Cntrygal
02-12-2003, 08:40 PM
The San Francisco 49ers fired Steve Mariucci without a plausible explanation, then put on a show as they went through an interminable coaching search.
They were praised for their compliance with the NFL's new guidelines on interviewing minority candidates, even as they seemed insincere in their attempt to hire a black coach in their four-week hiring process.
Then the team that once set the standard for creativity in winning five Super Bowls dipped into the recycling bin and extracted former Seahawks coach Dennis Erickson: An uninspired selection.
more... (http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/sports/5167541.htm)
They were praised for their compliance with the NFL's new guidelines on interviewing minority candidates, even as they seemed insincere in their attempt to hire a black coach in their four-week hiring process.
Then the team that once set the standard for creativity in winning five Super Bowls dipped into the recycling bin and extracted former Seahawks coach Dennis Erickson: An uninspired selection.
more... (http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/sports/5167541.htm)