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According to this article, only one coach not named Bill Belichick.
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Bill Belichick, New England (102-42, 9 years) - He seems content for now, but someday, Belichick (under contract through 2013) will leave New England on his own terms.
Interesting to note that about a third of the NFL coaches are in the first full season (11), and almost the same number (10) are considered to be in a "win or else" situation entering the 2009 season. Those in that category according to this article are Carolina's John Fox, Jacksonville's Jack Del Rio, San Diego's Norv Turner, Houston's Gary Kubiak, Cincinnati's Marvin Lewis, Dallas' Wade Phillips, Buffalo's Dick Jauron, Minnesota's Brad Childress, Oakland's Tom Cable, and Washington's Jim Zorn.
If I had to pick who will be the first to, my guess is Zorn. After spending all that money on Albert Haynesworth and DeAngelo Hall, Dan Snyder has probably convinced himself that Washington is a Super Bowl contender.
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According to this article, only one coach not named Bill Belichick.
Interesting to note that about a third of the NFL coaches are in the first full season (11), and almost the same number (10) are considered to be in a "win or else" situation entering the 2009 season. Those in that category according to this article are Carolina's John Fox, Jacksonville's Jack Del Rio, San Diego's Norv Turner, Houston's Gary Kubiak, Cincinnati's Marvin Lewis, Dallas' Wade Phillips, Buffalo's Dick Jauron, Minnesota's Brad Childress, Oakland's Tom Cable, and Washington's Jim Zorn.
If I had to pick who will be the first to, my guess is Zorn. After spending all that money on Albert Haynesworth and DeAngelo Hall, Dan Snyder has probably convinced himself that Washington is a Super Bowl contender.
My pick and one that I think won't even be close in this bunch is Norv Turner who IMO has the 2nd best team in the NFL this year with talent flowing everywhere and if Merrimen is fully back from his injury and Tomlinson is ready to return to his pre-2004 team then SD should definately be a SB contender -
If they go anywhere near 8-8 with that roster, Turner is gone before snow falls,guaranteed AJ Smith and the owner won't tolerate another subpar year.
Right now I would bet SD and NE to meet again in January unless Norv messes things up
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My pick and one that I think won't even be close in this bunch is Norv Turner who IMO has the 2nd best team in the NFL this year with talent flowing everywhere and if Merrimen is fully back from his injury and Tomlinson is ready to return to his pre-2004 team then SD should definately be a SB contender -
If they go anywhere near 8-8 with that roster, Turner is gone before snow falls,guaranteed AJ Smith and the owner won't tolerate another subpar year.
Right now I would bet SD and NE to meet again in January unless Norv messes things up
Yeah, I agree Norv will be on the hot seat if the Chargers struggle. The main reason I didn't pick him over Zorn though is because I doubt San Diego will have any problems in that division that year. The Chiefs and Broncos appear to be in a rebuilding year, which would leave the Raiders as a strong possibility to finish second.
I'm guessing that with Merriman back Turner won't give AJ Smith a reason to fire him - at least until the playoffs start.
Yeah, I agree Norv will be on the hot seat if the Chargers struggle. The main reason I didn't pick him over Zorn though is because I doubt San Diego will have any problems in that division that year. The Chiefs and Broncos appear to be in a rebuilding year, which would leave the Raiders as a strong possibility to finish second.
I'm guessing that with Merriman back Turner won't give AJ Smith a reason to fire him - at least until the playoffs start.
Yeah,I think SD could win that division by nearly as much of a gap as the 2007 Pats did in the East
I liked this article -- light-hearted, opinionated, well-informed and provocative. Thanks for the link.
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Yeah,I think SD could win that division by nearly as much of a gap as the 2007 Pats did in the East
I could see the division looking like this...
SD 13-3
Oak 9-7
KC 7-9
DEN 6-10
i think we won in 06 by 5 games, it doesn't matter how much we win the division by, (if we win it) if we lose our first playoff game. we have to have some type of success in the playoffs.
if norv doesn't get to the playoffs, regardless if losing merriman again is the reason, or if we lose our first playoff game, he's going to be fired.
the offense under norv, has been exceptional, #2 in scoring in the nfl last season, and produced the #1 qb
the defense without merriman, was horrible until december.
hopefully rivera can help but i think the real help is merriman, the defense will sink or swim because of him (or if larry english has what it takes to step in if need be)
He puts Mike Tomlin in the same Untouchable category as BB.
Keep in mind the article is about job security, not "who is the best Head Coach." The last time Pittsburgh fired their head coach was what, back in the '60s?
Actually with that theme the Raiders and Steelers both deserve a category of their own on each end of the scale.
JMO but Tomlin hasn't earned the same job security as BB, at least not yet,that's why I was surprised to see his name there. JMHO but I think BB stands alone in that category. BB's not only won 3 SB's but he's had this team in the post season every year except 2. Tomlin doesn't even come close.
NFL Coaching Security - Who Has It?
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