NFL coaching carousel/NFL Offseason thread

[Pushfrog98]

Detroit appears interested in Tom Cable.

[SpongeWorthy]

Looks like Lovie to Tampa is a done deal.

[NOLA]

http://tracking.si.com/2014/01/01/buccaneers-hire-lovie-smith-as-next-head-coach/

Done.

[rawaction]

Lovie gets to play in Chicago as an opponent this year. That should be a fun game. Wouldn't be surprised to see that on the Week 1 schedule actually.

[NOLA]

FWIW:

@JasonLaCanfora

Gus Malzahn (Auburn) very much a top candidate for CLE. Vandy's James Franklin in the mix. One of them or McDaniels expected to get that job

[Guest]

Lovie gets to play in Chicago as an opponent this year. That should be a fun game. Wouldn't be surprised to see that on the Week 1 schedule actually.

 

Thank God he didn't go to Detroit.

[Guest]

Marinelli's going to be the DC and Tedford is going to be the OC. Interesting choice on OC.

[RynoRules]

Marinelli's going to be the DC and Tedford is going to be the OC. Interesting choice on OC.

 

Seems like Ron Turner redux. I don't get why he hires these kinds of guys. Shouldn't he be mining for young guys who learned from current offensive gurus at the pro level?

[cubbyvirus00]

I'm interested to see how Lovie runs the offense and develops the QB position. Also his in game decisions will probably remain below average

[Soul]

I'm interested to see how Lovie runs the offense and develops the QB position. Also his in game decisions will probably remain below average

 

Still much better than his predecessor, IMO.

 

If past experience is a guide Lovie won't do much with the offense, or try his hand at QB development.

[Soul]

Lovie gets to play in Chicago as an opponent this year. That should be a fun game. Wouldn't be surprised to see that on the Week 1 schedule actually.

 

Thank God he didn't go to Detroit.

 

Yep. Glad to see he got another gig.

[WrigleyField 22]

He's got some really nice pieces with that D there, that's for sure.

[ctcf]

Hahahahaha the Browns are totally gonna hire McDaniels. hahahahahahahahahahaha

[rawaction]

He's got some really nice pieces with that D there, that's for sure.

 

Yeah, the defense wasn't bad as is. If he can take them to the next level and Tedford is even Ron Turner as OC, that's a crazy tough division. Carolina and NO are both 11+ win teams. Atlanta suffered major injuries and is just 1 year removed from best record in the league, and plays a last place schedule next year. It's almost a given Lovie will win at least 7 games, and if Glennon improves at all, they've got a good shot at a winning record.

[Banedon]

Marinelli's going to be the DC and Tedford is going to be the OC. Interesting choice on OC.

 

Are the Cowboys going to allow Marinelli to go?

[rawaction]

Marinelli's going to be the DC and Tedford is going to be the OC. Interesting choice on OC.

 

Are the Cowboys going to allow Marinelli to go?

 

Don't have a choice, this is a promotion for him. From DL coach to DC.

[Banedon]

Marinelli's going to be the DC and Tedford is going to be the OC. Interesting choice on OC.

 

Are the Cowboys going to allow Marinelli to go?

 

Don't have a choice, this is a promotion for him. From DL coach to DC.

 

Not true. They're only required to allow him to interview for a head coach promotion...

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/60290/cowboys-would-have-to-ok-marinelli-move

 

But if he wants to return to Tampa Bay -- he was a Buccanneers assistant from 1996-2005 -- and reunite with Smith, then he would need the Cowboys’ OK, according to multiple sources.

 

Marinelli is under contract to the Cowboys in 2014. The Cowboys could let him go if they choose, but they have blocked Joe DeCamillis and Tony Sparano in recent years from taking jobs with different teams while under contract. It is possible they could come up with some sort of compensation package to let Marinelli go.

 

Teams are only required to allow assistant coaches to interview for head-coaching vacancies.

 

But the feeling is the Cowboys do not want to lose Marinelli. He was forced to work with 19 different defensive linemen in 2013 because of injuries and poor play. The Cowboys' higher-ups liked what he brought to that group and the defense in particular.

[rawaction]

Oh my bad.

[Soul]

Hahahahaha the Browns are totally gonna hire McDaniels. hahahahahahahahahahaha

 

Really? Wow.

[Guest]

Marinelli's going to be the DC and Tedford is going to be the OC. Interesting choice on OC.

 

Are the Cowboys going to allow Marinelli to go?

 

Don't have a choice, this is a promotion for him. From DL coach to DC.

 

Not true. They're only required to allow him to interview for a head coach promotion...

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/60290/cowboys-would-have-to-ok-marinelli-move

 

But if he wants to return to Tampa Bay -- he was a Buccanneers assistant from 1996-2005 -- and reunite with Smith, then he would need the Cowboys’ OK, according to multiple sources.

 

Marinelli is under contract to the Cowboys in 2014. The Cowboys could let him go if they choose, but they have blocked Joe DeCamillis and Tony Sparano in recent years from taking jobs with different teams while under contract. It is possible they could come up with some sort of compensation package to let Marinelli go.

 

Teams are only required to allow assistant coaches to interview for head-coaching vacancies.

 

But the feeling is the Cowboys do not want to lose Marinelli. He was forced to work with 19 different defensive linemen in 2013 because of injuries and poor play. The Cowboys' higher-ups liked what he brought to that group and the defense in particular.

Marinelli's done the assistant head coach thing before, though. I think that would be a loophole to get him away from Dallas. Hire him as assistant head coach/DC.

[jersey cubs fan]

http://deadspin.com/i-was-an-nfl-player-until-i-was-fired-by-two-cowards-an-1493208214/@johncook

 

I think Chris Kluwe might be done playing in the NFL.

 

On Sept. 8, the head coach of the Vikings, Leslie Frazier, called me into his office after our morning special-teams meeting. I anticipated it would be about the letter (punters aren't generally called into the principal's office). Once inside, Coach Frazier immediately told me that I "needed to be quiet, and stop speaking out on this stuff" (referring to my support for same-sex marriage rights). I told Coach Frazier that I felt it was the right thing to do (what with supporting equality and all), and I also told him that one of his main coaching points to us was to be "good men" and to "do the right thing." He reiterated his fervent desire for me to cease speaking on the subject, stating that "a wise coach once told me there are two things you don't talk about in the NFL, politics and religion." I repeated my stance that this was the right thing to do, that equality is not something to be denied anyone, and that I would not promise to cease speaking out. At that point, Coach Frazier told me in a flat voice, "If that's what you feel you have to do," and the meeting ended. The atmosphere was tense as I left the room.

[jersey cubs fan]

Throughout the months of September, October, and November, Minnesota Vikings special-teams coordinator Mike Priefer would use homophobic language in my presence. He had not done so during minicamps or fall camp that year, nor had he done so during the 2011 season. He would ask me if I had written any letters defending "the gays" recently and denounce as disgusting the idea that two men would kiss, and he would constantly belittle or demean any idea of acceptance or tolerance. I tried to laugh these off while also responding with the notion that perhaps they were human beings who deserved to be treated as human beings. Mike Priefer also said on multiple occasions that I would wind up burning in hell with the gays, and that the only truth was Jesus Christ and the Bible. He said all this in a semi-joking tone, and I responded in kind, as I felt a yelling match with my coach over human rights would greatly diminish my chances of remaining employed. I felt uncomfortable each time Mike Priefer said these things. After all, he was directly responsible for reviewing my job performance, but I hoped that after the vote concluded in Minnesota his behavior would taper off and eventually stop.

 

Near the end of November, several teammates and I were walking into a specialist meeting with Coach Priefer. We were laughing over one of the recent articles I had written supporting same-sex marriage rights, and one of my teammates made a joking remark about me leading the Pride parade. As we sat down in our chairs, Mike Priefer, in one of the meanest voices I can ever recall hearing, said: "We should round up all the gays, send them to an island, and then nuke it until it glows." The room grew intensely quiet, and none of the players said a word for the rest of the meeting. The atmosphere was decidedly tense. I had never had an interaction that hostile with any of my teammates on this issue—some didn't agree with me, but our conversations were always civil and respectful. Afterward, several told me that what Mike Priefer had said was "messed up."

[Derwood]

Jocks are the [expletive] worst

[Guest]

Anyone see Kluwe's article in deadspin? I'm convinced he's been black balled. Makes me not want anything to do with Frazier.

[Guest]

Anyone see Kluwe's article in deadspin? I'm convinced he's been black balled. Makes me not want anything to do with Frazier.

Lol. I swear that post wasn't there before.