NFL Coaching Rumors and Moves

Anyone notice Detroit won their last 4 games? Pretty Impressive

Anyone notice Detroit won their last 4 games? Pretty Impressive

Yeah Stafford looked awesome!.....oh wait,

Happy to see the Lions finish strong

Yea good for Detroit, those folks havn't seen a good team since Barry Sanders, Now they need to get Stafford healthy for a whole season

I'm sure they study film, but so what. It's not the same as studying and knowing what's going around the league and preparing a team week in and week out. I'm not saying they would be utter failures or anything, but what NFL coach has returned from a layoff and taken a team on a Super Bowl run or deep into the playoffs.

Sure if you want a marquee name to fill the seats and win a few games here and there, no problem. But I think the best minds in football are the ones that are active. Cower and Gruden have been out like three seasons now, right?

It's not?

I'd bet they know more about the league as a whole than most active coaches, who are more focused on their weekly opponents than what's going on league wide.

Point is they're not far removed from the game and understanding what's the newest flavor as far as schemes or philosophies. A couple of years removed, not a huge deal. 10 years away like Gibbs, Vermeil, etc., and there's going to be a learning curve coming back.

Retreads don't always replicate their past success simply because it's just that hard to win in this league consistently, and a variety of other factors.

REALLY? Your joking right

He's a terrible HC

Not joking at all.

He's a good fit there, who else has been able to win anything there since the 80s?

Before he came along, the Bengals hadn't had a winning season since 1990. His first two seasons he had them at .500 and by year 3 they were 11-5 in the playoffs.

I see what your saying Matt but in all honesty his overall record is poor and in 8 seasons hasn't won a playoff game, and look at some of his seasons and they are zorn like.. He's a damn good defensive coord, but it's as a HC Its time for him to get the ax.

I would be very leery of any coach, regardless of his credentials, who has been out of coaching more than a year. The game just changes so fast and the culture seems to be constantly evolving. It was pretty evident that even Shanahan, at times, had challenges adjusting during games and handling multiple personalities.

If I'm the owner of a team in need of a head coach, I'm staying away from Jon Gruden and Bill Cowher. They've acclimated to studio life and being TV personalities, I just think it would take some time for them to start working 16 hour days and juggling an NFL roster.
Joe Gibbs was out of football for 15 years cam in and took the worst managed roster to the playoffs twice in four years.

I see what your saying Matt but in all honesty his overall record is poor and in 8 seasons hasn't won a playoff game, and look at some of his seasons and they are zorn like.. He's a damn good defensive coord, but it's as a HC Its time for him to get the ax.

Cincy's scouting dept is considered the joke of the league

That whole organization is a joke

Cincy's scouting dept is considered the joke of the league

Why? B/c they are understaffed? B/c couldn't find talent if it walked up an smacked them in the head?

All of a sudden I have visions Mike Brown giving a tour of the facilities to a potential new coach, opening a closet door, and inside is some ancient guy with rolls of old 8mm film watching film clips from the 1986 Fiesta Bowl. Mike then says "and this is Barney, our scouting department."