Running 2012 NFL coaches carousel thread

When have the Cowboys fired a coach after one season?

Never mind, I know the answer -- never. Chan Gailey was closest, lasting two seasons. Even Dave Campo made it through three.

 

It's in the hands of OC Rob Chudzinski and Mike Shula, the QBs coach.

They're doing well. Cam Newton can certainly use some maturity and some better body language and such, but this franchise is no longer the Titanic post-iceberg. Why on Earth would anyone float out there that anything should happen to Ron Rivera?

What is this ... the Peter Vecsey theory of just throwing crap out there?

 

Legit question here:

Everyone is assuming Tony Sparano is the proverbial dead man walking, destined to be fired at season's end. But his team has won four of five, has just demolished a couple teams and should have beaten Dallas despite playing on the road in a short week. Even the losses just before their surge weren't ugly -- being the first victim of a Tebow miracle doesn't look so bad now.

Sparano has Matt Moore looking like an actual NFL quarterback, Reggie Bush looking like an actual full-service running back and a defense that has held its last seven opponents to less than 21 points (sixth in the league in scoring D and fifth against the run).

So is Sparano saving his job? If a coach can inspire a seemingly dead team to play this hard and look this good in a season that seemed lost, should he be fired?

The Dolphins have three winnable games among their last four (Philadelphia and the Jets at home, at Buffalo). If they win them all and finish 7-9 with momentum going into next season, would it be a good idea to start over with a new regime?

 

Les Steckel with the Vikings in 1984. Vietnam combat veteran.

 

I was thinking the same thing. They are not that far away. I'm always impressed when a guy can get a team playing when it seems like there's nothing to play for.

Of course, Mike Singletary did that too.

One name that should be working its way onto this list: Jason Garrett. That clock management yesterday was the kind of thing that makes you wonder, especially if they miss the playoffs -- which is a distinct possibility with two games left against the G-men.

 

Pete Carroll was canned after that collapse in favor of ... Rich Kotite. That should have been the clue that old man Leon had lost it.

 

I remember that. And I seem to recall that Carroll, despite a losing record that year, had gotten some credit that year for having the Jets headed in the right direction.

 

The Jaguars are interested in Mike Sherman.

What a complete joke.

 

Schefter kissing Bob LaMonte's ass by giving off the impression someone would hire this bum.

 

Wow

Rod Rust?

 

Having barely been alive at that time, I never realized just what a mess the Baltimore Colts were in the mid-1970s. For example, Howard Schnellenberger was hired in 1973, went 4-10, then was fired after going 0-3 in 1974. GM Joe Thomas (before moving on to gut the 49ers) put himself in as head coach for the rest of 1974, going 2-9 in the process.

Yuck.