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Ok apparently the ESPN article was worded funky on Gailey. He only had 3 seasons. (Or there was a typo...unsure but it only says 3 seasons now.)

 

That ass probably convinced Hunt to try to find a coach that would appease fans, and if not that he could fire Pioli. The problem is he's just ensuring that:

1) None of the best coaches will consider us while Pioli is GM.
2) The best GMs will be gone.

Clark Hunt is on the verge of ensuring that be will eventually have to sell the team because fans will never forgive him. The stats on how historically bad Pioli's 4 seasons were are staggering. It amounts to 3 of the worst 4 seasons in team history.

 

Jesus Romo, I can't believe my heart/brain hasn't exploded yet. The time is now to start drafting a new QB. Glad to see all the those coaches being fired. They all are doing a crappy job. Yes even Lovie.

 

Bai Bai Lovie Dovie Povie!

 

I see the Chiefs turning into the new Raiders. The place where all the retreads go. Unless they make a change to show they are serious.

 

This has to be the worst Black Monday I've ever seen. 7 Coaches and 4 GMs all fired, along with presumably their coordinators and the rest of their staffs.

Also the DC and OC for the Jets will not be back next year either.

 

Black Monday? Is that some new trendy term for today?

 

The one that caught me most off guard was Whisenhunt. I think that he'll be able to find another head coaching gig before next season.

 

Yeah he had bad luck with personnel moves. He's a good coach.

 

It's the name ESPN likes to use for this day when Head Coaches get fired in the NFL.

 

Lovie Smith was surprising at first, but less so when you weighed the facts. The rest were all more than understandable. Wiz I thought might get another year, but the Cards were so very bad. They need a quarterback like nothing else. If Wiz can't get a head coaching job, I'd love to see him back as OC in Pittsburgh, but that will NEVER happen.

 

Given the acrimony between Haley and Big Ben, that could happen. I could definitely see more coordinator changes in the days to come.

 

Reports are that TB OC Mike Sullivan will interview for the Bears Job.

Several teams are interested in Mike Nolan

 

ravens OC will probably be up for grabs after this season. i can't see caldwell sticking there.

other than that i'm not really surprised by any of it. maybe lovie smith because he has been shackled with a bad o-line and no amount of coaching can really overcome that. unless you have an all-time great at QB who can get the ball out pretty much instantly. jay cutler does not qualify.

nolan as a head coach... don't think that'll work out. at all.

 

Mike Shanahan won't let his staff interview for other jobs yet (which makes sense, since, you know, playoffs). And apparently several teams want to poach the 49ers for GM and HC positions.

A firing that really hasn't been reported far and wide yet.

 

No, but it is his fault that he tried to convince the GM to trade away the offense and get him two defenses, because he doesn't know what an "offense" is or what you do with it.

He's spent years and years fielding consistently fairly good defenses . . . on consistently mediocre teams. He can't figure out offense, and he can't deliver results. The whole organization is a mess, but he's still a mediocre coach who, in nine years, hasn't managed to figure out what the hell he's doing. The rest of the league will hopefully figure out that it's the Peter Principle at work, and he can get a job as a defensive coordinator somewhere where he can do a team some good.

 

According to Jay Glazer on Twitter, at least two other Falcon coaches other than Nolan will also be interviewed for the Falcon's job.

 

Arians's "retirement" was forced by Art Rooney II. I think that he was a key supporter for Haley. If Wiz comes back to Pittsburgh, it won't be for at least another season.


But I've love to have him back. He's a nice guy. I'd see him around in my neck of the woods every so often.

 

Yeah, anybody thinking Arians got the last laugh?

 

so the falcons are changing coaches then? or did you mean for the eagles job?

 

Eh, I guess BA sort of did. Any sort of icing, I guess, would be getting the Browns gig and beating the Steelers.

 

Sorry, fast typing fingers. Yes, I did mean the Eagles are interviewing Nolan and the other two Falcon coaches for the HC job.