Furd Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 reports local radio. Some of us were worried that this would not happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Trick Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Just like the Chiefs......BLOW that thing up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 so is Mangini apparently.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Pretty obvious move but I thought he suffered through this season with considerable dignity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarina Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 so is Mangini apparently.. Now that's some karma right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 so is Mangini apparently.. http://www.wcbs880.com/Reports--Eric-Mangi...d-Coach/3569753 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalaby Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 What's the rumor mill saying about Herm Edwards and Marvin Lewis? Both should be fired IMO. I'm a Bills fan and I think Jauron should be canned as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterOff Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Lions fire Marinelli; Mayhew named GM, Lewand team president http://www.freep.com/article/20081229/SPORTS01/81229015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Childress' play calling in the last 30 seconds of the game yesterday should be grounds for an immediate dismissal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pig devilz Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I'm a Bills fan and I think Jauron should be canned as well. i honestly haven't seen enough of Jauron this year to say he should be canned, but in yesterdays game against the Patriots he made some very curious play calls that cost his team.....and the call against the Jets 2 weeks ago, very poor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Childress' play calling in the last 30 seconds of the game yesterday should be grounds for an immediate dismissal. No kidding. That was astounding stuff - he'd have been history but for Longwell and the Bears choke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalaby Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Forgot about Childress - he stinks as well. He was bailed out yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalaby Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 i honestly haven't seen enough of Jauron this year to say he should be canned, but in yesterdays game againstthe Patriots he made some very curious play calls that cost his team.....and the call against the Jets 2 weeks ago, very poor A lot of that kind of stuff from him - just too much of a history of uninspired play and a complete lack of imagination on offense. I don't think he's the absolute worst coach out there, but the Bills are stuck in neutral and I don't see them suddenly becoming a consistent playoff contender with Jauron at the helm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Any speculation on who is next for the Detroit poisoned chalice HC job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepinmofo Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 A lot of that kind of stuff from him - just too much of a history of uninspired play and a complete lack of imagination on offense. I don't think he's the absolute worst coach out there, but the Bills are stuck in neutral and I don't see them suddenly becoming a consistent playoff contender with Jauron at the helm. This is about as accurate an assesment of the Bills coaching there is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 Lions fire Marinelli; Mayhew named GM, Lewand team president http://www.freep.com/article/20081229/SPORTS01/81229015 So much for a clean sweep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABearWithFurniture Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Any speculation on who is next for the Detroit poisoned chalice HC job? Pretty cush job IMHO...the bar has been set so low an earthworm could rise above it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 So much for a clean sweep. I am pissed off by this. So they promote two guys who are part of the Millen era instead of reaching out for a proven winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefjay Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 (edited) I am pissed off by this. So they promote two guys who are part of the Millen era instead of reaching out for a proven winner. yeah, Ford Sr. still at it. Why not go after a proven GM / President. Parcells may be on the market, etc...etc... Maybe Martin Mayhew (MM) would be a good GM but why take that chance here, he was Millen's right hand man. I mean serously. Edited December 29, 2008 by chiefjay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 yeah, Ford Sr. still at it. Why not go after a proven GM / President. Parcells may be on the market, etc...etc... Maybe Martin Mayhew (MM) would be a good GM but why take that chance here, he was Millen's right hand man. I mean serously. Yeah, I don't understand this as well. Why keep two guys who have been part of the losing culture and promote them to GM/President. Why wouldn't you blow the entire team up and start from scratch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egret Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I am pissed off by this. So they promote two guys who are part of the Millen era instead of reaching out for a proven winner. Ford said he will bring in another front-office employee, but that new hire might not have full power over personnel matters. With Mayhew heading the talent evaluation department and Lewand managing the business side, it's unclear where the new hire would fit in -- unless it is a new coach who gets some say in personnel. In either event, Lewand and Mayhew will conduct the search process for this employee. Meh. I'm actually a little surprised that Marinelli got fired. WCF really liked him. They gave Millen so much room for error that I figured they would let Marinelli lose another season. Who knows what is going on in Ford land; it's obviously a mess. Maybe the Fords are afraid to give one person too much power after the Millen fiasco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egret Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I am pissed off by this. So they promote two guys who are part of the Millen era instead of reaching out for a proven winner. Bill Polian likes Mayhew. Last week I was at the same college football game as the best general manager in professional football, Indy's Bill Polian. At halftime of the Kansas State-Louisville game, I picked Polian's brain about young GM prospects. To my great surprise he was extremely high on Mayhew, who was just promoted to assistant GM in Detroit. Polian is convinced that Mayhew has a deep understanding of personnel and a tremendous work ethic. Mayhew was one of only four guys Polian identified as a future GM. If you don't know, Polian built the Buffalo Bills Super Bowl teams, the Carolina Panthers team that advanced to the Super Bowl and, of course, the Indianapolis Colts squad that won it all. He knows what it takes to build a winner. Mayhew might be worth hanging onto for a year or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 All you need to know about Jauron is that they practice indoors. INDOORS! That means that winter home games are essentially away games for them since they've no cold weather conditioning. So does McCarthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTSuper7 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I am pissed off by this. So they promote two guys who are part of the Millen era instead of reaching out for a proven winner. Maybe they hire an outside consultant to help them out (i.e. Parcells). They need someone who knows how to evaluate the talent pool to get the best value out there in the draft and on the free agent market. They have about the worst team chemistry imaginable and have been poorly coached for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Detroit is going to give extensions to its management team already in place — Tom Lewand as president and Martin Meyhew as general manager, who will both select a new head coach. I expect them to talk to Tom Heckert of the Eagles and Jimmy Raye Jr. of the Chargers as a potential vice president of personnel. I hope this front office has a great Power Point presentation to convince the next coach they can find talented players. I’ve always felt that past performance predicts future achievement, and part of hiring a head coach is convincing him that you can find talent to help him win. http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2008/1...tavern-talk-89/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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