NFL coaching and executives carousel: news and speculation

[Deus Irae]

Dean Pees will officially retire as Ravens defensive coordinator today http://bsun.md/2CyPh8t

 

[Deus Irae]

John Fox has also been fired

Busy morning for NFC North: Bears have parted ways with HC John Fox, Lions have parted ways with HC Jim Caldwell.

 

[luuked]

That Patricia/Lions thing was already more than a year in the making. I was actually surprised it didnt happen last year but then again the Jim Bob Cooter magic when they won 8 out of 9 before collapsing at the end of the season made it more difficult to do.

 

[Deus Irae]

Head Coach Update​

5 Jobs open:

Giants
Bears
Colts
Raiders
Lions


4 jobs still pending meetings/acknowledged decisions:

Texans
Broncos
Bengals
Cardinals


1 job which should be open, but appear safe:

Browns


1 job reportedly still undecided, with playoffs possibly playing a role:

Titans


1 job probably kept only because the team lost out on its preferred coach:

Bucs

 

[Rusty Coupe]

The coaching interviews will start this week with assistants on playoff teams with a first-round bye or whose seasons have ended. Mara will send out the consent forms Monday with he and Gettleman ready to hit the road. At the top of the list are Patriots coordinators Josh McDaniels and Matt Patricia in a hotelin the Gillette Stadium parking lot in Foxborough — assuming they each are interested in the job..

Texans coach Bill O’Brien’s future, due to friction with GM Rick Smith, became a bit less uncertain. Smith announced after the Texans loss in Indy that he will take an extended leave of absence to help care for his wife, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Now it seems likely O’Brien will remain with the Texans. He has one year left on his contract, so he could wind up with an extension.

But if things don’t work out, the Giants will be very interested in speaking to him.

Now the real work starts for Dave Gettleman and Giants/NYDN

 

[Love The Drake]

If Luck is healthy that's a great job for McDaniels.

Lowered expectations after Pagano debacles
No Grigson
Division still doesn't have a great team in it
3rd pick in each round of the draft
$85 million in cap space with the QB already locked up to a big deal for another 4 years
Most of the players on bad contracts from the Grigson days are gone and there's a full rebuild going on.

Plus Bill is making trades with the Colts so clearly he believes deflategate was purely a Grigson thing not a Colts thing.

Well if he accepts it this tells me Bill is planning to coach a while longer.
I'd like to see them go for fresh blood.
Detroit is smart if they get Patricia they want him to keep Cooter as OC.
If I'm Bill I might look at Bill Lazor.

 

[RobertWeathers]

If Luck is healthy that's a great job for McDaniels.

Lowered expectations after Pagano debacles
No Grigson
Division still doesn't have a great team in it
3rd pick in each round of the draft
$85 million in cap space with the QB already locked up to a big deal for another 4 years
Most of the players on bad contracts from the Grigson days are gone and there's a full rebuild going on.

Plus Bill is making trades with the Colts so clearly he believes deflategate was purely a Grigson thing not a Colts thing.

Dolts a great job? That owner? He's a slime.

 

[Deus Irae]

The Lions have asked for permission to interview Texans defensive coordinator Mike Vrabel for their newly vacant head coaching position.

 

[Ring 6]

One year as a coordinator, ranked 32 in points allowed in that one year. Wow.

 

[Deus Irae]

Sources: Jon Gruden interested in hiring Jets OC John Morton to be on his Raiders staff. NYJ will let Morton go if he wants. Story: http://nydn.us/2lADBtV

..."Listen, [the Raiders] will go through the process this week," he continued. "They have to comply with the Rooney Rule, they have to meet other candidates, and the general manager Reggie McKenzie will talk to other coaching candidates. But I think that's done as a safeguard in the event that Jon Gruden changes his mind because he's been so tough to pin down over the years. ... But again, all signs point to him being the Raiders coach....

...Schefter speculates that Gruden will officially be announced as the Raiders' new head coach in "about a week."

Report: Gruden to Raiders is 'going to happen' and he wants Jets OC in Oakland

 

[Deus Irae]

The Enquirer has learned that the #Bengals and Marvin Lewis will take a bit of time before reaching a decision on his future with the club.

Yes, Marvin communicated to his staff today it could be a day or a few before everything shakes out.

 

[TomPatriot]

Lol.

 

[Deus Irae]

The #Lions continue to seek to interview key defensive minds for their head coach position. They've requested to interview #Panthers DC Steve Wilks, source said. This won't be his last.

 

[Deus Irae]

Bengals' DC Paul Guenther, whose contract is now up, is an enviable position: he is expected to be a leading candidate to become Jon Gruden's DC in Oakland or could be HC candidate in Cincinnati depending on how the Marvin Lewis situations unfolds, per league source.

 

[Deus Irae]

Giants now have submitted requests to interview Patriots’ DC Matt Patricia and OC Josh McDaniels for their HC job, per source. This could be Patricia’s landing spot.

 

[GoBlue]

Well if he accepts it this tells me Bill is planning to coach a while longer.
I'd like to see them go for fresh blood.
Detroit is smart if they get Patricia they want him to keep Cooter as OC.
If I'm Bill I might look at Bill Lazor.

NO NO NO to Cooter or line coach Prince. Cooter has no imagination. Lions have more offensive weapons than most teams but they run the ball with lousy running backs.

 

[Deus Irae]

The #Raiders are confident Jon Gruden will say yes eventually, though he is being careful about doing so before they comply with the Rooney Rule and he is still on the books to broadcast a game Saturday for ESPN. Gruden is already planning to call plays, hire DC Paul Guenther.

 

[DropKickFlutie]

From a job stability standpoint, isn't the Bengals job actually pretty decent if Marvin steps away? That team has been bad/mediocre for 15 years and Lewis kept his job all that time .....

 

[RobertWeathers]

Well it seems as if both JMD and MP will move on. It's 2004 all over again.

Let's hope the year ends the same way.

 

[PatsBoy12]

Hearing on the radio that the Gints are interested in interviewing both Matty P and McD, but they are VERY interested in Matty P. This is in addition to everything we've already heard about the Lions.

In addition to the Bears having McD at the top of their list and the new (at least to me) information about the Gints, it is said that the Colts are also interested. Think he could make Luck realize the full potential if this happens? Or does he pull the surprise and jettison Luck for a 2nd rounder and name Brissett the starter? lol