2018 NFL Coaching Carousel

[madducks]

Wow! This is a huge surprise.

"Falcons fired defensive coordinator Richard Smith and defensive line coach Bryan Cox.
Even after Atlanta's Super Bowl meltdown, the moves are very surprising. Smith's young defense improved steadily over the course of 2016, while Cox's defensive line harassed Tom Brady relentlessly on Sunday before running out of gas on a whopping 93 defensive snaps, not including six penalties. Dan Quinn presumably had misgivings about both before the Super Bowl, because Smith and Cox's units played about as well as could have been hoped. With Kyle Shanahan gone to San Francisco, the Falcons will have two new coordinators in 2017."
(Source: Alex Marvez on Twitter via Rotoworld)

[dslaw]

Heard on the radio this morning that Quinn had been calling the defense since midway through the year. While it was a surprise when I first heard these guys were fired after hearing that Quinn was calling the defense it made more sense. Smith and Cox were probably gone after the last game of the season, regardless of when that game occurred.

[revo]

Jack Del Rio & Chuck Pagano canned

[madducks]

Jack Del Rio & Chuck Pagano canned

Rumor has it that Jon Gruden will replace Del Rio as the Raiders head coach. Gruden was previously head coach of the Raiders from 1998-2001 (38-26 with 2 division titles) and the Buccaneers from 2002-2008 (57-55 with 3 division titles). His first Tampa Bay team won Super Bowl XXXVII by beating his previous year's team from Oakland.

[Vecmizer]

Lions officially fire Jim Caldwell.

Odds on favorites are Josh McDaniel or Matt Patricia from NE.

[revo]

Bears fire John Fox

[revo]

Bruce Arians retires

[revo]

Head Coaches
Raiders - Del Rio OUT, Gruden IN
Giants - McAdoody OUT, Shurmur IN
Cardinals - Arians retired, Wilks IN
Bears - Fox OUT, Nagy IN
Lions - Caldwell OUT, Patricia IN
Colts - Pagano OUT

Spared
Bucs - Koetter returning
Broncos - Joseph returning
Jets - Bowles extended until 2020
Bengals - Lewis returning
Texans - O'Brien extended until 2020
Browns - Jackson returning

Coordinators
Cowboys - WR coach Dooley OUT
Broncos - OL coach Davidson, RB coach Studesville, WR coach Tolbert, ST coach Olivo OUT
Packers - DC Capers OUT, OC Bennett OUT, QB coach Van Pelt OUT, WR coach Gelty OUT, DL Line Coach Trgovac OUT; Pettine, Philbin IN as new OC & DC
Ravens - DC Pees retired, Martindale promoted to DC
Dolphins - OC Christiansen OUT, OC Loggains IN
Seahawks - OC Bevell OUT
Chiefs - OC Nagy leaves, Bienemy promoted to OC
Raiders - Olson IN as OC

On the Hotseat
Giants - all coordinators "free to look for other jobs" (i.e. new coach is firing you)


Front Office
Giants - Reese OUT; Gettleman IN
Browns - Brown OUT; Dorsey IN
Texans - Smith on leave of absence
Panthers - Hurney was interim GM
Packers - Thompson OUT, Gudykunst IN

Spared
Bears - Pace extended until 2021
Jets - Maccagnan extended until 2020

[madducks]

[Gregg]

Bears fire John Fox

It was time. This last year was just terrible.

I have to wonder if this wasn't the plan from the end of last season. Who drafts a second pick overall without letting their coach know who it is?

[madducks]

Heeeee's baaaaack!
Cincinnati gives Marvin Lewis a new two year contract.

[madducks]

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Jon Gruden's new deal with the Raiders is worth "about $100 million" over 10 seasons.
Reports last week suggested he would get an ownership stake in the team but Gruden has since refuted that claim. Either way, he's about to become the highest-paid coach in NFL history. Greg Olson (the coach, not the tight end), Paul Guenther and Rich Bisaccia are all expected to join Gruden's staff. His introductory press conference is scheduled for Tuesday. (source:Rotoworld)

[revo]

Chiefs OC Matt Nagy named the new HC for the Bears, and it's expected that Patriots DC Matt Patricia will become the next HC for the Lions.

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Titans and Mike Mularkey part ways after they apparently couldn’t agree on a contract extension.

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Colts to hire Josh McDaniels
Giants to hire Pat Shurmur