Christian Ponder might not be able to go for Vikings | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports

Christian Ponder might not be able to go for Vikings | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports: "The Minnesota Vikings may be without their starting quarterback when they hit the Lambeau Field turf this evening. According to Dan Wiederer, Vikings beat writer for the Star Tribune, it's looking "more and more likely" than Ponder's right elbow injury will prevent him from playing against the Green Bay Packers in the wild-card round.
"Still no final word. But Vikings much closer to Plan B," Wiederer reported on Twitter early Saturday afternoon.
"Plan B" would be backup quarterback Joe Webb, who last threw a pass in the Vikings' 2011 regular-season finale against the Chicago Bears. Third-stringer McLeod Bethel-Thompson may also be active for the first time this season. Webb took more reps in practice this past week than he usually does."

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Manning: McCoy 'ready' to become head coach - chicagotribune.com

Manning: McCoy 'ready' to become head coach - chicagotribune.com: "ENGLEWOOD, Colo. --Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy is ready to become a head coach in the estimation of Peyton Manning.

The Broncos practiced Wednesday for the first time this week during their bye as the top seed in the AFC playoffs, and players in the locker room gave complete support to McCoy, who is scheduled to be interviewed by Chicago Bears general manager Phil Emery this weekend. McCoy also has interviews lined up with the Arizona Cardinals and Buffalo Bills. Rumors are more teams could be involved at some point, although all interviews must be completed by Sunday evening. Then, McCoy is off limits until the Broncos’ season ends."

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Mike Sullivan will interview for Chicago Bears job - NFL.com

Mike Sullivan will interview for Chicago Bears job - NFL.com: "With that in mind, NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported Monday that the Bears are expected to interview Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Mike Sullivan for their vacant head coach position, according to a source informed of the process.

The Bears have additional interviews scheduled with Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy and Atlanta Falcons special teams coordinator Keith Armstrong, according to Sean Jensen of the Chicago the Sun-Times."

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Chicago Bears: Weak offense costs Lovie Smith job as Chicago Bears coach - chicagotribune.com

Chicago Bears: Weak offense costs Lovie Smith job as Chicago Bears coach - chicagotribune.com: "It is not often NFL teams fire head coaches after 10-win seasons, but it is even rarer for coaches to retain their jobs after failing to reach the playoffs five times in six years.

So it was not surprising Monday morning when the Bears fired Lovie Smith less than 24 hours after his team defeated the Lions to finish 10-6 but still missed the postseason, becoming just the second team since the 12-team playoff format was established in 1990 to miss the playoffs after a 7-1 start."

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