With all the openings next year, assuming Sparano is fired, do you think he will land one of the open HC jobs? And before you dismiss it, I never thought Mangini would get a HC job the season after being fired by NY...and he did. Thoughts?
He has a decent enough track record. Hes actually won more games then hes lost as a head coach. Been to a playoff game. Part of the Parcells tree. I could see him land on his feet pretty easily. Although I don't think he should be fired. This team may not have wowed anybody under Sparano but when i watch teams like the 49ers i see what terrible coaching REALLY is/was. Everybody harps on Sparano for things that are generally outside his control. Like 2 minute offense and playing for field goals. Both are the OCs fault and the only thing Sparano is quilty of is not firing him sooner. We burn more timeouts then we should on offense but again that goes back to the OC not preparing this offense better. I fully believe our problems are on the OC and some weak links along the OL.
I think he does coach somewhere. I don't want the guy to leave either. If he does, he will get another chance somewhere.
Are there enough relevent ex head coaches looking for work to fill all the open spots? I don't think so. Are there any "hot" coordinators (please someone take Schottenheimer)? Would you rather go with a college coach than an experienced NFL head coach like Sparano? If he gets let go, I think he has a good shot of landing a HC job.
Will he coach, yes he'll definitely coach somewhere next season... will he be a head coach? that's a tough call, just as tough of a call for Ross to fire him IMO. If he is fired, I can see him returning to Dallas as an assistant under Garrett or going to N.O. under Sean Payton.
I agree, but that's one guy. Look at the possible openings" CLE HOU TEN MIA DEN MIN CAR DAL NYG SF You could have up to 10 teams looking for coaches.
ya know based on all those potential openings, I actually am leaning more and more to Ross not wanting to make a move - he will let them playout their contract as is. Ireland, Sparano and Henne (from roster standpoint) will all be retained. I would hope Nolan remains, but those openings could pull him away. We need a new OC for sure. Depending on whether we will need a new DC will add enough chaos. Garrett as OC would add comfort to Sparano potentially (regardless of his public vote of confidence for Dan Henning)
If Garrett isn't retained by Dallas (and the last I heard, it was iffy at best), he should get a HC job somewhere with all the openings. I think he deserves it.
true.... I would still raid the Saints or Chiefs coaching staff and give a shot for OC. Promote a QB coach, etc.
-Don't think Sparano will be fired, bad timing -if he was, and he could be, if Eric Mangini can land a gig, so can Sparano -Great skillset to put on a staff, Oline Coach, OC, just a good add to where ever he landed Would not surprise if he were in the mix for the Dallas gig if Garrett isn't retained, if Garrett is hired as the HC would not surprise if he still were hired by Dallas for some capacity. But as I've said, make a move on Tony Sparano? Nah, cannot go into the unknown not knowing.
he could end up coaching san fran. that would be the only team i could see him coaching this year and thats because the 49ers are consulting with bill parcells as we speak. if that were to happen i would expect the 49ers to raid our roster over the next two years. the more likely scenario is he would come back in a year or two as a new head coach somewhere much like mangini
I don't see Sparano being retained. Two 7-9 seasons and no QB going forward doesn't help the fact that Ross is losing money hand-over-fist because of the poor product on the field. Ross didn't pick this regime - that alone should be obvious enough. Sparano will land on his feet but I don't see him being a head coach again for a long time, if at all. He's not a glamour name to hire, he doesn't exactly have a glowing track record, and he's never won anything. When you have names like Dungy, Cowher, and Gruden constantly being thrown around the veteran coach pile and names like Harbaugh, Kelly, etc challenging from the college ranks - I just don't see any team thinking they'd be making a "splash" hiring Sparano. You're also going to have guys like Jeff Fisher and John Fox available - both better options than Sparano. Those kind of options are out there every year, too. Sparano doesn't offer what Dungy, Cowher, and Gruden do. He doesn't have that appeal; he's too meat & potatoes. And much to the denial of some Dolphin fans here, his coaching stint here probably wasn't really viewed as an overall success amongst other owners around the league. IMO Sparano is a good position coach/coordinator, but not a head coach.
However when you go beyond the dummy owners who just hire coaches for flash, Sparano is still respected among the coaching community and will get a head coaching job again.
Plenty of Pop Warner jobs open in this country. He could take Henning and his vanilla pudding offense somewhere to win a championship. Maybe even at the high school level but that's a reach.
Plenty of people are respected around the coaching community that don't get head coaching jobs. Being respected doesn't mean you should get one or will; it means you have a greater chance of landing on your feet for a coordinator job again, which is what I think will happen for Tony. It takes more than respect to get a HC job these days. Some of the best coaches are just not cut out for head coaching jobs - but that doesn't mean they're not a good coach. Dick LeBeau is an excellent DC. He and many others prove you can be a brilliant mind but not be a good HC. Other good examples: Wade Phillips, Mike Nolan, Scott Linehan, and Cam Cameron, right off the top. The list is long, but you have to understand this is not an indictment of their collective talents as coaches. I'm guessing you aren't as familiar with him as you think you are. This year aside, Fox has done a pretty good job in Carolina. He has won 3 division titles, multiple playoff appearances, victories, and a superbowl appearance. He did all this with Jake Delhomme, too. He's not someone I'd have doing the GM role, but as a coach he's solid. A good way to measure a coach? He tends to get more out of his team than the team has talent. He has a superbowl appearance on his resume and he's averaged more wins per year in his career than Sparano; he's only had 4 losing years out of 9 (first year was 7-9 but that was coming off a 1-15 season from Seifert. In 2007 they went 7-9 because Delhomme was injured for the year and they had to settle for a street free agent). Don't kid yourself in thinking he might not be more desireable than Sparano. In fact I'm actually trying to think what Sparano offers that Fox doesn't... I'm not advocating we get Fox, but come on now - I don't see how he's not a more attractive option than Sparano.
No i doubt he'll be HC, yes he will be someones OL coach. Jim Harbaugh will hopefully be at Michigan after Stink Rod lays an egg in the bowl game.