2010 Coaching (and Exec) Carousel (1 Viewer)

[Jason Wood]

It's that time of year again, when the pink slips are flying and the saviors are being hired.

The combination of massive turnover last year (11 HCs, half the league's coordinators) and late season pushes by a few teams seems to indicate this is going to be a relatively benign offseason. But all isn't set in stone yet, so let's get to recappin'

Buffalo Bills

GM -- Buddy Nix has been promoted to general manager

Head Coach -- Chan Gailey

Offensive Coordinator -- Curtis Modkins

Defensive Coordinator -- George Edwards

Special Teams Coordinator -- Bruce DeHaven

Chicago Bears

Offensive Coordinator -- Mike Martz

Defensive Coordinator -- Vacant

Cleveland Browns

President -- Mike Holmgren

GM -- Tom Heckert

Denver Broncos

Defensive Coordinator -- Don Martindale

Houston Texans

Offensive Coordinator -- Rick Dennison

Kansas City Chiefs

Offensive Coordinator -- Charlie Weis

Defensive Coordinator -- Romeo Crennel

Miami Dolphins

Defensive Coordinator -- Mike Nolan

New England Patriots

Defensive Coordinator --

New York Giants

Defensive Coordinator -- Perry Fewell

Philadelphia Eagles

General Manager -- Howie Roseman

Special Teams Coordinator -- Bobby April

Seattle Seahawks

GM -- John Schneider

Head Coach -- Pete Carroll

Offensive Coordinator -- Jeremy Bates

Defensive Coordinator -- Gus Bradley (retained from Mora's staff)

Washington Redskins

GM -- Bruce Allen

Head Coach -- Mike Shanahan

Offensive Coordinator -- Kyle Shanahan

Defensive Coordinator -- Jim Haslett

 

[Sidewinder16]

Washington Redskins

Head Coach -- Mike Shanahan

Offensive Coordinator -- Kyle Shanahan

Defensive Coordinator -- Vacant

There's been about as many reports that Mike Zimmer will be interviewed for the DC position as soon as the Bengals exit the playoffs as there have been about Kyle joining his dad.Also, the GM position has been turned over to Bruce Allen, since you're tracking executive positions too.

 

[The Hank]

Arians has not been fired this year as Steelers O-Coordinator, however, they have fired their offensive line coach.

On the Steelers: Tomlin sticks with Arians

Thursday, January 07, 2010

By Gerry Dulac, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Robin Rombach/Post-Gazette

Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward and offensive coordinator Bruce Arians.

The Steelers might not be done making changes in their coaching staff, but the biggest development yesterday was the one they didn't make.

After a long and what was termed "productive" meeting with coach Mike Tomlin, offensive coordinator Bruce Arians was told he will return as offensive coordinator in 2010, putting to rest his status after reports surfaced he would be fired.

Arians, who has one year remaining on his contract, was retained after a season in which the Steelers had a 4,000-yard quarterback (Ben Roethlisberger), two 1,000-yard receivers (Santonio Holmes and Hines Ward) and a 1,000-yard rusher (Rashard Mendenhall) for the first time in franchise history.

However, for the first time since he became head coach in 2007, Tomlin fired one of his assistant coaches -- offensive line coach Larry Zierlein, whose unit might have performed better this season than it did during last year's Super Bowl season.

The Steelers had a better per-game rushing average (112.1 yards) than they did in 2008 (105.6, the lowest of any playoff team in franchise history), but they also allowed Roethlisberger to be sacked a personal-high 50 times. In three years under Zierlein, Roethlisberger was sacked 143 times, more than any other NFL quarterback.

But, even before Zierlein joined the Steelers, Roethlisberger was sacked 46 times in the 2006 season when the offensive line coach was Russ Grimm and the line featured two Pro Bowl performers -- guard Alan Faneca and center Jeff Hartings. A number of Roethlisberger's sacks occur because he holds the ball longer than most quarterbacks, trying to make a play.

Tomlin had individual meetings yesterday with some of his coaches, in addition to some of his players, and he might not be done making changes in his staff.

The decision to retain Arians, 57, should really come as no surprise because Tomlin has never publicly questioned the philosophy of the game plan or the performance and execution of the offense. Even when the Steelers attempted 42 pass plays in a Dec. 10 game in Cleveland when the wind-chill was minus-10 and wind gusts reached 45 mph, Tomlin did not blame Arians or criticize the strategy, even when he was asked and had the opportunity to do so.

When Tomlin was questioned why Roethlisberger was attempting a third-down pass with less than two minutes remaining against Baltimore Dec. 27 and the Ravens without any timeouts -- the pass was intercepted but wiped out by a Ravens penalty -- he quickly noted, "We wanted to move the chains. We wanted to control the ball."

Gerry Dulac can be reached at gdulac@post-gazette.com.

Read more: http://postgazette.com/pg/10007/1026388-66.stm#ixzz0bvpYZJCP

 

[Pigskin Fanatic]

Seattle Seahawks

GM -- Vacant

Mora fired as HC, Pete Carroll rumors begin.editing to add I just found an entire thread on this topic.

 

[S.K.A.]

Might as well put Oakland on this list. I'll be surprised (and disappointed) if Tom Cable gets another year.

 

[QuizGuy66]

Washington Redskins

Head Coach -- Mike Shanahan

Offensive Coordinator -- Kyle Shanahan

Defensive Coordinator -- Vacant

There's been about as many reports that Mike Zimmer will be interviewed for the DC position as soon as the Bengals exit the playoffs as there have been about Kyle joining his dad.Also, the GM position has been turned over to Bruce Allen, since you're tracking executive positions too.

I don't think Zimmer's contract is officially over until February, btw.-QG

 

[Jason Wood]

Haslett named Redskins DC

 

[QuizGuy66]

Haslett named Redskins DC

And Zimmer going nowhere Bears are interviewing Bengals QB coach Ken Zampese about their OC job.-QG

 

[Jason Wood]

Romeo to KC (wow, it really is Patriots Midwest now), and Heckert to Browns GM

 

[MCguidance]

Being reported that Young Schottenheimer nixed talk about the Bills HC job.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Giants hired former Bills DC as their new defensive coordinator: http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/story/922905.html

Eagles hired former Bills STC as their new special teams coordinator: http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/story/922751.html

 

[Jason Wood]

Schneider hired as GM in Seattle, and Chan Gailey hired as HC in Buffalo.

 

[twistd]

Chicago Bears

Offensive Coordinator -- Vacant

Defensive Coordinator -- Rod Marinelli (promoted, Lovie Smith held these duties last year)

Marinelli is not the defensive coordinator. Of course the Bears should have been on the horn to Mike Nolan. Don't know if they were. As a Bears fan this is depressing. Perhaps I could apply, no one else seems interested.

 

[MG345]

Gus Bradley will be retained as the Seahawks DC.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seah...746_hawk16.html

 

[BigTex]

Pees has been hired as Ravens linebackers coach from the Patriots, he was the Def Cord. (NFL Network)

http://www.nesn.com/2010/01/report-dean-pe...kers-coach.html

http://www.baltimoreravens.com/News/Articl...kers_Coach.aspx

 

[Sabertooth]

Schneider hired as GM in Seattle, and Chan Gailey hired as HC in Buffalo.

Seattle got a good one here. Fair trade for the Packers getting THompson a few years back.

 

[Standing Hampton]

Washington Redskins: Keenan McCardell is the new wide receivers coach for the Redskins.

Chicago Bears: The Bears have received permission to talk with Minnesota Vikings quarterbacks coach Kevin Rogers for the OC position.

Dallas Cowboys: Assistant linebackers coach Dat Nguyen decided to resign.

Texas: We hear the Texas assistants will not receive a raise this year, but will be receiving 9% of their salary for playing in the BCS title game. The assistants will also receive as much as $5,000 each for playing in the Big 12 championship game.

 

[MG345]

http://www.seahawks.com/news/articles/arti...96-9bb69f2e943e

A list of the new members of Seattle's coaching staff... I believe they are done hiring people.

And here is how the final staff shapes up:

Final Staff

Head Coach: Pete Carroll

Offensive Coordinator: Jeremy Bates

QB Coach: Jedd Fisch

RB Coach: Sherman Smith

WR Coach: Kippy Brown

TE Coach: Pat McPherson

OL Coach: Alex Gibbs

Assistant OL: Art Valero

Off Quality Ctrl: Luke Butkus

Off Quality Ctrl: Dave Canales

Defensive Coordinator: Gus Bradley

LB Coach: Ken Norton Jr.

DB Coach: Jerry Gray

Assistant DB: Kris Richard

Def Quality Ctrl: Rocky Seto

ST Coach: Brian Schneider

Assistant ST: Jeff Ulbrich

Strength Coach: Chris Carlisle

Assistant Strength: Mondray Gee

Assistant Strength: Jamie Yanchar

 

[delusional]

**** Jauron = Eagles DB Coach/special assistant