The Coaching Deathwatch Thread

[SD_Eagle5]

SHERMAN GETS THE CARDINALS JOB

Multiple league sources tell us that the Arizona Cardinals have selected Texans assistant Mike Sherman to be their next head coach. It's not known whether a contract has been finalized, but the word is that Sherman is getting the job.

We'd previously heard that the Cardinals were planning to go with an offensive coach, and that Sherman was the favorite.

The Cardinals were primarily attracted by his experience. He coached the Packers from 2000 through 2005, and also was the General Manager for several seasons.

No coach has been with the franchise for more than six seasons, and the team has won only one postseason game since the Truman administration.

Sherman is the third straight Cardinals coach having recent experience with an NFC team. His predecessor, Dennis Green, coached the Vikings for more than nine seasons, and the guy before Green, Dave McGinnis, had been the defensive coordinator in Chicago.

The Cardinals' latest string of hires doesn't include a former Lions coach, since even the Cardinals aren't that desperate

[MDS]

He was an idiot.

[SunMo]

the Cardinals are a team that i actually want to do well, for whatever reason.  this ensures that will not happen for another 3 years at least

[PhillyPhreak54]

CARDS HIRE WHISENHUNT

So much for a full-blown round of "second interviews."

Rebuffed by Texans assistant Mike Sherman, who reportedly didn't get the offer he was supposed to get because he wanted $4 million a year, the Cardinals called his failed hiring session a "second interview" -- and then had a "second interview" with Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt.

And Whisenhunt's second interview is the last second interview.  Per Jay Glazer of FOX Sports, Whisenhunt has agreed to a deal to become the coach of the Cardinals.

The move opens the door for the Steelers to hire offensive line coach Russ Grimm.  But the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher went to bat for neither Grimm nor Whisenhunt, endorsing instead former Steelers offensive coordinator Chan Gailey when Cowher was asked this past week for his input.

[QB Eagles]

That's gonna be huge news here in Pittsburgh. Wiz was easily the favorite candidate of Steelers fans and the sportswriters and talkers around town.

[BigEd76]

Mora Jr will have another interview with the Dolphins

[rjs246]

The Cardinals will never turn that franchise around until they get someone with a decent defensive head on their shoulders. Hiring an offensive coordinator will please their stud WRs, franchise QB and hall of fame running back, but it won't win them any more games.

[BigEd76]

They tried it with McGinnis but he stunk too

[Rome]

Considering how the Cardinals used to butt-farg the Eagles at least once a year when they played in the NFC East, I hope they never win anything.

[bobbyinlondon]

That's gonna be huge news here in Pittsburgh. Wiz was easily the favorite candidate of Steelers fans and the sportswriters and talkers around town.

You ready for this--according to PFT.com, supposedly, Bill Cowher didn't endorse either of the two assistants for the job--he endorsed Chan Gailey instead.

[MDS]

Cardinals hire = good for fantasy football

Otherwise, who cares.

[Diomedes]

The Cardinals will suck as long as the Bidwells own 'em. 

[BigEd76]

The Broncos lost their TE coach Tim Brewster, who is about to become head coach at the U. of Minnesota...

[PhillyPhreak54]

"They are who we thought they are!" is interviewing with the Raiders today.

James Lofton is also interviewing with the black and silver.

[QB Eagles]

"They are who we thought they are!" is interviewing with the Raiders today.

Green rebuffs Raiders interview

Green's stance is that he has enjoyed a long relationship with owner Al Davis and that the organization knows him well and knows his track record in the NFL and that he should not have to interview.