NFL Head Coach Update: Jeff Fisher, Jason Garrett, Leslie Frazier, Tom Cable
by David Fucillo on Jan 3, 2011 8:00 AM PST
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PrintAs the 49ers GM search and subsequent head coach search moves past the 2010 NFL regular season, events are transpiring around the league that may or may not have an effect on the 49ers business. Reports are coming in related to Jason Garrett, Jeff Fisher, and Leslie Frazier among others that could impact the 49ers search if Jim Harbaugh does not end up working out. There are certain candidates in the mix among these people, but coaching decisions also open or close the number of jobs available to new head coaches. If the 49ers have to expand their eventual head coach search, this is particularly pertinent.
Jay Glazer tweeted yesterday afternoon that Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams would meet with senior team officials to figure out Jeff Fisher's future. Whether this has to do with Vince Young or the Titans overall poor performance this year, Fisher is a guy folks have mentioned interest in here at Niners Nation. If the 49ers coach search expanded beyond Jim Harbaugh and Bud Adams cuts him loose, I'd imagine Fisher would at least be in the ballpark as an option. Whether that leads to an interview is another question entirely.
Tre's update: Peter King also said he expects the 49ers to go after Fisher as the second option if Harbaugh doesn't pan out.
Numerous reports are coming out of Dallas that Jerry Jones is all but set to remove the interim tag and name Jason Garrett the next head coach of the Cowboys. The only impact this would have had would have been the Cowboys joining the head coaching fray. Now they can move on and go about their business.
The stories out of Minnesota indicate Leslie Frazier will soon have the interim tag removed as well and become the full-time head coach. Again, this just removes one more coaching vacancy from the table.
Some late news yesterday has Al Davis thinking about not picking up Tom Cable's option before the January 18 deadline. The Raiders finished 8-8, which is their best record since 2002, but not making the playoffs apparently could do in Cable. Personally I'd bring him back next year and see if he could build on this year's momentum, but Al Davis marches to his own beat, so who knows what they'll do. If Cable does get the axe, suddenly the Bay Area is ripe with coaching opportunities. Only, candidates could work for a shaky ownership group in the Yorks or a crazy owner in Al Davis.
Things should heat up further today in the 49ers GM search, which in turn will kick-start the coach search. The Orange Bowl kicks off later this afternoon, which means we're that much closer to some sort of resolution of the Jim Harbaugh situation. Michigan has yet to fire Rich Rodriguez, although that could be resolved fairly quickly today or in the next couple days. Once that happens things could get pretty crazy.
Tre's other note: Adam Schefter tweeted that he's hearing 49ers will pursue Marvin Lewis if let go by the Bengals, also. Great point by a twitter follower though: this is probably to satisfy Rooney Rule.
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Waiting until Wednesday, after Orange Bowl and a day to negotiate, is going to be grueling
Trust me, I have no idea either.
Nitwitter
Let's just hope Michigan doesn't fire Rich Rod
I don’t know how they wouldn’t with or without Harbaugh but one can hope. Then it limits his options.
I really think it’s NFL, it’s the Niners only. If it’s College, it’s Michigan. If Rich Rod stays, then Harbaugh has us or Stanford. I don’t see how he doesn’t choose us unless York does one of the Sing OC interviews.
One thing we don’t know, is if York is willing to pay Harbaugh what he wants.
The thing about Michigan
that hasn’t been mentioned is that Harbaugh would have to basically start over there. Rich Rod is in year 3 of bringing in the spread option and he finally has a QB that can run it.
I’m going to assume Harbaugh would be running his offense and so the question is does he want to start from square one? He did with USD and Stanford but the pressure to win right away will be MUCH higher at Michigan.
On the flip side, he’s got a solid nucleus already in place with the 49ers including a lot of personnel that fit his “physical” WCO. I’ve told friends that Harbaugh runs the offense that Mike Singletary wanted to run but didn’t know how to.
Only Harbaugh knows what he wants to do. If Michigan truly is his dream job based on emotional ties, then the 49ers may not get him. Personally, I think the 49ers job will be very attractive to him for a number of reasons.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
I thought it was QB coach under Carr
but yeah I just read that recently too.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
Good point
Fooch had mentioned though that the Michigan job is one of the more lucrative jobs in sports. And frankly, could be the more stable position. Michigan is a place where he could probably coach for 30 years if he wanted to and put down roots. We all know the NFL is a what have you done for me lately league, and he could be forced to look at his options 5 years down the road.
That being said, I thought it was interesting today when Skip on ESPN said the NFL was an easier league to coach in due to the 2 months off a year instead of full time with College. He expected Harbaugh to choose the NFL.
Fisher is a good coach...fired.
Marvin Lewis is a good coach, not extended, etc…
It happens every day. Look at John Fox, he is a good coach, just had down years as every team does, and adios.
sometimes there just needs to be changes
even if you’re not a big part of the problem
Trust me, I have no idea either.
Nitwitter
EXACTLY
Which is why I’m saying, if Harbaugh wants job security, it’s Michigan not the NFL.
Name a coach in the NFL that is signed to a 5+ year contract? Look at some of the coaching contracts in college for the top guys.
College coaches get fired a lot too though. You could be right, he might find better stability in Michigan. But, like Aptos stated, he will be changing their system again and they have pretty good players in place for what they are doing now. Will he be able to win now? And if he doesn’t, how long will he last there?
Skip doesn't know what he is talking about
The NFL grind is leaps and bounds ahead of the college game.
Digital Garbage
BUT
less people to play nice with, ie. boosters, alums, presidents, AD’s, parents, recruits, etc.
Trust me, I have no idea either.
Nitwitter
It can be that hard
How many college coaches have done it for decades? You don’t see anyone lasting in the NFL for that long. Even the good ones in the NFL burn out.
Digital Garbage
But the good ones find a new place to coach
I think it has to be a personality match. The guys who last in college are the ones who just love the environment and the way college football works. It wont be for everyone, just like coaching in the NFL wont be for everyone. But I think in the NFL, even if a good coach burns out with one team, they will rebound with another.
recruits
Not to mention, raising money from the boosters is a part of their job.
NFL is easier if you ask me.
Boosters raise the money, not the coach … hence the title. The AD is almost always in the pocket of the coach. If there is an issue with the AD than you’ll no longer be the coach or he’ll no longer be the AD. Alums, you go to a few banquets setup by the school. Parents, coaches don’t write progress reports. Players deal with their parents.
Digital Garbage
Uh
Boosters are the ones that DONATE the money. They are the ones that pull the strings, so it’s very important that Coaches make sure they are in good standing, and play to the boosters.
How many boosters do you know?
I’ve known a few. Almost always the most dedicated booster leads the committee to recruit more boosters and money. The coach has very little contact, maybe once a month meeting with a committee.
Digital Garbage
On the road recruiting
Just that makes it easier than NFL. College the second the season ends, they are on the road recruiting. I don’t think Harbaugh is going to want to do that with a new baby. NFL you actually get MONTHS off to recharge your batteries.
Recruiting is a cake. You get to drive around the country and are invited to dinner with guests.
Digital Garbage
Go look up Nick Saban. He went back to college because the NFL required too many hours.
Digital Garbage
College can get quite comfortable once a program is established. Why guys like Paterno and Bowden don’t burn out even after 30 years. Mostly they just deal with coaching their team (NCAA limits their time for player access) and recruiting. Again an established program will have a lot of help place for recruiting, the head coach just comes in to try to close the deal.
Digital Garbage
Harbaugh is driven
Nobody out works this guy. He sleeps at Stanford. I don’t think he cares about a 30 year job, not yet anyways. He wants to win the big one meaning a Super Bowl.
His wife is young. Do you think she wants to live in SF/Palo Alto or Ann Arbor, MI? Don’t think she won’t have a say…Jim called her the hottest Coach’s wife in the Pac-10.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
Would you call another wife hotter than yours?
Would you want to sleep on the couch?
Kellen Moore is awesome
Snow
Just that makes me go UGH. I’m sure with the kind of money he is going to make, any town has nice places to live. I’m a Norcal guy personally, and back east in the snow doesn’t appeal to me at all.
Isn’t Harbaugh from CA? I thought he went to high school out here?
He's a coach's son
He’s “from” a lot of places.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
Definitely not trying to dump on Ann Arbor
Sorry I was quick to hit send on that…
I’m not knocking Ann Arbor but I would assume it’s a bit different, climate and culture-wise than the Bay Area.
Maybe his wife would be into it, I don’t really know. Just strikes me as big move in terms of lifestlye.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
Let me put it this way
In Ann Arbor, everyone will care/know who Jim Harbaugh’s wife is.
In the Bay Area, nobody will care/know who Jim Harbaugh’s wife is.
That’s the big difference to me. The spotlight in Ann Arbor will shine very bright on Harbaugh. Here, I think he can blend in to some extent. Which situation the Harbaugh’s prefer is up to them.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
114,000...about the size of Santa Clara
Small city or big college town. College football is huge though so it’s like the opposite kind of environment that he’s had at Stanford.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
There has been talk of Harbaugh to Carolina
to keep Luck with his coach…
(I personally think Carolina will trade down because their issues go far beyond QB)
by asmithisaverage on Jan 3, 2011 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
I don't believe Harbaugh is interested in the Carolina job, at all
from what I read. Carolina is also interviewing Perry Fewell
Trust me, I have no idea either.
Nitwitter
granted it's Cowherd
but he said 49ers job was #1 in NFL right now
Trust me, I have no idea either.
Nitwitter
Really?
I think the stadium puts us at a distinct disadvantage but I’m thinking the location, and roster makes it more desirable than others.
Yes
Just from the amount of income the new stadium brings in. More income for a team, more money to spend on talent.
There is going to be a salary cap
Every team is going to spend the same amount of money.
Kellen Moore is awesome
On players
Coaches, training facility, staff, etc…
Players is just one piece of the puzzle. You have scouts, assistants, trainers, etc…
I think Sing made them dump a lot of money into it when he was hired.
Maybe I’m wrong, and the Niners have a ton of money, but I’m sure a new stadium would do nothing but help them.
I can’t see it mattering much for a coach. It’s a good environment and the Niners have more than enough money to spend. Not to mention, if a coach can last, they will have the possibility to help bring the team into a new stadium, I think that CAN be attractive. Also the Santa Clara facility is rather nice.
It does matter
that’s one of the reasons Marvin Lewis doesn’t want to go back to the Bengals is because they don’t put money into their facilities.
Sorry
Marvin Lewis was a bad example. Especially because I don’t think the Bengals want him back. The 49ers do put money into their facilities though. Maybe not Candlestick because it is just a lease for them, but they want a new stadium and have every intention to build one, which I think can be enticing.
The Bengals don't even have an indoor practice facility
and it get’s like negative million with snow there…
Trust me, I have no idea either.
Nitwitter
So what
Their football players. Their stadium is outdoors, so should their practice facility. Popwarner kids practice in the freezing weather. Why shouldn’t grown, professional, high paid athletes? Anyway, I guess smileyman and I both ended up being wrong.
but every coach wants to build a franchise
I think we have a perfect situation…just enough, but not too much
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Nitwitter
browns fired Mangini
I wonder if he will get thrown into the mix?
by AzNiner on Jan 3, 2011 8:29 AM PST via mobile reply actions
someone said "Mangini as DC with McDaniels as HC?"
I said, maybe McHoodie as OC, but not HC unless his powers are very limited
Trust me, I have no idea either.
Nitwitter
Limited to our first time GM?
Lol. Scary thought. I’m on the Baalke wagon, but let’s not hire a HC that we don’t want making personell decisions. Just setting us up to faill.
so he can run off our best players (McD)?
He’d probably trade Patrick Willis for Channing Crowder and a cup of coffee
Trust me, I have no idea either.
Nitwitter
I know why you want to limit it
But let’s not even start off behind the 8 ball like that. Let’s hire a guy that can handle personell issues.
I think he's a better developer of QB's than we've had in a while
that’s really the only reason, and his time in NE with BB and their offense is intriguing.
Trust me, I have no idea either.
Nitwitter
Again...
when did our standards get so low. We shouldn’t be shooting for better than we have had, but the BEST option on the market.
we should be
but we have to look at the fallback options because, face it, it’s the Yorks
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Nitwitter
I would honestly stop coming to this site and stop following the 49ers.
I believe that Mangini would be worse than Singletary and Nolan.
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Lewis is about ten times better than Mangini.
It would upset me greatly, still. But I could stomach Lewis with some sort of medicinal help.
Would love Lewis at DC, though.
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what
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Better go to Vegas then...
head sources never are wrong. lol.
Lewis as DC is the only way I would stomach him on our staff, and frankly the only way I would or could stomach Billick as HC.
Oh how the mighty have fallen in SF…
Can we just frickin sign Harbaugh please
Luck isn’t happening and I’m resigning myself to that, but the last thing I want for this team is another {effing} retread coach who did something good 10 years ago or used to run on the treadmill next to Bill Walsh in 1984
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Marvin Lewis
Is it clear whether they meant as a head coach or defensive coordinator? I’m assuming they meant as an HC as we haven’t heard anything on Manusky’s fate, but given the tumultuous situation in Cincinnati I find it a bit surprising we’d go after him.
No more defensive coordinators pretending to be head coaches, please.
by JSing on Jan 3, 2011 8:31 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Fisher is a great coach.
Kellen Moore is awesome
by manraj7 on Jan 3, 2011 9:16 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Fisher is a head coach, not a DC
I get it, all these guys start somewhere. But he’s so far removed from that role there’s no way Fisher takes any job unless it’s a head coaching position. I understand you can’t find the next Fisher or Belichick unless you give some coordinator a chance, but we’ve gone down that road just as many other teams have and the majority of them, especially DCs, haven’t panned out. I’m not saying it can’t happen, I just don’t trust our organization to fund him.
by JSing on Jan 3, 2011 10:26 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Lombardi
Nancy Gay of Fox Sports is reporting that Michael Lombardi is back in the picture as GM because he is “extremely close” to Jim Harbaugh…
For what it’s worth.
often wrong. never in doubt.
by Jaxson876 on Jan 3, 2011 8:37 AM PST via mobile reply actions
I don't think there is any
Other than Baalke attending some Stanford games as a College scout. Then again, there might have been an informal conversation months ago between Baalke and Harbaugh at one of these games.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 9:25 AM PST up reply actions
I'm totally guessing
You know that right? I do have to assume that Baalke has attended at least one Stanford game as they have the #1 QB prospect of the last couple of years. I would sure hope so anyways.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
How do you go from an em dash to dual-hypens? An em dash is appropriate here, too!
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No idea, lol
I always use the double-dash for an em-dash. Maybe the text editor transforms them automatically in the text box but not in the subject lines?
Even Harbaugh says he barely knows him
Can’t remember where that was (Mercury News??) But Harbaugh said recently that he “knows” Baalke, but it sounded like only just barely.
I saw that
I wouldn’t totally believe anything anyone says right now. I think the exact quote from Harbaugh was “I’ve seem him around”. I thought that was semi-interesting.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
you know it
If you’re implying that’s what I want to hear because I want Harbaugh then you would be unequivocally correct.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
In a lot of successful franchises
Even SF has had it. Why do we have to settle with one or the other?
I just think it's funny
that as fans, we are HOPING for at least one. Back in the days, we would be lambasting our coaches if we finished with less than 10 wins, now we are just hoping to get SOME talent leading this team.
I wasn't there back in the day
and we need to stop living in the past. We have fallen get over it. Start over from the beginning.
Kellen Moore is awesome
We do?
You are saying we should stop living in the past which is why we should settle for one good guy in FO instead of two?
I’m not saying we should bring back Young and Rice, all I’m saying is, we need to raise the bar. We need to raise our standards and not just hope for .500 or PRAY for a winning season. We need to become a dominate team like we used to be. Did you know we had like a whole decade of 10 win seasons?
I’m not saying we have to bow down to a shrine of Walsh every day, I’m just saying, where have our standards gone? We aren’t the freaking Browns, or Detroit.
You love em dashes, don’t you?
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Lomardi as GM
Baalke remains at Dir. of Player Personnel and Harbaugh as Coach makes a lot of sense to me.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
You aren't the issue
How well can you forge a Jim Harbaugh signature?
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
I don't think he will
I read on SFGATE today that it was the EXACT same verbiage that Scheftler used LAST year.
I want this thing to end
I want our team to know who they will be playing for.
Kellen Moore is awesome
by manraj7 on Jan 3, 2011 9:02 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Adam says on ESPN that we should know about Jim by the end of the week maybe by the middle.
I think he said that it’s between Niners and Michigan but Elway could be a speed bump.
Kellen Moore is awesome
by manraj7 on Jan 3, 2011 9:06 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Denver is actually a nice place to live
Kinda nervous. The catch is, does Harbaugh really want to put his HC career on Tebow’s shoulders? That being said, they have more promise at that position than we do.
incredibly expensive though
but i guess a HC wouldn’t have to worry about that. I loved living in the Denver area the brief time I spent there.
Talking about price.
I love SF too, but have you lived in Denver to compare it to?
All I’m saying is, you could do a lot worse than Denver, CO to live in. And as far as it being expensive, what are you comparing it to, the Bay Area? I mean cmon.
This week is as bad as final cut week after Traning Camp
probably worse…I’m going to have a heart attack
Trust me, I have no idea either.
Nitwitter
It's worse!
This is way more significant. I can’t keep my eyes away from the press and NN right now.
HC Fisher, OC McDaniels, DC Marvin Lewis
or would you prefer Mangini at DC?
Trust me, I have no idea either.
Nitwitter
(totally joking btw, no way we get that star-studded staff)
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Nitwitter
If that happened we would never be outcoached.
Kellen Moore is awesome
by manraj7 on Jan 3, 2011 9:33 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
yes we would.
Fisher has had his share of those games, so have the others.
Jealous cuz fiends got they work and complained.....
Id like McDaniels as OC for sure, but im not a Fisher or Mangina, fan.
Jealous cuz fiends got they work and complained.....
Tre my lol was at rlotts mangina reference not yours..
by AzNiner on Jan 3, 2011 10:15 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Fisher
16 seasons
6 over .500.
Not so sure. A better career W/L percentage, but surprisingly few good teams.
Exactly why I dont want him. This would be one of his most talented offenses.
Jealous cuz fiends got they work and complained.....
he's watched the team sink and rise again...I think that's encouraging personally
Trust me, I have no idea either.
Nitwitter
no, point is that they came back...losing personnel isn't his fault
generally, it’s on the personnel department. Plus, guys retire, are traded, leave in FA…I’m sure he didn’t want to see Haynesworth or VanDenBosch leave, McNair leave, etc. They haven’t drafted that well lately either, I don’t think. Still, whenever they were down they came back and he does coach the players he’s given
Trust me, I have no idea either.
Nitwitter
I don't think he wanted Fat Albert to leave either...
but I’m sure even he realized what Redskin’s paid him was crazy. As for Vandenbosch, have you even heard his name since he left?
he helped out Detroit
but they’re a bad team. Their DL was pretty good this year with KVB and Suh though. They need to add to it
Trust me, I have no idea either.
Nitwitter
Suh is so good
Double teamed and he is a rookie. Can you imagine him when he hits his prime. Gonna have to have 4 guys on him.
Kellen Moore is awesome
What will Holmgren do?
Make himself the coach? Would he take a run at Harbaugh?
I thought we would hear more Holmgren to the Niners talk by now.
That makes sense
Cleveland would definitely be interesting with those two in charge. Now that would be a star studded front office.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
Not me. Didnt Holmgren obliterate the seahawk roster?
We know Chuckie suck at drafting players, I pass on that combo.
Jealous cuz fiends got they work and complained.....
5 years ago
I would have loved the Holmgren/Gruden combo. Now, I’m not so sure.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
Marty Morningway
He has a direct connection to both Mike Holmgren, Steve Mariucci & Andy Reid. Uses the same Offense style as Holmgren. Will not cost as much as Gruden & will not ask for as much power. Seem like a perfect fit
by Lok on Jan 3, 2011 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
I don't get...
…why people are in love with this guy? His tenure as head coach in Detroit was a DISASTER.
It just has way too much of the stink of Singletary about it. I don’t care how good of an offensive coordinator the guy is.
Let’s allow other teams the opportunity to give M&M his “second chance”. Maybe I’m completely wrong and he pulls a Belichick, but I’m highly dubious.
Belicheck's tenure in CLE was a disaster too
Similar to Shanahan in OAK. There is a precedent for guys having a tough time in their first HC jobs only to come back later and succeed.
by Stoned Slacker on Jan 3, 2011 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
There is?
I mean, really, I can’t think of anyone besides Belichick and Pete Carroll. Which is why I said in my post that “maybe [MM] pulls a Belichick, but I’m highly dubious”.
Belichick is a special case who failed at first and then went on to win multiple Super Bowls. Carroll is not really in that league yet, as who knows how his coaching career will turn out (although getting his team into the playoffs in his first year is pretty good, even if it was with a losing record in an awful division).
I just don’t want to see the Niners ending up with a guy who screws things up even more royally than Singletary did. Seems like with Mohrnenwig, there’s a greater than even possibility of that.
How about Norv Turner?
Also a disaster in WASH and OAK, and is now a good coach in SD. There are way too many variables involved in any given situation to put it all on the HC and say they’re bad at it.
by Stoned Slacker on Jan 3, 2011 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
Why do people continue to cite Bellicheck as if he’s the rule and not to exception?
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He's going to Coach Vallejo Pop Warner?
Really?
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 9:55 AM PST up reply actions
I heard that also
"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin
by HUNGRY HUNTER on Jan 3, 2011 10:02 AM PST up reply actions
Harbaugh wants to kick carol's ----- twice a year, only way to do it is with the niners
Harbaugh also bows to no one, which former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly might remember. In 1997, while still a player, Harbaugh took a swing at Kelly after Kelly had questioned Harbaugh’s toughness in a TV broadcast.
When he came to Stanford, Southern Cal ruled the Pac-10. It didn’t take long for Harbaugh to get into a feud with then-Southern Cal coach Pete Carroll.
The most notable evidence: when Stanford was already beating Southern Cal by 27 points in the fourth quarter of their 2009 game, Harbaugh went for a two-point conversion to rub it in Carroll’s face.
“What’s your deal?!” Carroll angrily asked Harbaugh after the game.
“What’s your deal?!” Harbaugh responded.
Stanford’s ticket office had fun with that exchange. With Harbaugh’s blessing, the school offered the “What’s your deal?!” ticket package for 2010. It sold out.
Read more: http://www.thestate.com/2011/01/03/1629089/commentary-is-harbaughs-deal-a.html#ixzz19xLFIEhJ
"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin
HC Harbaugh, OC McDaniels, DC Mangini
If the niners can get this coach staff than I don’t care if Baalke as the GM
Nolan as DC....................
"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin
by HUNGRY HUNTER on Jan 3, 2011 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
Nolan as DC....................
"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin
by HUNGRY HUNTER on Jan 3, 2011 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
If Harbaugh, Vic Fangio as DC
Runs the 3-4. Former Ravens LB Coach ironically.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
Just realized (updated in post)
Marv Lewis is likely a Rooney Rule token interview
Trust me, I have no idea either.
Nitwitter
You think so?
Why go through the trouble of interviewing a guy who could be a legit candidate if their sights are set on Harbaugh? Why not interview Johnson or someone currently on staff to cover the Rooney Rule business?
No more mock draft sig for now...
probably because everyone knows Mike Johnson has no shot at the job, at all
people would ask questions. Lewis is a legit candidate at least.
Trust me, I have no idea either.
Nitwitter
No questions would be asked
The Cowboys interviewed their WR coach. We at least would be interviewing an OC.
I think Lewis is a legit interview. That scares me. Otherwise it could feel him out as DC for Billick.
i could see jim harbaugh taking the reigns as the Niners head coach .....
he is the head coach at stanford university and is also a former quarterback who played for the bears, colts, ravens, and chargers. we need a coach with a quarterback mentality. singletary and nolan didn’t have that and look where it got us.
by orange_and_black_attack on Jan 3, 2011 10:49 AM PST reply actions
La Canfora an hour ago
Harbaugh will supposedly choose between Niners and Michigan. Also wrote other potential HC candidates are Brian Billick, Mike Mularkey (Falcons OC) and Marty Mornhinwheg. And like most everyone else once again he states that Baalke seems to be in.
He seems to be back pedaling...
“Continue to hear Jim Harbaugh they’re top candidate. Spoke to a source today who think 49ers will be viable option”
Damn right they will be a viable option!
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
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Fisher is cool, Harbaugh first choice though.
Harbaugh could be our next Bill W. Fisher would be good, but not necessarily our next Bill W. Even though there could never be an actual Bill W.
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by AptosNinerFan on Jan 3, 2011 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
Just throwing crap against the wall now I see.
I can be a reporter. I’ll just name all the out of work coaches, and top assistants in the league, and say they are candidates.
Seriously nowadays reporters are a joke.
by hudd07 on Jan 3, 2011 12:48 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Tomsula over Fisher anyday of the week ...!!
I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ...Jimmy Raye your no daisy ...!!
Well . let's some plus , minus stuff ...
… Super bowl win’s – Fisher zip – Tomsula zip = tie Coaching winning % Fish 57% – Tom 100% = Tomsula … Make’s football fun and lose – Fish 25 % – Tom 100 % = Tomsula , i mean by far and away Tomsula is clearly the better coach …!!
I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ...Jimmy Raye your no daisy ...!!
I agree
But you have to wander how it would be with a full season of meaningful football. That last game did not mean anything and I believe he was just trying to lighten the mood and make the last week of football fun with a W since the uptight Sing is gone. I don’t think I could buy that he would be like that otherwise. But hey, I could be wrong.
Thinkin' , we will not know whom our coach and GM will be until Luck declare's ...
… if he stay’s in school , we hire Millen and Jimmy Raye , to ensure us the # 1 pick in 2012 , if he come’s out we get Baalke and Harbaugh , with luck pulling a Eli Manning and stating he won’t sign to the Panther’s …BAM !!
I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ...Jimmy Raye your no daisy ...!!
Jimmy Raye Sr. Just want to make sure we are clear on that if Luck stays in.
the catch is, we have to make sure not to give those guys the ability to change the roster. I don’t want them to gut us in 2011, just want to make sure we are out coached and not allowed to use our talent properly.
Jim Trotter says he'd be shocked if Baalke isn't named GM
Trust me, I have no idea either.
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This is my ideal off season.
Billick as HC, Harbaugh as OC, Manusky as DC,- Now hers where I want it to get wild- Steve Young as QBC, Rathman as RBC, Tomsula as LC, and trade this year and next years first round draft picks and get Luck.
HARBAUGH WONT GO TO MICHIGAN
As much as there is a connection between the two, it won’t happen. Adam Schefter talked this morning on ESPN, saying there is a bad taste in Harbaugh’s mouth because a while back, Michigan denied him for a QB coach position, and went with someone else instead. Schefter said, Harbaugh still remembers that situation clearly, and will most likely won’t go with Michigan. So our biggest rival right now would be Broncos, because of Elway’s connection with Stanford…
sources
Might be worth looking into more sources than just Schefter. There are numerous sources talking about this and relying on just one is not always the best idea.
by David Fucillo on Jan 3, 2011 9:17 PM PST up reply actions
very true sir
but i got tired of hearing Harbaugh was a lock for Michigan, so I thought this was interesting to mention.
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