PatsWSB47

LOL, I guess the NFL needs to come up with a "Loony" Rule to prevent loony owners from keeping lousy coaches too long

terabthia2

She wanted to fire him but the Words Got in the Way.

TrueBeliever

What a farce. "We're confident that Tony is the best coach for us... now that we have publicly ruled everyone else out."

Looks like we won't have to worry about Miami in 2011.

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I don't bye the "slap on the face" arguement at all. It's business as usual in the NFL. Every year, half the coaches in the NFL are on the bubble and their names get dragged through the press. And every year, there is a 20-25% turnover in coaches. Don't believe for a second that owners and GMs aren't doing their due diligence, even if their coach remains. Just because you don't read if Jerry Jones has made contact with coaching candidates doesn't mean it's not happening. More often than not, these overtures don't get reported in the press. And just because Ross has been the most public doesn't mean he's the only owner exploring alternatives. The switch board to coach's agents and 3rd party NFL consultants is active 12 months a year. The "insiders" of the NFL is very small group and the exchange of information is business as usual. And I guarantee all the coaches on the hot seats know exactly who their owners are talking to. It's not disrespect, it's business as usual in the NFL.

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Rob0729

Well, they did rule everyone else out. Jim Harbaugh didn't want to coach in Miami so he clearly wasn't qualified.

stcjones

LOL....nice

Potstickas

They are obviously planning on tanking next season with the aim on the #1 pick and Luck.

It's completely embarrassing. The owners just slapped a big Lame Duck label on the HC's head. How do you expect the players to follow you at this point. He's already lost some his players this year. It's only a matter of time when a better candidate comes in or Sparano "retires".

With so many coaching, HC/coordinator vacancies this year, there should be some kind of contract clause in coaches contract that allows them to start interviewing if the owners screws them by publicly courting other candidates.

borg

Can you explain to me why....
Sporano=tank
Harbaugh=success

And can you explain to me why....
It is important that a coach feels "important"

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Potstickas

I explained it in my second paragraph. When you publicly show that you no longer have confidence in the HC, he is now a lame duck. Support from ownership is critical in a leadership role where perception plays a significant factor.

I didn't talk about Harbaugh. I'm not making any assumptions there. All I am saying is as a owner, you have to support your coach (publicly at least), if you don't, then fire the guy and get someone else in there, otherwise you cannot expect any level of success from the team.

aluminum seats

Disagree. Yes, there's always speculation. But that's far cry from frantically flying around the country to chase guys down, etc., when you still have a head coach.

If a team makes it that obvious they're not happy with their guy, they're inviting mutiny from the players. Idiotic.

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