NFL Coaching Rumors and Moves

Well... There goes my fire Haslett, hire Fisher idea.

ESPN: Fisher not headed to Philly (http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/24728/fisher-not-headed-to-philly)

Lol, any team that gets Fischer as a DC will be extremely lucky. Fisher is a head coach and he'll have his pick of the litter when he's ready to work again. Either way some team is going to pay him a lot of money to work for them.

Sounds like Alex smith will be staying on SF, Harbaugh said he's "excited to work with him" of course MS said the same about JC

Sorta off topic... I'm sure it was mentioned but I either forgot or missed it. Virginia has a UFL team this year the "Virginia Destroyers".
Virginia Destroyers | UFL (http://www.ufl-football.com/virginia-destroyers)

The GM is Doug Williams.
Front Office | UFL (http://www.ufl-football.com/virginia-destroyers/front-office)

John Gruden's brother Jay Gruden is the HC.
Staff Roster | UFL (http://www.ufl-football.com/virginia-destroyers/staff-roster)

The Dance Team Co-ordinator is Kimberly Vaughn who was a 8 yr vet of the Washington Redskins.
Virginia Destroyers Announce Dance Team Coordinator | UFL (http://www.ufl-football.com/news/virginia-destroyers-announce-dance-team-coordinator)

Interesting.

Sorta off topic... I'm sure it was mentioned but I either forgot or missed it. Virginia has a UFL team this year the "Virginia Destroyers".
Virginia Destroyers | UFL (http://www.ufl-football.com/virginia-destroyers)

The GM is Doug Williams.
Front Office | UFL (http://www.ufl-football.com/virginia-destroyers/front-office)

John Gruden's brother Jay Gruden is the HC.
Staff Roster | UFL (http://www.ufl-football.com/virginia-destroyers/staff-roster)

The Dance Team Co-ordinator is Kimberly Vaughn who was a 8 yr vet of the Washington Redskins.
Virginia Destroyers Announce Dance Team Coordinator | UFL (http://www.ufl-football.com/news/virginia-destroyers-announce-dance-team-coordinator)

Interesting.


Where in VA do they play their games?

Where in VA do they play their games?

Virginia Beach/Norfolk. I want to say they said at the Norfolk Scope.

Virginia Beach/Norfolk. I want to say they said at the Norfolk Scope.

They play here

Virginia Beach Sportsplex - Sportsplex Stadium (http://beachsportsplex.com/venue/sportsplex-stadium/)

Shanahan's decisions weren't consistent with team rebuilding even if everything turned out rosy. After three years, they all would likely beecome ineffective and we would need to replace them again. That's why I said his strategy was "win soon" the past offseason. He believed those old guys go provide enough to win it all before age hit them about three years from last offseason. You bring in short-term players to finish the puzzle, not start it. If he really wanted to "win in a couple of years and then keep on winning for many years after that", he would have been scouring the planet for as many good long-term players as he could find.

Not necessarily. You bring in veteran guys that have been mildly successful in the league to challenge any new blood that you bring into the franchise. Those veteran guys push those rookies and second year players, mentor them and shape them into better players. There were A LOT of holes to be filled, more holes than we had draft picks for. It is unrealistic to think that you're going to rebuild each and every position or at least 80% of the roster with rookies and second year guys all within a year, because the team just didn't have the draft picks.

Sure, Shanahan wanted to win as soon as possible. Why would any NFL coach not want to win as soon as possible? I wouldn't respect the coach if he didn't do whatever he thought was necessary to get the team in a position to win right away. It sometimes works, and it sometimes doesn't, but having those veterans at least serve as on field, game action, coaches for the young guys and that is a very valuable tool to have. And, if MS didn't think the veterans were getting the job done, he would cut them.

Again, I think you are missing the fact that this team was 4-12 in 2009, not 12-4. There is/was A LOT for MS to do in order to turn this team around. Look, the team got progressively younger toward the end of the season. We've seen young guys step up and perform rather well. You're just going to have to be patient with this coaching regime or either go be a Baltimore Ravens fan or something.

They play here

Virginia Beach Sportsplex - Sportsplex Stadium (http://beachsportsplex.com/venue/sportsplex-stadium/)


Ah! OK! I wonder how successful this league will be? Seems like playing their games during the NFL season would be the kiss of death.

Ah! OK! I wonder how successful this league will be? Seems like playing their games during the NFL season would be the kiss of death.

They don't play during the NFL season. I think they play during the spring.

They don't play during the NFL season. I think they play during the spring.

They play mid-September to end of November