Well, it’s midnight-thirty and I can’t sleep. I’ve had a
full day (yesterday now actually) of chasing news about Andy Reid becoming the
new coach of the Kansas City Chiefs … or not maybe. The insiders are expecting
it to be finalized later today (Friday); we’ll see.
As I thought about that, it struck me that we should
revisit my blog from a month ago about coaches on the hot seat and see how
accurate I was. I listed 10 warming seats. Let’s take another look at each one
and see how I did.
Norv Turner, Chargers
– He’s gone along with GM A.J. Smith, as expected. 1 for 1 so far.
Andy Reid, Eagles
– As mentioned above, he’s in line for the Chiefs job, so he obviously was
fired by Philadelphia. 2 for 2.
Romeo Crennel, Chiefs
– Winning two games all season will do that. It was so bad that KC Owner Clark
Hunt apologized to the fans. Crennel out; GM Scott Pioli may not be far behind.
3 for 3.
Ron Rivera, Panthers
– GM Marty Hurney was fired but the Panthers’ late season run has saved Rivera
so far. He’s probably safe. My first miss.
Jason Garrett,
Cowboys – Owner Jerry Jones is NOT HAPPY with
the ‘boys 8-8 finish. There will be changes, but I think Garrett is safe for
one more year. Now I’m 3 for 5.
Rex Ryan, Jets
– GM Mike Tannebaum got the ax, but Rex is safe. I’d expect OC Tony Sporano to
get the boot, too. Their offense was pathetic.
Chan Gailey, Bills
– After three underachieving season, Gailey is done in Buffalo. I expect him to
catch on as an OC somewhere. That’s now 4 for 7.
Pat Shurmur, Browns
– The Browns were improved, but new owner Jimmy Haslam is cleaning house and
wants his own guys. President Mike Holmgrem and GM Tom Heckert are gone, too. 5
for 8.
Ken Whisenhunt,
Cardinals – Going from 4-0 to 5-11 and having
the worst QB situation in the entire league wasn’t good enough. Coach Whiz is
out, but he’ll likely get another head job, maybe Buffalo. I’m now 6 for 9.
Mike Mularkey, Jaguars
– He’s in place for now, but this may change. I expected Shad Khan to can him
and bring in his own guy, and he still may do that. But it’s a miss for now. 6
for 10.
The one I missed … is Lovie Smith of the Bears. They won 10
games but didn’t make the playoffs because the Packers couldn’t beat the
Vikings. That’s a tough one. He’ll land another gig, for sure.
Until next time, thanks for reading.
Steve
