something about how Davis owes Shanny some money from when he got fired. So Shanahan takes out an ad (billboard or something) saying how if Davis would pay him he'd donate it all to the Oakland School District because they need help.
And thats what the senile old bastich did...
Shell back with the Raiders (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2326498)
Isn't Art Shell dead of old age and insignificance yet? Don't people know that once rjs hasn't thought about you for over 3 years you are officially dead?
people who refer to themselves in the third person, a message board screen name no less, should be assassinated
And that's the very least of rjs' transgressions.
Quote from: rjs246 on February 13, 2006, 07:11:48 PM
Don't people know that once rjs hasn't thought about you for over 3 years you are officially dead?
Let me get this straight. What you're saying is that I'm officially dead?
Mike Sherman gets a job and Gary Kubiak forgets how to form sentences. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2331634)
Quote"Here's a presence walking into your locker room and your meetings of success in this league, and that's what we're looking for," Kubiak said. "So it gives us another guy to show us how to do it."
BTW:
(http://twoday.net/static/nagi/images/police%20kubiak.jpg)
Kubiak bitches. Recognize.
QuoteBengals | Lewis under contract through 2010
Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:45:26 -0800
Updating previous reports, the Cincinnati Bengals have announced head coach Marvin Lewis has received a contract extension through the 2010 season. He was previously signed through 2008. "Marvin has done a wonderful job for the football club on the field and off, and we want to reward his efforts and continue the relationship well into the future," said Mike Brown, Bengals president.