Jeff Fisher Fired - Page 6

Rabscuttle · 01-28-2011, 06:44 PM

Firing him is fine with the franchise seemingly spinning its wheels. It's the timing that is pretty bush league. Fisher is fine with his severance package but this leaves any of Fisher's staff that aren't retained by the new regime pretty much SOL for jobs this year with most vacancies already filled. That's just a dirty way of treating people.

BeerBaron · 01-28-2011, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Rabscuttle

Firing him is fine with the franchise seemingly spinning its wheels. It's the timing that is pretty bush league. Fisher is fine with his severance package but this leaves any of Fisher's staff that aren't retained by the new regime pretty much SOL for jobs this year with most vacancies already filled. That's just a dirty way of treating people.

It sounds like most of the rest of the staff will stay, with Munchak going to head coach.

Part of me feels like this is a total "Save money during the lockout" situation. Does anyone really think the same staff with just a different guy promoted from within in charge will really change the fortunes of this team much?

b316 · 01-28-2011, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BeerBaron

It sounds like most of the rest of the staff will stay, with Munchak going to head coach.

Part of me feels like this is a total "Save money during the lockout" situation. Does anyone really think the same staff with just a different guy promoted from within in charge will really change the fortunes of this team much?

Nope. Its also to see if VY can work with someone else. If it doesn't workout, this time next year everyone gets scrapped, new qb, new HC.

CashmoneyDrew · 01-28-2011, 07:06 PM

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Greg Williams is a terrible head coach.

His one stint as the Bills head coach is a great sample size?

ElectricEye · 01-28-2011, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BeerBaron

It sounds like most of the rest of the staff will stay, with Munchak going to head coach.

Part of me feels like this is a total "Save money during the lockout" situation. Does anyone really think the same staff with just a different guy promoted from within in charge will really change the fortunes of this team much?

Probably not. This does reek of not trying to do something bold with the uncertain labor situation.

b316 · 01-28-2011, 07:07 PM

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Mike Munchak is the early favourite to replace Fisher, who I think will sit out a year before looking for a HC job in 2012.

Titans GM Mike Reinfeldt also confirmed at today' press conference that he still plans to trade or release Vince Young. I remember at the time it was announced Young was to be released that it wasn't just Fisher who disliked him. According to NFL Network's Michael Lombardi, Reinfeldt is convinced that he cannot win with Young due to his "lack of leadership, work ethic and commitment to the team." Young is due a $8.5m salary for 2011 and an extra $4.25 million offseason roster bonus on March 10 so its almost certain he'll be released by that date.

No bonus with lockout.

BeerBaron · 01-28-2011, 07:13 PM

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Probably not. This does reek of not trying to do something bold with the uncertain labor situation.

Exactly...promoting from within and keeping most of the staff in place is cheaper, and if there isn't a lockout, they can struggle through a season then clean house top to bottom.

That's my prediction.

OzTitan · 01-28-2011, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Rabscuttle

Firing him is fine with the franchise seemingly spinning its wheels. It's the timing that is pretty bush league. Fisher is fine with his severance package but this leaves any of Fisher's staff that aren't retained by the new regime pretty much SOL for jobs this year with most vacancies already filled. That's just a dirty way of treating people.

100% Fisher's fault. The staff had a chance to run but most seemingly signed Fisher's somehow secret 1 year extension in an attempt to save their roles. Some sort of power move playing on Bud's cheapness, and it back fired. Don't feel for them - most are only there because they were Fisher's buds anyway. The only ones worth anything to the rest of the NFL either didn't play along with the stunt (Craig Johnson, Jim Washburn), or are in talks for the new HC position.

ElectricEye · 01-28-2011, 09:56 PM

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Exactly...promoting from within and keeping most of the staff in place is cheaper, and if there isn't a lockout, they can struggle through a season then clean house top to bottom.

That's my prediction.

Hedge their bets for the Andrew Luck contest too if they decide they don't like any of the quarterbacks in this draft. They almost can't take one if that's the case given there's likely to be a regime change in a year anyway.

But that's pretty awesome Fisher screwed the Titans like that. Must have known this was going to hell soon. But any owner that isn't 100% aware of what's going on with his organization probably doesn't deserve to ***** about it

Rabscuttle · 01-29-2011, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by BeerBaron

It sounds like most of the rest of the staff will stay, with Munchak going to head coach.

Part of me feels like this is a total "Save money during the lockout" situation. Does anyone really think the same staff with just a different guy promoted from within in charge will really change the fortunes of this team much?

Maybe that's part of his master plan, to save money to sign the number one overall in 2012.

He needs to find a Rooney candidate to keep his scheme from unravelling though. I'm pretty sure you can't call a guy interim head coach when there is no season.

Flyboy · 01-29-2011, 12:31 PM

You stay the hell away from Gregg Williams.

TitanHope · 01-29-2011, 08:02 PM

I just read this and can't believe I forgot it...

Jeff Fisher was Co-Chair of the Competition Committee. Someone's going to have to take his place now.

ElectricEye · 01-29-2011, 08:44 PM

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I just read this and can't believe I forgot it...

Jeff Fisher was Co-Chair of the Competition Committee. Someone's going to have to take his place now.

Hopefully someone who can assassinate Bill Polian.

BeerBaron · 01-29-2011, 08:56 PM

Polian is probably hoping it will be someone grossly incompetent so he can finally realize his dream of banning the run game and disallow all hits on the QB....and no touching of WRs ever.....not even to tackle them.....

The game would just be two offenses playing against air. The Colts might every championship then...

ElectricEye · 01-29-2011, 08:59 PM

Needs to be a defensive guy. Preferably someone who feels screwed over by some of the new rule changes.

BeerBaron · 01-29-2011, 09:01 PM

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Needs to be a defensive guy. Preferably someone who feels screwed over by some of the new rule changes.

Might be a good pick.

ElectricEye · 01-29-2011, 09:04 PM

I think that would be the ideal guy for balance. I wonder how open the NFL would be to that with Tomlin being as out spoken as he has though.

TitanHope · 01-29-2011, 09:06 PM

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Hopefully someone who can assassinate Bill Polian.

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Needs to be a defensive guy. Preferably someone who feels screwed over by some of the new rule changes.

I don't think James Harrison is eligible, on the count of having an IQ of 71.

Complex · 01-30-2011, 12:05 AM

Yeah, Tomlin is a good choice. Jack Del Rio is my 2nd Choice because everyone else is a offensive guy or has been a HC for 1-2 years.

I would say Belicheck but he is not a member of the NFL Head Coaches Association, so he can't be part of the Competition committee right?

The other guys is Lovie Smith but he is to soft and Polian would make him his *****.

BeerBaron · 01-30-2011, 12:14 AM

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Yeah, Tomlin is a good choice. Jack Del Rio is my 2nd Choice because everyone else is a offensive guy or has been a HC for 1-2 years.

I would say Belicheck but he is not a member of the NFL Head Coaches Association, so he can't be part of the Competition committee right?

The other guys is Lovie Smith but he is to soft and Polian would make him his *****.

<>facepalm<>

LizardState · 01-30-2011, 08:04 AM

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Yeah, Tomlin is a good choice. Jack Del Rio is my 2nd Choice because everyone else is a offensive guy or has been a HC for 1-2 years.

I would say Belicheck but he is not a member of the NFL Head Coaches Association, so he can't be part of the Competition committee right?

The other guys is Lovie Smith but he is to soft and Polian would make him his *****.

Tomlin is a SB winner, but then again so is Polian in a different role, he dominates that committee like Tex Schramm did for > a decade then Don Shula for even longer when the advantages tipped heavily toward the offenses w/ the PI rule changes. Get Polian the hell outta there. Bellichick is too crooked (some say crafty to be nice, too highly fined anyway) & Lovie is too soft. They need an outsider type GM or HC, like Smith from Atlanta.

Brothgar · 01-30-2011, 08:39 AM

If the titans hired Morningwig as the HC they could trade for McNabb or Kolb and save valuable draft picks.