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Post by Evil Yoda on Dec 15, 2014 18:03:22 GMT -5
Rex Ryan... Who else?  |
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Post by alienrace on Dec 15, 2014 18:05:24 GMT -5
Jim Harbaugh?
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Post by Ravenchamp on Dec 15, 2014 19:14:35 GMT -5
Ryan yes. Harbs isnt going anywhere
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2014 21:05:40 GMT -5
Ryan yes. Harbs isnt going anywhere Don't be so sure. There's been no talk regarding an extension of Harbaugh's contract, which expires after next season. Since no coach likes to operate as a lame duck, it would seem odd that San Francisco ownership hasn't shown any urgency with regards to his status. With Tony Sparano all but guaranteed to be fired in Oakland, it's very likely that the Raiders will take a hard run at Harbaugh. Chicago is also a possibility since Marc Trestman is on very shaky ground and Harbaugh, of course, played part of his career with the Bears.
And there are still very loud rumors of Harbaugh taking the head job at his alma mater to replace the recently-fired Brady Hoke. Harbaugh and LSU's Les Miles are still considered to be the top two candidates for the Michigan job.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2014 21:19:51 GMT -5
Rex Ryan... Who else? As I said in the above post, Tony Sparano of Oakland is almost certain to be gone--although being fired from the Raiders is only the second worst thing that could happen to a coach. Being hired by the Raiders is a fate worse than death. Marc Trestman of the Bears is on very shaky ground now that Jay Cutler has proved once and for all that he does indeed suck, the offense has underachieved and the defense has been atrocious. There is also talk of dissension brewing in the locker room. Not the best of all worlds.
Gus Bradley of Jacksonville is near the top of most hot seat lists, but I think firing him would be a mistake. He's losing because he doesn't have enough talent, but he has them still playing hard, as was demonstrated yesterday. In a normal year, Mike Smith of Atlanta would be almost certain to be fired, but this isn't a normal year in the NFC South; six wins might be enough for the division title. But there is also talk that owner Arthur Blank has grown weary of the Falcons' underachieving ways, particularly with all of their offensive firepower. Smith also isn't known as a particularly shrewd game manager, which doesn't bode well for his job security in Atlanta.
Even in a very bad year, one would think that Tom Coughlin would be safe in the Meadowlands. But the Giants are awful, and outside of those two Super Bowl runs, he doesn't own a playoff victory in any of his nine other seasons in New York. He's also going to miss the playoffs for the third straight season. The Maras are known for giving their coaches a very long leash (think Allie Sherman), but at some point that leash has got to break.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Dec 15, 2014 21:46:50 GMT -5
Arthur "I couldn't run Home Depot without Bernie Marcus" Blank caught a lot of mocking when he broke Dan Reeves off with two games to play years ago - most of it because he told Reeves "you can finish out the season", but by the time he finished that sentence he was speaking to empty space, that's how quick Reeves hit the road. I don't think he'll do anything during the season. And since then he's seemed more patient.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2014 21:37:52 GMT -5
The University of Michigan has reportedly made Jim Harbaugh a six-year, $48 million offer, which would make him the highest-paid coach in college football.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Dec 18, 2014 11:52:24 GMT -5
The University of Michigan has reportedly made Jim Harbaugh a six-year, $48 million offer, which would make him the highest-paid coach in college football. Speculation: he and 49ers management must not get along at all. Otherwise, how do you let the guy that takes you deep into the playoffs three years exit because he had a rough year? I'd bet he uses the Michigan offer to leverage a better deal from another NFL club. I don't know how the terms of the proposal became public knowledge, but the university has nothing to gain by publicizing them, so that leaves Harbaugh's camp (on purpose) or a leaker. If the former... leverage. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2014 16:01:49 GMT -5
The University of Michigan has reportedly made Jim Harbaugh a six-year, $48 million offer, which would make him the highest-paid coach in college football. Speculation: he and 49ers management must not get along at all. Otherwise, how do you let the guy that takes you deep into the playoffs three years exit because he had a rough year? I'd bet he uses the Michigan offer to leverage a better deal from another NFL club. I don't know how the terms of the proposal became public knowledge, but the university has nothing to gain by publicizing them, so that leaves Harbaugh's camp (on purpose) or a leaker. If the former... leverage. Harbaugh's relationship with the 49er front office (specifically, GM Trent Baalke) has reached the point of no return. Harbaugh wants total control over the team's roster; the Niners front office will not give it to him. San Francisco gave Harbaugh's predecessor, Mike Singletary, such discretion involving final roster decisions despite Singletary having no previous head coaching experience. That proved to be a mistake as the team foundered under Singletary and he was ultimately fired.
Harbaugh wants a situation like Pete Carroll, where the GM actually works under the head coach. He'd have total control at Michigan should he accept the job, although the rumor is he'd prefer to stay in the NFL. The sweepstakes is therefore underway, what with Michigan and several NFL teams gearing up to work out deals with San Francisco to get Harbaugh. I'm sure they'd also be willing to grant Harbaugh the conditions he now lacks in San Francisco.
I'm beginning to think of Harbaugh as the Billy Martin of football coaches: he'll turn around a team's fortunes and do it quickly, but he'll also wear out his welcome almost as quickly. That's what happened at Stanford, and now it's happening with the 49ers. He'll be a head coach somewhere next year, but not in San Francisco. The relationship there is just too dysfunctional at this point.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Dec 29, 2014 9:06:15 GMT -5
1. Jim Harbaugh ("by mutual agreement") - doubtless he intends to take the Michigan job, and he had to void his contract with SF to do so.
2. Rex Ryan, and Idzak out the door behind him. Seems like Woody Johnson might be a bad boss. Rex supposedly will not accept a coordinator billet. That means we'll hear him in someone's booth next season.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Dec 29, 2014 10:05:43 GMT -5
3. "You wanted to see me, Mr. Blank?"
"Yes. Please stand on the marked square while I push this button, Mike."
4. On your Marc, get set... GO!
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Post by alienrace on Dec 29, 2014 11:13:25 GMT -5
Wow, teams aren't wasting any time. I think the Bears are making a mistake. You don't fire someone after one bad season.
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Post by com6063 on Dec 29, 2014 11:42:28 GMT -5
Do you think the Ravens will can anyone, player wise or front office?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2014 12:05:30 GMT -5
Wow, teams aren't wasting any time. I think the Bears are making a mistake. You don't fire someone after one bad season. Looks like they're cleaning house. GM Phil Emery, who shouldered the blame for the Jay Cutler and Jared Allen contracts, is also gone.
The Bears need to stop bringing in these so-called "offensive" or "defensive" minded coaches and just hire a head coach. Trestman is just another in a long line of coordinators who was probably a bit overmatched by the head job.
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Post by alienrace on Dec 29, 2014 12:24:03 GMT -5
Do you think the Ravens will can anyone, player wise or front office? Why would they can anyone from the FO? You get a team with 19 players on IR to the playoffs with a 10-6 record, you're in coach of the year, gm of the year discussions, not canning discussions. |
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Post by com6063 on Dec 29, 2014 12:35:58 GMT -5
Do you think the Ravens will can anyone, player wise or front office? Why would they can anyone from the FO? You get a team with 19 players on IR to the playoffs with a 10-6 record, you're in coach of the year, gm of the year discussions, not canning discussions. Perhaps, but you never know. |
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Post by Evil Yoda on Dec 29, 2014 13:38:05 GMT -5
Wow, teams aren't wasting any time. I think the Bears are making a mistake. You don't fire someone after one bad season. Oh, I don't know... the Browns did it! |
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Post by Evil Yoda on Dec 29, 2014 13:43:48 GMT -5
Do you think the Ravens will can anyone, player wise or front office? Why would they can anyone from the FO? You get a team with 19 players on IR to the playoffs with a 10-6 record, you're in coach of the year, gm of the year discussions, not canning discussions. Some position coaches might get the boot, or move on to better gigs elsewhere. That happens to a few guys every year. I don't believe anyone's going to offer either Kubiak or Pees a head coaching billet, which is the only way they'd leave. There's no reason to fire either Harbaugh or Ozzie. The only way Harbaugh goes is... he kinda, sorta hinted that there was some disagreement over how to handle Rice when the incident first happened. Rice said that Ozzie was the only one in the organization he'd trust in the future, which suggests there was something different about Ozzie's handling of the matter. Disagreeing with your boss can inflict career damage. I'd like to believe Bis is smarter than that. But we'll see. I don't believe Harbs, Kubiak or Pees are going anywhere this year. |
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Post by Ravenchamp on Dec 29, 2014 14:58:00 GMT -5
I base it on playoff runs. As long as we have more playoffs than not. Harbs is dug in here like an Alabama tick
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Post by alienrace on Dec 29, 2014 15:14:58 GMT -5
The Ravens have long put the Rice issue behind them. It's only the tabloids(ESPN) and Rice's lawyer(greed) that have even had it remotely relevant since October. Even ESPN has dialed it back a notch or ten.
Biscotti values stability - he looks at the Steelers as the model franchise, and tries to emulate them. Tomlin and the Steelers haven't been in the playoffs in 3 years, but he wasn't on the hot seat. Harbaugh has had them in 6 out of 7 years, which given the division having some other good teams in it much of the time, is very remarkable. He has a world championship, and a 9-4 playoff record. The only person who fires a coach or GM with that kind of success would be an idiot.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Dec 30, 2014 19:56:30 GMT -5
The Ravens have long put the Rice issue behind them. It's only the tabloids(ESPN) and Rice's lawyer(greed) that have even had it remotely relevant since October. Even ESPN has dialed it back a notch or ten. That appears to be the case, yes. (Unless someone eventually proves what we all suspect, which is that everyone saw that inside the elevator tape back when this happened.) But if there was internal disagreement... that kind of thing can fester. That's all I meant. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2014 23:44:57 GMT -5
Rex Ryan is rumored to be the leading candidate for the Bears job, which would be a huge mistake on their part. The last thing Chicago needs is a "defensive-minded" coach who treats offense like a necessary evil. Rex Ryan is also a quarterback killer nonpareil, which is anathema to a team in a quarterback-driven league. The Bears are stuck with Jay Cutler and they need a coach who can work with and at least manage him.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Dec 31, 2014 17:04:53 GMT -5
My brother reports that Kubiak is on the Jets' interview list. He'd be an idiot to go work for Woody Johnson, even for a promotion. Johnson's a terrible boss.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Jan 2, 2015 14:54:33 GMT -5
Somewhat related: Eric DaCosta (Ozzie's heir apparent) has once again informed other teams that he is not interested in leaving the Ravens organization.
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Post by alienrace on Jan 2, 2015 18:20:20 GMT -5
My brother reports that Kubiak is on the Jets' interview list. He'd be an idiot to go work for Woody Johnson, even for a promotion. Johnson's a terrible boss. Kubiak said he's not interested in the Jets, or any head coaching jobs. |
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