Thread: Coaches up for grabs

Cowher Reportedly Leaning Against Coaching Next Season





Bill Cowher is unlikely to return to the NFL as a head coach next season, ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting.



The former Steelers coach is now a CBS studio analysts, and on yesterday’s “The NFL Today” pregame show, he refused to address reports about where he might coach next season.





Cowher has talked to the Buffalo Bills about their head coaching position, and recent reports have said that he was interested in the job.





Many league observers saw Carolina as a good fit for Cowher, one reason being that he lives in North Carolina. But Panthers owner Jerry Richardson has offered John Fox and his coaching staff the opportunity to return to the team next season. Fox, after the team’s Week 17 win against the Saints, was non-committal about whether he’ll accept that offer and return next season.





The Tampa Bay Bucs have also been floated as a possible landing spot for Cowher, but Raheem Morris has so far survived Black Monday.



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I would LOVE to see Cowhers coach in Carolina.





Redskins meet with Shanahan after firing Zorn





ASHBURN, Va. (AP)—The Washington Redskins moved quickly in their pursuit of Mike Shanahan on Monday, flying in the former Denver Broncos coach on the same day the team fired Jim Zorn.



Shanahan and wife Peggy landed at Dulles International Airport near Redskins Park in mid-afternoon and were driven away in a limousine to meet with owner Dan Snyder and general manager Bruce Allen. Snyder planned for Shanahan to stay overnight at the owner’s house in Maryland, and a formal hiring announcement could come as early as Tuesday.



Shanahan’s arrival was the highlight of a long, eventful day as the Redskins sought a new direction after a 4-12 season. The first move came in the pre-dawn hours, when Zorn was dismissed during a meeting in his office with Allen after the team’s cross country flight following a 23-20 loss to the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.

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Bills open offseason with coaching staff purge



ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP)—The Buffalo Bills cleared the way for their next head coach, informing their entire coaching staff to start looking elsewhere for jobs.



Interim head coach Perry Fewell was among those relieved of his duties on Monday, though the Bills said he is still a candidate and will be interviewed. Fewell is on a growing list of candidates likely to include former NFL head coaches Brian Billick, Marty Schottenheimer—who hasn’t entirely ruled out the possibility of returning to coaching—and Bill Cowher.





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Shanahan is already a lock for the Skins. We've known it here since Allen came on.

I've always thought Cowher would end up coaching NC St.

[quote name='freckles' date='05 January 2010 - 09:52 AM' timestamp='1262703146' post='92521']

Shanahan is already a lock for the Skins. We've known it here since Allen came on.

I've always thought Cowher would end up coaching NC St.

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Richardson is a good owner, I'm sure if Cowhers wanted to go to Carolina, that it would be worked out.





In other coaching news:

Cable believes he should remain Raiders coach





ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP)—Coach Tom Cable held a team meeting, met briefly with owner Al Davis and began roster evaluations with his assistants in a typical start to an offseason.



The question that will likely be hanging over the Raiders for the next week is whether Cable will be part of the team’s future.



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