Tuesday January 06, 2009
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From Tony Grossi of The Cleveland Plain Dealer:
Browns owner Randy Lerner is intensifying his search for a new chief football executive.
Sources said Lerner has interviews lined
I did the Bill Simmons Podcast yesterday, and we briefly touched on these sequences of plays in the Giants-Vikings game. Thanks for sending me the information on this game. I love it when readers are in tune with game management.
From Scott Reynolds of The Pewter Report:
Monte Kiffin, the man who has run Tampa Bay’s defense since 1996, is leaving to coach with his son, Lane, at the Univ. of Tennessee. In his last media huddle, Kiffin said he didn’t know if telling the defense he was leaving at season’s end was the right thing [...]
Cleveland owner Randy Lerner wants to hire a big name and wants to please the Browns’ fan base. I believe that Scott Pioli of the Patriots would be a perfect choice.
From Scott Reynolds of The Pewter Report.com:
Aside from being eliminated from playoff contention, perhaps the worst thing to come out of Tampa Bay’s 31-24 season-ending loss to Oakland on Sunday was the severe knee injury that Cadillac Williams suffered in the fourth quarter after a season-high 28-yard run. Williams was capping off a day in [...]
Now that the regular season is behind us — even though it feels like we just kicked it off yesterday — it’s time for me to again ramble on about the deciding weekend. Today: the Cowboys look pathetic, the Broncos look worse, the Lions finish the way they started and more.
From Jerry McDonald of The Oakland Tribune:
Jon Gruden will be on the sideline with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with general manager Bruce Allen in a suite. Rich Gannon will be in the television booth, lending commnentary for CBS.
Rumor has it that even Lane Kiffin may attend, with his dad Monte in his final home [...]
From Jerry McDonald of The Contra Costa Times:
There was more than a little mystery in the air as the Raiders departed for Tampa to conclude the 2008 season and attempted to do
By FRED GOODALL, AP Sports Writer
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn’t look far for a replacement for Monte Kiffin.
Secondary coach Raheem Morris will take over as defensive coordinator in 2009, ensuring continuity next season with Kiffin leaving the NFL to join his son, Lane, at the University of Tennessee.
If the Bucs [...]
One thing you have to admire about the Bears is their resiliency and determination. They are not an easy team to watch on offense, and gaining 10 yards sometimes is an adventure, but they keep playing.