The Coaching Carousel

In what has to be the strangest story of this off-season, reportedly Boston College plans to fire head coach Jeff Jagodzinski if he accepts an interview with the Jets on Monday.

Notes From Lombardi

By Michael Lombardi:
FIVE THINGS I HEAR….
1.     I hear the Cowboys are not sweating the notion of losing Jason Garrett to another team as a head coach.  They are actually hoping this might

Browns Have To Wait To Interview Kokinis

From Tony Grossi of The Cleveland Plain Dealer:
 
The Browns won’t be able to interview Baltimore director of pro personnel George Kokinis until Sunday at the earliest, said a source with knowledge of the situation.
 
Kokinis is involved in preparations for the Ravens’ divisional playoff game against Tennessee. The game will be played on Saturday. The Ravens [...]

Browns Will Interview Kokinis

From Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer:
In the next step toward hiring Eric Mangini as their head coach, the Browns have received permission to interview his close friend, George Kokinis, the Ravens’ director of pro personnel, a league source told The Plain Dealer on Sunday.
The interview will take place as soon as [...]

Pioli Still Considering His Options

From Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer:
The Browns are continuing their dialogue with Patriots vice president Scott Pioli, but Pioli is still weighing his options, which include staying in New England, a source close to the negotiations told The Plain Dealer.

Pioli is also expected to go through with his interview with the [...]

Mangini Emerges As Leading Candidate

From Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com:
Eric Mangini, fired on Monday by the New York Jets, is emerging as the favorite to become the next head coach of the Cleveland Browns, team and league sources said Saturday.
The Browns have continued their search process, interviewing other candidates, but sources say Mangini had a “compelling” interview and owner Randy [...]

Notes From Lombardi

From Michael Lombardi
Happy New Year!  I hope everyone had great day ringing in the New Year.  Much is happening in the NFL, so let’s get to some news first before we talk about the

Browns Give Pioli Deadline

From Ron Borges of The Boston Herald
The clock is ticking on Patriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli, who today must decide whether he wants to take the Cleveland Browns’ offer to be their chief football executive, according to sources familiar with the negotiation.
The two sides met yesterday in New York, and parted company [...]

Chiefs Interested In Pioli

From Mike Reiss of The Boston Globe:
Patriots Vice President of Player Personnel Scott Pioli is scheduled to interview with the Cleveland Browns today, and the process could move quickly due to the interest of a second team.

In addition to the Browns, the Kansas City Chiefs have also officially asked for permission and are free to [...]

Browns To Interview McDaniels

From The OBR.com:
The Orange and Brown Report’s John Taylor has learned this afternoon that the Cleveland Browns have asked for and received permission to interview Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels for their vacant head-coaching position.  There is no word yet when the interview will take place.
The Browns pursuit of McDaniels is not a surprise, [...]