Per SI Tony Sparano named assistant head coach of Raiders Tony Sparano has been named the assistant head coach of the Oakland Raiders, according to a tweet Wednesday afternoon from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Sparano was fired by the New York Jets earlier in January after one year with the team. He had been the Jets’ offensive coordinator but the team ranked 30th in total offense with 299.2 yards per game, finishing with an overall record of 6-10. Sparano had previously served as head coach of the Miami Dolphins from 2008 to 2011 and had also spent time with the Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars and Dallas Cowboys. http://tracking.si.com/2013/01/23/to...sistant-coach/
This goes to show you that the coaching ranks is about "who you know, and who knows you". Has Sparano really shown that he is worthy of this position? Truly?
He is also going to be coaching the offensive line, which I think he will do a good job with. However, like Con said, is the assistant head coach title something he has proved himself worthy of? I could see a young coach like Dennis Allen wanting to have a right hand man with some HC experience, but you would think they could find someone with a better resume floating around.
Career .500 HC, or around there, he also made MMoore work in Miami, inherited a terrible situation in NYJ land.
This all translates into Tony being an interim HC about Week 12 next year, inspiring the team into a 3-1 record. He will be the HC in 2014, then be fired after that season. Yaaawwwwn Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk 2
Sparano didn't make Moore work. Matt Moore's talent did. Sparano had Moore on the bench until Henne got hurt. If any coach had much to do with any success Moore achieved last season, it would likely be either Brian Daboll (which is likely a stretch as he has a rep of being an ******* to his players) or Karl Dorrell. Dorrell may have proven to be one of the better coaches on the staff having worked with the receivers before and then our QB's last year. Even Henne looked like he made improvement in some areas, but alas not enough overall or for an extended period of time. I'd give credit to the position coaches more so than Sparano, who got more excited about field goals than he did touchdowns. I could Sparano working his way back into form as most coaches are recycled in some capacity down the road. But after his last two stints he needs to do some work in expanding his repertoire. I don't see him as being an assistant head coach right now, maybe in 2-3 more years of solid unit production, or as an OC etc. Sparano was around .500 because on 2008, where we were 6 games over .500. Otherwise he didn't have a winning season.
Its a glamour title. He's on OL coach with the title to make it appear like it isn't a demotion. Remember our assistant hc in 2004 never became the coach when Wanny re-signed. Ironically that guy is now the coach of the bears.
The circle of the inept good ole boy experiement has completed itself.....Line Coach, to HC, to OC, back to Line coach.... just to bad Miami was the pet project....
