EAT SEAN 11 MONTHS. FIRE THE REST Writes our man Mike Fisher: “Welcome again to the NFL, Houston Texans. You are nearly an actual, stay, viable skilled franchise once more. … All since you put in an interview request for Sean Payton.
Payton is the “promenade king” of this Coaching Carousel, by far essentially the most confirmed commodity among the many “new” potential head coaches. We do not really want to rattle off his resume, however … In 16 seasons with the Saints as head coach, Payton helped information the workforce to seven division titles, three NFC Championship Games (2006, 2009, and 2018) and a victory in Super Bowl XLIV.
And Fish’s suggestion for the hapless Texans, ought to Payton really have an interest?
Complete management. Like Belichick. Like Popovich. And all people else will get the hell out of his approach.
Fish’s Sean Payton column is right here.
JAN 11 2 OC MOVES? The Jets parting methods with offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur, league sources inform CowboysSI.com. … a shuffle that’s taking place simply as Dallas’ Kellen Moore – “the neatest man in each room!” – enters the Coaching Carousel as a candidate for the highest job in Carolina.
JAN 10 WASHINGTON FIRING The Washington Commanders are on the lookout for a brand new offensive coordinator after firing Scott Turner on Tuesday.
Turner, 40, coordinated the Commanders offense for 3 seasons on Ron Rivera’s employees, however Washington completed twentieth in whole offense this season, averaging 330.3 yards per recreation.
There are quite a lot of candidates who may very well be linked to the job, however maybe the most important identify may very well be former Denver Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett, who was fired on Dec. 26 after going simply 4-11 via 15 video games.
The huge purpose he was employed by the Broncos was his success in main Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to an MVP award in 2021 in his age-37 season.
Rodgers is predicted to be a free agent this offseason and may very well be on the lookout for a change of surroundings, particularly after the Packers missed the playoffs with an 8-9 file.
It’s a longshot for Rodgers to maneuver to Washington DC in 2023, however there was curiosity for him to come back to the nation’s capital when he was mulling his future a 12 months in the past. But if he have been to go, bringing alongside his former offensive coordinator may elevate the Commanders from a very good workforce to one of many league’s elite.
Turner is in fact the son of former Cowboys Super Bowl-winning coordinator and Washington head coach Norv Turner.
JAN 10: DQ RESPONDS, HARBAUGH VISITS The Dallas Cowboys completed the common season with a disappointing 26-6 loss on the street to the Washington Commanders, however that has not slowed the curiosity in league circles in Dan Quinn as a head coach.
But on Monday, Quinn himself “slowed down” issues only a bit.
“Anybody asks you, you are flattered,…” Quinn mentioned Monday inside The Star concerning the interview request from the Broncos. “So excellent the place my toes are and having fun with, after which we’re gonna (have) a kick-ass week.”
That is the Cowboys’ protection coordinator’s moderately normal reply to such questions, however additionally it is the reality in how he conducts his enterprise. Yes, Quinn is but once more a candidate for the Denver job, a emptiness he interviewed for a 12 months in the past earlier than Denver in the end selected Nathaniel Hackett.
JAN 9: KLIFF FIRED Last March, Texas native Kliff Kingsbury signed a six-year extension as the pinnacle coach of the Cardinals.
And now it is over.
Kingsbury led the Cardinals to a file of 4–13, their worst file since Kingsbury arrived in Arizona, and now he is been fired.
JAN 9 QUINN DENVER REQUEST Dan Quinn and the Cowboys have acquired from Denver a request to interview the defensive coordinator, as first reported by NFL Network.
Quinn was a finalist for a similar job a 12 months in the past. Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones has vowed to maintain Quinn working at The Star once more.
JAN 8 LOVIE OUT, EAGLES COACH IN? Houston Texans coach Lovie Smith has been fired, and sources inform us the Texans and Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon may have mutual curiosity transferring ahead.
Smith completed 3-13-1 in his lone season in cost.
Several league sources have labeled Gannon as a prime candidate for the Texans’ potential opening after he made a powerful impression throughout two interviews final season earlier than the Texans promoted Smith from defensive coordinator.
Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and Broncos defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero are different extremely regarded candidates.
JAN 8: QUINN VS. THE DENVER FIELD Sean Payton’s individuals have whispered that he’s not within the Denver Broncos. And Jim Harbaugh this week got here proper out and mentioned he is planning on staying on the University of Michigan.
Both have been … um … fibbing. And what they really resolve to do figures to impression the Dallas Cowboys teaching employees, particularly defensive coordinator Dan Quinn and offensive coordinator Kellen Moore.
Read all about it right here.
JAN 8: LOVIE OUT? Sources inform us that coach Lovie Smith’s job safety is taken into account to be in critical hazard heading into the ultimate recreation of one other dismal season for the Texans. Furthermore, we’re advised Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon and Houston would have mutual curiosity if the job comes open. Stay tuned…
JAN 8: PEES RETIRING? Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees is not any stranger to hanging up the play sheet.
Pees, 73, is the NFL’s oldest coach and has retired twice, as soon as following the 2017 season with the Baltimore Ravens earlier than reversing course a month later and becoming a member of the Tennessee Titans, and once more two years later, in the end coming again to teaching after a season off as soon as Arthur Smith took the pinnacle teaching job in Atlanta.
And if he retires once more? Here’s the in-house record for the Falcons jump-up.
JAN 2: ‘DUMB’ MOVE – RON IN JEOPARDY? Cowboys at Commanders comes on the heels of this story: “Dumb’ Coach Ron Rivera Getting Fired by Dan Snyder?” This is value monitoring … all due to a dedication to Carson Wentz.
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