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[Dude]

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Agreed... not sure why he'd leave ND (and I'm not a fan), especially for the Eagles. Must be angling for a raise.

No, he was going to get a raise anyway, he didn't need the NFL. This is his M.O. - he's interviewing because he's interested, and because he doesn't consider ND his final destination. It would not surprise me one bit if, not only does he take the Philly job, but also if it comes out later that the "interest" was determined before the national championship but he deferred any interviews until after the game.

[EricStratton]

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Cowher looks like a fit to Chicago, Jacksonville, or Eagles. 2 cold weather teams and a team that's right down the road in Jacksonville.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, however, reported Wednesday that Cowher has no plans to return to the sidelines for the 2013 season and may not return for another four or five seasons. The newspaper cited a source close to the former coach.

[Night Train]

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http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8833956/cleveland-browns-hire-rob-chudzinski-head-coach

Rob Chudzinski - OC in Carolina - new Cleveland HC

OMG ! What didn't they blindly hire Lovie ! He's such a hot candidate !

[YardRat]

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http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/88...ski-head-coach

Rob Chudzinski - OC in Carolina - new Cleveland HC

OMG ! What didn't they blindly hire Lovie ! He's such a hot candidate !

Chudzinski will target former San Diego Chargers coach Norv Turner to be his offensive coordinator, a source told ESPN. Turner's son, Scott, worked for Chudzinski in Carolina.

That would be a good hire for the Browns. Maybe Rivers ends up in Cleveland also.

[psubills62]

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Jimmy Johnson is hardly a reliable source, but he seems to think Chicago will hire Marc Trestman as HC.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-johnson-says-bears-hiring-trestman-20130111,0,7941124.story

[CleveSteve]

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I'm happy with the Chud/Turner hire... if anyone can play to Weeden's strengths it's the guy who coached Phillip Rivers. Chudzinski favors a downfield passing attack, which the Browns are actually built pretty well for. Gordon (size/speed) and Benjamin (elite speed) are solid downfield threats and should clear out giving Little and Cameron room to work underneath. Weeden's got a strong arm and our OL is terrific in pass pro... Weeden had all day to throw this year.

What worries me is rumors about switching to a 3-4... we'd have to blow up our entire D. My hope is that Chud, being a lifelong Browns fan (and an offensive guy anyways) knows where the strengths of our personnel lie and will stick with the 4-3.

*edit* I'm especially happy about the hire because before it happened, it looked like Whisenhunt was going to be the coach.

[Novacane]

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That hire came out of nowhere. Shows how much bs the media reports and how much they don't know! Don't know anything about the guy so won't knock it.

[THE END OF ALL DAYS]

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Looks like Whisenhunt is going to get left out in the cold

[RedEyE]

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Its official: Trestman went to Chicago and Mike Mcoy went to San Diego

[justasportsfan]

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everyone's hiring first time NFl head coaches except for KC

[Joe Fo Sho]

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everyone's hiring first time NFl head coaches except for KC

Yup, and out of the hirings so far, I think KC has the highest probability of being successful.

[Mski]

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Yup, and out of the hirings so far, I think KC has the highest probability of being successful.

i think thats because they're the only one with a known proven comodity... of all the teams hiring a new HC i think KC may have the least talent.

[Joe Fo Sho]

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i think thats because they're the only one with a known proven comodity... of all the teams hiring a new HC i think KC may have the least talent.

That's absolutely the reason. Who better to rebuild a team with no talent than a coach who's been averaging over 9 wins per season for 14 years? That's after he inherited a 3-13 team in 1998.

[justasportsfan]

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Yup, and out of the hirings so far, I think KC has the highest probability of being successful.

the interesting part though is that out of the final 4 teams 3 are first time NFL coaches and 1 is a retread (Bellicheat) .

Of the teams that went to the playoffs for one reason or another 8 coaches were first time coaches with their current team while 4 are retreads.

[ticatfan]

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Jimmy Johnson is hardly a reliable source, but he seems to think Chicago will hire Marc Trestman as HC.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...,7941124.story

Buffalo missed out again. Trestman and the bears are going to the SB, he has one of the greatest football minds around.