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NFL Coaching & Front Office Changes for the 2015 season (1 Viewer)

Faust

Faust

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I know that there is a thread discussing coaches who are on the 'hot seat' for the 2014 season; however, this thread is for discussing the impact that these changes will have for the upcoming year.

Here is the thread from last year:

http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=702405&hl=%20coaching%20%20changes&page=1

A great example of how helpful this thread was the discussion on the Bengals for example, with the shift from the passing focus under Gruden to more of a run based offense.

 
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Rotoworld:

Jim Harbaugh - C - Free Agent

49ers fired coach Jim Harbaugh.

The 49ers are refusing to call the transaction a firing, but instead a "(mutual agreement) to part ways." Whatever they want to call it, the 49ers are pushing out a coach with one year left on his contract. Harbaugh was a revelation in his first go-around as an NFL head coach, posting a 44-19-1 record across four seasons while reaching three NFC Championship Games. Harbaugh's squad lost Super Bowl XLVII to the Ravens, and were one play away from being world champions. It seems absurd that Harbaugh has lost his power struggle with GM Trent Baalke, but it's not secret that his personality is a grating one. Despite the winning, he just couldn't get along with his bosses. Harbaugh is widely rumored to be returning to the college ranks, and his alma mater Michigan. We should have official word some time in the next 48 hours. Whomever the 49ers hire next will be a downgrade, and likely a steep one.

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Dec 28 - 8:14 PM
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ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports Jets owner Woody Johnson plans to "move swiftly" on Monday, firing both coach Rex Ryan and GM John Idzik.

Per Mort, Johnson doesn't want to keep Rex twisting in the wind. It would be an inglorious end to what's ultimately been a successful tenure for Ryan in the Big Apple, but one that's been a fait accompli since early in the season. Ryan is a good head coach, but has routinely been felled by dysfunctional offenses. That's not all his fault, of course, but no one can fault the Jets for making a change after four straight 8-8 or worse seasons. Ryan will likely be in high demand if/when he's let go, however. Ryan is reportedly dead set against being a coordinator, so we'd guess he'll head into television if a head-coaching gig doesn't materialize.

Source: Chris Mortensen on Twitter

Dec 29 - 1:00 AM
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Rotoworld:

ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports Jets owner Woody Johnson plans to "move swiftly" on Monday, firing both coach Rex Ryan and GM John Idzik.

Per Mort, Johnson doesn't want to keep Rex twisting in the wind. It would be an inglorious end to what's ultimately been a successful tenure for Ryan in the Big Apple, but one that's been a fait accompli since early in the season. Ryan is a good head coach, but has routinely been felled by dysfunctional offenses. That's not all his fault, of course, but no one can fault the Jets for making a change after four straight 8-8 or worse seasons. Ryan will likely be in high demand if/when he's let go, however. Ryan is reportedly dead set against being a coordinator, so we'd guess he'll head into television if a head-coaching gig doesn't materialize.

Source: Chris Mortensen on Twitter

Dec 29 - 1:00 AM
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Per Schefter Ryan and Idzik have been fired.

 
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Props to NYJ for being the first team to announce. No need to let it linger all day when everyone has known it was coming. It's better for all parties involved to get an early start in the process.

 
Falcons and Rex Ryan seems like a good fit. He won't have to develop a QB... Let him work on the defense, while Ryan and Julio keep the offense respectable.

 
Former 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh has agreed to take the University of Michigan job.

Just a few days after "mutually parting ways" with the 49ers, Harbaugh will be announced as the next head coach at Michigan -- his alma mater. Harbaugh was a star quarterback during his playing days there, winning Big Ten Player of the Year honors and finishing third in Heisman voting as a senior in 1986. Initial reports said Michigan made a six-year, $49M offer to Harbaugh, which would mean he's college football's highest paid coach.
 
I'll try to capture all the carnage in one post. Feel free to update.

Atl - Smith gone

Chi - Trestman and Emery gone

NYJ - Ryan and Idzik gone

SF - Harbaugh leaving for Michigan

 
So who is going to be the "surprise" firing?

Redskins shake up front office or Gruden?

Giants reassign Jerry Reese?

Philbin in Miami?

Marrone in Buffalo?

Browns RSVP for the annual event?

Jeff Fisher?

Chip Kelly leaves to go coach in the CFL?

 
Rotoworld:

Kyle Shanahan - C - Browns

A source tells the Cleveland Plain Dealer that Browns OC Kyle Shanahan is on the 49ers' list of head coaching candidates.

Shanahan is going to be on the list for a lot of head coaching vacancies. A talented game-planner and offensive schemer, Mike Shanahan's son was handcuffed this year by Brian Hoyer. The Browns still averaged 23.2 points per game for the first nine weeks before a myriad of issues and injuries torpedoed them. Kyle has also had mostly successful stints guiding the offenses of the Texans (2008-09) and Redskins (2010-13). His experience with Robert Griffin III pre-injury in 2012 would be interesting for the Niners as they try to get Colin Kaepernick pointed upward again.

Related: 49ers

Source: Mary Kay Cabot on Twitter

Dec 29 - 10:53 AM
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4 of the biggest markets in the NFL need coaches. I don't blame a team like Miami for not wanting to get involved in this year's HC hunt.

 
Jack Del Rio possibly getting recycled in Oakland. Should work out fantasticly.

 
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The Jets have requested to interview Seahawks director of pro personnel Trent Kirchner for their general-manager vacancy.

Jets fans will scream and moan that "we got John Idzik from the Seahawks!" and question why they'd go back to Seattle for their next GM. But unlike Idzik, who was a mere "salary-cap guy" in Seattle, Kirchner is GM John Schneider's right-hand man as a personnel guy. He's viewed as an up-and-comer in personnel.

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Source: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
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The New York Daily News' Manish Mehta reports the Jets will interview Seahawks DC Dan Quinn for their head-coaching vacancy on Saturday.

Owner Woody Johnson and consultants Ron Wolf and Charley Casserly will fly to Seattle to do the interview. With the Seahawks still in the playoffs, Quinn can do interviews through next weekend, but won't be allowed to do so again until Seattle is eliminated. Quinn may be the gem of this year's coordinator-to-head coach class. He's been running Seattle's defense the past two years.

Related: Jets

Source: Manish Mehta on Twitter
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Giants should've fired Coughlin and begun talks with Mike Holmgren about HC and possibly GM duties..he is, afterall,one of the primary disciples of the WCO...he's such a PERFECT fit for NYG it makes TOO much sense to do this..

Coughlin just hung ANOTHER losing season on us, another failure to make the playoffs..don't care about the two SB's, those were a long time ago..

NYG head coaching job is to football coaches what Brad Pitt is to girls..people literally throwing themselves at it (NYG) or him(Pitt).

you don't need to go looking for a coach,they'll come out of the woodwork.it's the best job, best team , best owner in the league.

the amount of coaches that would be banging on the door is embarrassing..WHY are we stuck with a soon-to-be 70 year old dazed-and-confused looking has-been named Tom Coughlin...WHY??!?!

 
Rotoworld:

The Raiders will interview Eagles OC Pat Shurmur for their head-coaching vacancy.

Another retread -- like 49ers TEs coach Eric Mangini -- for the Raiders to interview. Shurmur doesn't excite many, but he's a good coach. Prior to going 9-23 as the Browns' head coach from 2011-2012, Shurmur coached Eagles QBs for seven years under Andy Reid and was the Rams' OC during Sam Bradford's rookie season -- his best year as a pro when he won Rookie of the Year. Shurmur has spent the past two seasons learning new ideas from Chip Kelly.

Related: Raiders

Source: Tim McManus on Twitter
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Rotoworld:

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Jets have requested to interview Ravens OC Gary Kubiak, Chargers OC Frank Reich, and Seahawks OL coach Tom Cable for their head-coaching vacancy.

That's in addition to usual suspects Seahawks DC Dan Quinn and Cardinals DC Todd Bowles. It's the first we've seen Kubiak, Reich, and Cable linked to head-coaching openings. Kubiak won't be available to interview until the Ravens are eliminated from the playoffs. With the Seahawks on a bye this week, Cable's interview will take place over the weekend. Reich is free to conduct interviews at any time. Unlike Quinn and Bowles, Kubiak, Reich, and Cable all have offensive backgrounds. Cable would be an interesting hire.

Related: Jets

Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter

Dec 30 - 9:39 AM
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Rotoworld:

Coach Doug Marrone has a three-day window to opt out of his contract.

That window closes at the end of the day Wednesday. It was inserted into Marrone's contract when the Bills changed ownership earlier this season. While it would seem unlikely Marrone will exercise his opt-out clause, ESPN's Adam Schefter believes Marrone could be the top candidate on the open market if he sets himself free. Marrone reportedly butted heads with members of the Bills' front office earlier in the year. Schefter doesn't think it's a "dead-lock clinch, an automatic thing" that Marrone returns to Buffalo.

Source: ESPN.com

Dec 30 - 9:27 AM
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Rotoworld:

The Florida Times-Union speculates ex-Bears coach Marc Trestman will be a candidate for the Jaguars' offensive-coordinator vacancy.

According to reporter Ryan O'Halloran, Jaguars coach Gus Bradley has "become close" with Trestman. O'Halloran would put Trestman "at the top of the list" to replace Jedd Fisch, who was fired on Tuesday. Bradley himself commented on Trestman at Tuesday's presser, saying Trestman is a "good person," but that he hasn't "thought that much into it yet." Trestman's hiring would be a boon for a team with a ton of young talent on offense.

Related: Jaguars

Source: Ryan O'Halloran on Twitter

Dec 30 - 1:09 PM
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Rotoworld:

Adam Gase - C - Broncos

The Bears have requested permission to interview Broncos OC Adam Gase for their head-coaching vacancy.

The Bears are the third team to reach out to Peyton Manning's coordinator, joining San Francisco and Atlanta. Chicago can interview Gase this week since the playoff-bound Broncos are on bye. Gase's main task in Chicago would be saving Jay Cutler's career, with finding a defensive mind capable of resurrecting one of the league's worst units a close second on the list.

Related: Bears

Source: Ian Rapoport on Twitter

Dec 30 - 4:42 PM
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Rex Ryan - DT - Free Agent

The New York Post's Brian Costello reports ex-Jets coach Rex Ryan will interview for the Falcons and 49ers' head-coaching vacancies next week.

There are the "two interviews" the New York Daily News' Manish Mehta was referring to earlier Tuesday. We suspected the Falcons may be one, as owner Arthur Blank has reportedly been smitten with the idea of bringing in Ryan as head coach and to run the defense with OC Dirk Koetter staying on staff to continue to guide the offense. The 49ers have now been linked to Ryan, Todd Bowles, Josh McDaniels, Dan Quinn, and Vic Fangio for their opening.

Related: Falcons, 49ers

Source: Brian Costello on Twitter

Dec 30 - 8:26 PM
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Rotoworld:

The 49ers will interview Seahawks DC Dan Quinn for their head-coaching vacancy on Tuesday.

The 49ers are looking toward their arch-rivals for their first attempt at finding their replacement for Jim Harbaugh. Quinn is also drawing interesting from the Jets and Falcons, so the 49ers may be compelled to act quickly if they like what they hear on Tuesday.

Related: 49ers

Source: Mike Garafolo on Twitter

Dec 30 - 6:21 PM
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