Coaching Gigs

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Fisher is a very good coach and he took his team to the SB, just lost to the Rams

The inability to get along with Vince Young is hardly an indictment of his coaching prowess

As for San Diego, they stayed with Norv because they couldn't get Andy Reid - he was their first choice and once the Eagles kept him, Chargers stayed with Norv

They'll just fire him next year after another choke job

Lather
Rinse
Repeat

I actually thought Fisher's teams often overachieved in Tennessee.

I agree about Fisher. He's a good coach, exceeded expectations some years, but for the majority of his years, he was sniffing around the playoffs or making deep runs in the playoffs. Also, don't forget that during half his tenure in TN, the Colts had Peyton.

AS for Norv, it was reported that Rivers went to Spanos and said keep Norv. There is some thinking that the injuries caught up to them this year, but with a healthy team, they can make a deep run, with Matthews, VJ, Gates and Rivers? That has yet to play out, but sounded like Rivers went to bat, to give Norv one more shot. The situation was compared to Houston last year, with Kubiak on the block, but the owner decided to give him one more year, and look where they are at?

Norv is the illegitimate cousin of Suede Wilson - a fantastic coordinator, but as a HC he's mediocre at the very best. If I was a Bolts fan, I'd be pissed, and many of them around here are. You know what you're going to get with Norv, and that's not a title.

Agreed that Fisher is a good coach.

I think Fisher is/was a good coach; his teams were playoff-caliber until McNair's injuries took their toll. And if memory still serves, I don't think Fisher wanted any part of Vince Young from the get-go, but Adams 'forced' them to pick him. The rest is history.
The Chargers remind me of an old ship in desperate need of an overhaul, yet the owners force everybody to work with obsolete equipment and just plug the leaks when they crop up. They give the appearance of a team looking for a new home. Just sayin'.

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Originally posted by Satori:
As for San Diego, they stayed with Norv because they couldn't get Andy Reid - he was their first choice and once the Eagles kept him, Chargers stayed with Norv

I didn't hear about Andy Reid, but, I did hear they wanted Gruden since he and AJ Smith are buds. But Gruden wanted to stay in the booth - or so he said.

Agree that once they didn't find someone they wanted, they decided to stay with the status quo - which was the right decision, but it'll probably end up with the ol' same-ol' same ol'

I remember hearing stories of how classy Fisher was to Steve McNair's family following McNair's death. Other than the last few years, his teams in Tennessee were always competitive. He did pretty good for someone who obtained his position by being an interim coach.

I always found Fischer to be over-rated actually. His overall record is 142 and 120 I believe.

He had 1 deep run in the playoffs and in his 16 or 17 years only had 6 playoff teams total. His playoff record was 5-6 and with the run to the Super Bowl in which they were 3-1, in the other 5 years in the playoffs he is 2-5 with 2 embarrassing 1 and dones as the #1 seed in the AFC.

He looks like a slightly better Mike Sherman to me from a coaching perspective.

Anyone else have a problem with Philbin interviewing for the Dolphins HC job this weekend?

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No. That's how the system works - this week/weekend is the time for these guys to do these things. I'm pretty sure MM is the guy steering the offense for the most part anyway, so I doubt anything will be missed.

Flynn, Philbin Phins ?

Tag and trade and swap 1st rounders? Or does Miami hold out and hope to grab him as a FA? Going to take some serious negotiations from TT for this to work out well.

No matter what anyone thinks about Fischer, if I were him I'd be leary about taking the St. Louis Ram job. They don't have a GM yet but want to hire the HC. I would want to be interviewed by the GM and have him part of the decision to hire me because of that fact he would be over me, we'd have to work together, and I'd like to know how I fit in his organization.

I'm pretty sure Fisher ain't going anywhere without autonomy. The GM for whichever team hires Fisher will be largely irrelevant, IMHO.

Looks like Pat's OC Bill O'Brien will be announced as the new HC at Penn State on Saturday. Shocker.

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The Phins really want Fisher, but Flynn and Philbin to the Phins would make that team a serious threat to win the division and unseat the Pats. The Phins have a good D, but have jack-you-know-what on offense. Flynn and Philbin could combine to give them a huge boost, and it would put both of them in the AFC. TT would have to do some serious wheelin' and dealin' to make that happen, but he's proven he's capable of it.

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TT would have to do some serious wheelin' and dealin' to make that happen

Well, Cameron Wake would look nice opposite the Bloodline.

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Originally posted by ChilliJon:
Tag and trade and swap 1st rounders? Or does Miami hold out and hope to grab him as a FA? Going to take some serious negotiations from TT for this to work out well.

Funny you should say that, Miami was the original destination of Hasselback until Dave Waansucks screwed up the trade!
Pack88

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Originally posted by ChilliJon:
Tag and trade and swap 1st rounders? Or does Miami hold out and hope to grab him as a FA? Going to take some serious negotiations from TT for this to work out well.

This could also be a scouting maneuver by the Dolphins to get the first hand info on Flynn. If I'm building a dossier on Flynn Philbin would be towards the top of the list of guys I'd want to interview.

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Originally posted by titmfatied:
If I'm building a dossier on Flynn Philbin would be towards the top of the list of guys I'd want to interview.

I think is probably a part of the interview process and its also why the Chiefs, who have Crennel tee'd up, invited Philbin to interview

Little chance he gets the job, but its a good scouting opportunity

It's just the bald white guy quota.

Fisher reportedly leaning towards the Rams:

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The NFL Network scroll reports that the Vikings will interview Raheem Morris for their DC position. If true, it means that Mike Singletary will be the odd man out.

not necessarily... Singletary was LBers coach this season, right? He could stay on.

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Originally posted by Tdog:
not necessarily... Singletary was LBers coach this season, right? He could stay on.

There was some discussion that he would be promoted to DC.

I remember reading some really negative things about Singletary's work ethic recently. I don't see him being promoted to DC.

Did he dropped trou in the Queens locker room as well?

If he did, it must have been at the mandatory "Prison Prep" seminar for his players.

Tampa must be insane. They have interviewed Sherman and now Childress and Phillips. Retread city. All losers.

I can't believe Childress would even get an interview. Sherman is much better than that fool

Childress is too dum for a TV gig. Just move that pathetic franchise to LA already.

Hey they have a nice stadium. Move Minnesota.

Also, since Tampa cannot sell out their games are blacked out and the Packers are the game of choice. Bonus!!!!!

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Originally posted by Johnny Boy:
Tampa must be insane. They have interviewed Sherman and now Childress and Phillips. Retread city. All losers.

I saw that too... You gotta be ****.q me???

add Marty Snottenheimer to the Bucs list. omg...

http://profootballtalk.nbcspor...arty-schottenheimer/

do they want to purposely continue to suck?

Crennel gets the KC gig for sure...

Don't like this hire. He is a good defensive coordinator and, IMO, that is where he should stay. I guess I can understand Pioli wanting to go with "one of his guys" the second go around however, has any of these interim guys who gets the full time gig ever worked out?

I almost feel bad for CalBuc.

Almost.

It's not as if the Packers are playing the Chiefs any time soon.

The Bucs are cursed with cheap owners (the Glazer sons, who are also clueless) and an equally cheap and clueless GM. Last year, when the lockout ended, the Bucs had the second-largest amount of cap room and they could have loaded up with some good talent (Darren Sproles was available at the time). The only free agent they picked up was a punter. Tampa Bay will be in the NFC South cellar for a little while longer.