Tuesday Thoughts

Some of the Packers players wanted more aggressive schemes and more input in the game plan. Coaches should not let players coach, although the way coaches manage their input – which happens on every team in the league — says a lot.

Diner News: Around The NFL

From Michael Lombardi:
6 January 2009
QUOTE:  “Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to

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.

Bears Made Formal Offer To Marinelli

From Vaughn McClure of The Chicago Tribune:
The Bears are certain to have a new defensive line coach next season, but will it be Rod Marinelli?

A radio station in Detroit reported that the former Lions coach received a formal offer from the Bears to coach the defensive line. Marinelli met with Lovie Smith last week and [...]

Seahawks Interested In Marinelli?

From Clare Farnsworth of SeattlePI.com:
Recently fired Detroit Lions head coach Rod Marinelli reportedly is in Seattle to meet with the Seahawks about joining Jim Mora’s coaching staff.
Mora is scheduled to meet with the Seahawks coaching staff for the first time as head coach on Monday morning, and it appears change is already in the works.

There [...]

Lions Interested In Mularkey

From Tom Kowalski of MLive.com:
Several sources are reporting that the Detroit Lions have asked permission to talk to Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey and an interview could take place next week.
Lions president Tom Lewand and general manager Martin Mayhew could be busy next week because they’ve reportedly already set up an interview with [...]

Bears Interested In Marinelli

From Brad Biggs of The Chicago Sun Times:
Lovie Smith could complete the next move on his coaching staff by the end of the weekend but the agent for the men involved said nothing will happen that fast.
Rod Marinelli is in town today and will meet with Smith and team officials at Halas Hall. It’s fully [...]

Eight In The Box

It’s Friday, time for another installment of Eight in the Box here at the National Football Post. Today: Cowboys humor, Chris Johnson, Brett Favre is an outcast and more.

Garrett Not Interested In Detroit Job

From The National Football Post:
Sources close to the National Football Post have informed us that Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett has withdrawn his name

Lions, Rams Interested In Bowles

From ESPN.com:
Miami Dolphins assistant head coach Todd Bowles will interview with the Detroit Lions for their head coaching vacancy next week, according to media reports.
The Lions are not the only team interested in Bowles. ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen reported that the St. Louis Rams plan to formally request permission to interview Bowles, [...]