Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2002 since ESPN is reporting the obvious, that Dick LeBeau is soon to be gone.. who replaces him in Cincinnati? For reference on answering this, here are some out of work or soon to be out of work coaches in Football R.C. Slocum (Texas A&M) Tom Coughlin (Jacksonville) Dave Campo (Dallas) Bobby Williams (Michigan State) Kevin Steele (Baylor) and I am sure there are good assistants on good teams.. let me dig through the 2002 Fact Book to sample some. (Offensive Coordinator/Defensive Coordinator) Cleveland: Bruce Arians/Foge Fazio (other names: Todd McNair, who I remembered from the early 90s Chiefs) Indy: Tom Moore/Ron Meeks (other names: none) New York Jets: Paul Hackett (note to Cincy: He still sucks)/Ted Cottrell (other names: Jimmy Raye, another Chief coach, I don't remember much good about him) Oakland: Callahan is still the Offensive Coordinator/Chuck Bresnahan is the DC (other names: Fred Biletnikoff, Jim Harbaugh) Pittsburgh: Mike Mularkey/Tim Lewis (other names: nobody) Tennessee: Mike Heimerdinger/Jim Schwartz (other names: Gunther Cunningham is their asst. head coach) Atlanta: it appears Reeves is the OC, or I can't find who the OC is/DC: Wade Phillips [reprising his role from Denver] (other names: former KC Chief Emmitt Thomas) Green Bay: Tom Rossley/Ed Donatell (other names: they have a Jethro coaching their DL) Giants: Sean Payton/Johnnie Lynn (other names: former Patriot HC Rod Rust does defensive quality control, whatever that is) Philly: Brad Childress/Jim Johnson (other names: they have a Ted Williams coaching RBs) San Francisco: Greg Knapp/Jim Mora [not that Jim Mora] (other names: nope) Tampa Bay: Bill Muir/Monte Kiffin (other names: Stan Parrish coaches the QBs, he is a former head coach at Kansas State, where he finished 2-30-1 in 3 years. and other coaches out there.. XFL champion coach Al Luginbill is coaching an Arena Football team, I'm sure if he could handle XFL talent, he could be used to the Bengals. ---- who gets the job? could be Kiffin could be Jim Mora of the 49ers (if they want another David Shula) or the older Jim Mora could be Stan Parrish (if they want to ease up to 3 wins by 2005) could be somebody that I didn't mention or they'll hire their Running Back or QB coach (both named Anderson) I think the next Cincy coach better be a guy who has built up teams from scratch, or somebody who loves pain Any picks from you guys? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bravesfan Report post Posted December 30, 2002 I believe you can add Mariucci to that list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2002 SF is firing Mariucci? wha? that doesn't seem to make sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted December 30, 2002 Well it will likely be a coordinator from another team. Coughlin may be a possibility as well if he'd go. He could bring disclipline, but he could be too old school now so the Bengals would have to be careful and study up on him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bravesfan Report post Posted December 30, 2002 It won't be a firing, per se. He's done a great job, but his on-going struggles with Bill Walsh will force him to resign out of frustration. EDIT: Fuck the Jags. Coughlin had a decent record this year, considering how the GM just anally-raped the team because of cap troubles, throw out the whole offensive line, and basically gutted the defense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted December 30, 2002 SF is firing Mariucci? wha? that doesn't seem to make sense. Bill Walsh or someone in the Front Office doesn't like him and supposedly never did. It's a dumb move if they do it, but he won't be jobless for long. He'd probably be the Lions new coach if he gets fired. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2002 and just checking.. Mariucci does have ties to Michigan. It just depends on if Detroit will fire Marty, which they could do if they could get Mariucci Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted December 30, 2002 Well i heard on NFL 2nite or one of those shows that Detroit wanted Mariucci to begin with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted December 30, 2002 EDIT: Fuck the Jags. Coughlin had a decent record this year, considering how the GM just anally-raped the team because of cap troubles, throw out the whole offensive line, and basically gutted the defense. Coughlin is the Jaguars GM. Marvin Lewis could get the job if he wants it. Just don't hire a retread like Paul Hackett, or Wade Phillips. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bravesfan Report post Posted December 30, 2002 Oops, forgot about that. Screw Coughlin, then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DawnBTVS Report post Posted December 30, 2002 What about Dennis Green or Jimmy Johnson? Like they could choose the guy who doesn't win the coaching job in Dallas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jimmy no nose Report post Posted December 30, 2002 I think that Cincy may go after either Mike Mularkey or Tim Lewis, as they have both done very good jobs and the Bengals are in the same division as the Steelers. Or maybe someone else from within the division because they are all teams that play a similar style, and it will have them prepared better to face that team twice next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted December 30, 2002 As long as the owner pretends to be the GM in Cincy, skimps on the scouting and player development department, and generally shows as much football acumen as a wet sock, it doesn't matter who the next coach is. Maybe if Mike Brown pulls his head out of his ass and hires an actual GM, gives that person control of the franchise, then a new coach could have the chance to succeed. But under the current environment, any coach that goes 5-11 with Cincy would have to be considered an overachiever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted December 30, 2002 Exactly, He finally announced the firing of LeBeau and what else did the damn idiot do? Announce he would make no other changes...meaning same coaching staff, same front office, same scouts, same GM...different scapegoat. No wonder 11,000 season ticket holders promptly canceled season tixs for 2003 in less then 3 hours time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Human Fly Report post Posted December 30, 2002 Exactly, He finally announced the firing of LeBeau and what else did the damn idiot do? Announce he would make no other changes...meaning same coaching staff, same front office, same scouts, same GM...different scapegoat. No wonder 11,000 season ticket holders promptly canceled season tixs for 2003 in less then 3 hours time. /\ What I was going to say. Duffner (the Bengals D-Coordinator) had the job offered to him before LeBeau a few years back, I doubt it will be any different this time. No Coach of any worth is going to the Bengals for many reasons: 1. Mike Brown is GM 2. Will probably get stuck with Brown's assistant coaches 3. Won't get paid very well 4. Worst scouting in the league 5. Spikes wants out, Lorenzo Neal wants out, and Corey Dillon is talking about sitting out next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted December 31, 2002 Yeah, Exactly. Cincy should have gone better at Hyping and promoting Spikes but alot in Cincy don't even know whom Takeo Spikes is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
