NFL Coaching Carousel - 2012 offseason edition

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ts1227
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Jan 1, 2012 8:57pm
Heads will start to roll tomorrow (they may wait til Tuesday if they feel like watching Bowl games instead).

Here's what's out there so far:

OUT:
Raheem Morris (TB) (whole staff)
Steve Spagnuolo (STL) (and GM)

Interim to promote or replace:
MIA
KC
JAX

Safe:
Norv Turner (SD) wtf?

Other Rumors:
Jim Caldwell (IND), the Polians have already been shitcanned
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Jan 1, 2012 9:00pm
Crennel may get the KC job and Todd Bowles has done a nice job for Miami.
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Jan 1, 2012 9:02pm
Turner has to be gone. You can't miss the playoffs 2 years in a row in that division with that talent.

Already a rumor out there that AJ Smith might be gone from San Diego too, and that the Rams would snatch him up as GM and he would hire Gruden as head coach.
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Jan 1, 2012 9:03pm
Norv Turner should be fired because they couldn't win their division this year...and that's not saying a lot.
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Jan 1, 2012 9:03pm
Mulva;1034238 wrote:Turner has to be gone. You can't miss the playoffs 2 years in a row in that division with that talent.

Already a rumor out there that AJ Smith might be gone from San Diego too, and that the Rams would snatch him up as GM and he would hire Gruden as head coach.
That was on PFT recently, but Gruden came out this weekend (?) saying he's staying on TV.

http://wap.nfl.com/news/09000d5d82591c5c/gruden-tries-to-quell-rumors-says-hell-stay-in-tv-not-coach/
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Jan 1, 2012 9:31pm
The freaking St Louis Rams aren't getting Gruden
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dazedconfused
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Jan 1, 2012 10:13pm
can't believe somebody beat raheem morris in the pink slip parade
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BR1986FB
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Jan 1, 2012 10:18pm
If Spags and the GM are out in STL, that could effect their draft pick. Maybe the new coach/GM wants "their guy", takes RG3 and moves on from Bradford?
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Jan 1, 2012 10:34pm
^^ its being reported on espn. early tomorrow but no later than tuesday night it will be offical. it will be interesting who they grab as the HC and GM
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jordo212000
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Jan 1, 2012 10:57pm
Morris was on the hot seat at TB right away, had the good season last year and was "great young coach" and now he is back to being garbage
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stlouiedipalma
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Jan 2, 2012 12:28am
Local sports broadcast in STL (KSDK) is reporting that former Titans coach Jeff Fisher is believed to be the early frontrunner for the soon-to-be-vacant HC job for the Rams.
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Jan 2, 2012 11:55am
Raheem Morris is out. According to Adam Shefter.
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Jan 2, 2012 12:00pm
stlouiedipalma;1034558 wrote:Local sports broadcast in STL (KSDK) is reporting that former Titans coach Jeff Fisher is believed to be the early frontrunner for the soon-to-be-vacant HC job for the Rams.
If the Rams could get Fisher, that would be a good get. I doubt they pull that off though. St. Louis seems like a black hole though. I'd be more inclined to wait on a better job than that one.
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BR1986FB
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Jan 2, 2012 12:01pm
Skyhook79;1034774 wrote:Raheem Morris is out. According to Adam Shefter.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7413905/tampa-bay-buccaneers-fire-coach-raheem-morris-10-game-losing-skid
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Jan 2, 2012 12:05pm
Spag is out at St Louis.
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/rams-fire-coach-gm-dismal-year-15273741

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lso being reported by Shefter that Caldwell and Polian are on hot seat.
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jordo212000
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Jan 2, 2012 12:05pm
The Bucs quit on Morris. Ownership had no choice.
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jordo212000
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Jan 2, 2012 12:06pm
A great DC just became available (Spags)
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Jan 2, 2012 12:57pm
jordo212000;1034796 wrote:A great DC just became available (Spags)
i agree. his d was top notch when he was with the giants.
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BR1986FB
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Jan 2, 2012 3:07pm
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Jan 2, 2012 3:33pm
BR1986FB;1034367 wrote:If Spags and the GM are out in STL, that could effect their draft pick. Maybe the new coach/GM wants "their guy", takes RG3 and moves on from Bradford?

Good point
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Jan 2, 2012 3:34pm
Maybe I missed it in here but I've seen stuff about Cowher going to San Diego
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Jan 3, 2012 2:55pm
Chargers bringing back Norv Turner and AJ Smith. Wow.
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Jan 3, 2012 2:58pm
lol
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BR1986FB
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Jan 3, 2012 3:13pm
Mulva;1036992 wrote:Chargers bringing back Norv Turner and AJ Smith. Wow.
Definition of "insanity." :D
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Jan 3, 2012 3:21pm
Mulva;1036992 wrote:Chargers bringing back Norv Turner and AJ Smith. Wow.
That puts them on the short list for "pro franchises with the most retarded ownership". Norv sucks as a coach, always underachieves and now can't even make the playoffs with a team that AT THE LEAST should be talented enough to win a division where 8-8 is good enough to be first. And Smith's just as bad at GM-ing as Turner is at coaching.

Just laughable on just about every level.