Showing posts with label NFL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NFL. Show all posts
Sunday, January 6, 2013
9:22 PM
Saturday, January 5, 2013
3:12 PM
sebastian
Brian Kelly, NFL, Nick Saban
Nick Saban, Brian Kelly dodge NFL questions, turn focus to BCS | Detroit Free Press | freep.com: "MIAMI -- Nick Saban did not come right out and say he won't be coaching in the NFL â?? he might have learned his lesson on that topic â?? but Alabama's coach sounded very much Saturday like he's not interested in leaving Alabama.
"I don't have any unfinished business in the NFL," Saban said at the BCS National Championship media day, adding: "That's not something that I'm concerned about, it's not something I'm thinking about, it's not even something that I want to do. I want to be a college coach."
His counterpart in the title game, Notre Dame's Brian Kelly, was less definitive. Though he protested, "I'm not trying to be evasive," Kelly was at least elusive. Both coaches have been linked in recent speculation to NFL"
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"I don't have any unfinished business in the NFL," Saban said at the BCS National Championship media day, adding: "That's not something that I'm concerned about, it's not something I'm thinking about, it's not even something that I want to do. I want to be a college coach."
His counterpart in the title game, Notre Dame's Brian Kelly, was less definitive. Though he protested, "I'm not trying to be evasive," Kelly was at least elusive. Both coaches have been linked in recent speculation to NFL"
It's the 10 best non-Super Bowl NFL playoff games since 2000 - ESPN: "What makes a great playoff game?
Sometimes, it’s a flurry of points. Or it could be a great comeback, a big mistake, a clutch performance, strange weather (or a stranger call) or a play no one has ever seen before. And, in the most remarkable games, all those elements make an appearance.
There are memorable playoff games every season, but here we offer a top 10 of the best of the best in the NFL -- Super Bowls excluded -- since 2000:
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Sometimes, it’s a flurry of points. Or it could be a great comeback, a big mistake, a clutch performance, strange weather (or a stranger call) or a play no one has ever seen before. And, in the most remarkable games, all those elements make an appearance.
There are memorable playoff games every season, but here we offer a top 10 of the best of the best in the NFL -- Super Bowls excluded -- since 2000:
"
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Andy Reid’s ’95 percent’ chance seems to have moved from Arizona to Kansas City | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports: "When it comes to CoachWatch rumors before said coaches are actually hired, it's best to heed the advice of the immortal Marvin Gaye: "Believe half of what you see, son, and none of what you hear." This is always a fluid process, and no process has been more so than the one involving former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid. Just a day after every NFL insider seemed to have the Arizona Cardinals as Reid's next destination, it now appears as if Reid is about to become the Kansas City Chiefs' new head coach. He would replace Romeo Crennel, who was fired on Monday, just as Reid was.
SI.com's Peter King notes that the Chiefs interviewed Atlanta Falcons special teams coach Keith Armstrong on Tuesday, which would satisfy the NFL's "Rooney Rule" requirement that a minority candidate be interviewed for every head coaching position."
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SI.com's Peter King notes that the Chiefs interviewed Atlanta Falcons special teams coach Keith Armstrong on Tuesday, which would satisfy the NFL's "Rooney Rule" requirement that a minority candidate be interviewed for every head coaching position."
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
- 6:32 PM
- sebastian
- Chip Kelly, NFL
Chip Kelly of Oregon Ducks focused on Fiesta Bowl despite NFL interest - ESPN: "The are-you-going-to-the-NFL questions haven't let up in the five days since and only figure to pick up after seven coaches were fired Monday.
SportsNation: Chip Kelly's Future
Chip Kelly's name has come up in a number of situations related to open NFL head coaching jobs. Will he leave Oregon once the season is over?
Cast your votes!
Deflection has been Kelly's defense since the rumors started and it was no different after all those NFL openings cropped up.
"I've got a game to play," Kelly said during the Fiesta Bowl's media day on Monday. "We're playing in the Fiesta Bowl. That's the biggest thing in my life. If I allowed other things to get into my life, then they would be distractions, but there aren't. Our focus 100 percent is on the Fiesta Bowl.""
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SportsNation: Chip Kelly's Future
Chip Kelly's name has come up in a number of situations related to open NFL head coaching jobs. Will he leave Oregon once the season is over?
Cast your votes!
Deflection has been Kelly's defense since the rumors started and it was no different after all those NFL openings cropped up.
"I've got a game to play," Kelly said during the Fiesta Bowl's media day on Monday. "We're playing in the Fiesta Bowl. That's the biggest thing in my life. If I allowed other things to get into my life, then they would be distractions, but there aren't. Our focus 100 percent is on the Fiesta Bowl.""
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Firing coaches is poetic justice in NFL, but there's no guarantee for improvement - ESPN: "To a certain extent this is poetic justice. The sole goal of an NFL football operation is to win. (The goal of the business side is to make money, which is another story.) If the football part of the franchise doesn't win, by definition the coaches and front-office types have done a poor job. Their huge salaries are justified by "the buck stops here" claims. So if the team does badly, the buck should stop for coaches, assistants and general managers.
The situation is different in college football, at least in theory. For a college football coach, victory is only one of several objectives. If players graduate, if the team represents the school in a positive manner and attracts students and donations, a college football coach can have a good season despite losses. One of the things wrong with NCAA football is that increasingly it is treated, including by ESPN, like pro football -- as if all that mattered was wins. But at least in theory, a college football coach can do a good job even if his team loses."
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The situation is different in college football, at least in theory. For a college football coach, victory is only one of several objectives. If players graduate, if the team represents the school in a positive manner and attracts students and donations, a college football coach can have a good season despite losses. One of the things wrong with NCAA football is that increasingly it is treated, including by ESPN, like pro football -- as if all that mattered was wins. But at least in theory, a college football coach can do a good job even if his team loses."
Monday, December 31, 2012
- 7:02 PM
- sebastian
- Chicago Bears, NFL
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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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."
- 4:15 PM
- sebastian
- NFL, world news
Reid Among 7 NFL Coaches Sacked in Firing Frenzy - ABC News: "Seven coaches and five general managers were fired Monday in a flurry of pink slips that were delivered the day after the regular-season ended.
There could be more, but so far the sent-packing scorecard looks like this:
Andy Reid in Philadelphia, Lovie Smith in Chicago, and Ken Whisenhunt in Arizona, all coaches who took teams to the Super Bowl, Norv Turner in San Diego, Pat Shurmur in Cleveland, Romeo Crennel in Kansas City and Chan Gailey in Buffalo.
Three teams made it a clean sweep, saying goodbye to the GM along with the coach — San Diego, Cleveland, Arizona. General managers also were fired in Jacksonville and in New York, where Rex Ryan held onto his coaching job with the Jets despite a losing record."
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There could be more, but so far the sent-packing scorecard looks like this:
Andy Reid in Philadelphia, Lovie Smith in Chicago, and Ken Whisenhunt in Arizona, all coaches who took teams to the Super Bowl, Norv Turner in San Diego, Pat Shurmur in Cleveland, Romeo Crennel in Kansas City and Chan Gailey in Buffalo.
Three teams made it a clean sweep, saying goodbye to the GM along with the coach — San Diego, Cleveland, Arizona. General managers also were fired in Jacksonville and in New York, where Rex Ryan held onto his coaching job with the Jets despite a losing record."
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