NFL Season 2007/08

[MILANISTA]

Stimmt, klassischer Freudschen Gedankenfehler meinerseits!

Bin schon enorm nervös wegen des Spiels!

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[nevermore]

Wennst dir das kauft is dir sowieso nicht mehr zu helfen. Stell dir vor die Patriots verlieren die Superbowl. Dann wirst nächstes Jahr ausgelacht wennst mit einem Patriots Conference Leiberl herumläufst.

[Maulinho]

Rex Ryan (Hauptverantwortlich für die Perfect Season der Patriots. ) wird als möglicher neuer HC der Falcons gehandelt.

Das wäre natürlich ein herber Verlust für die Pats, wobei man bewiesen hat, dass man auch schon andere Verluste wegstecken konnte!

Für die Falcons hingegen wäre Ryan wohl ein absoluter Glücksgriff!

Hoffe aber, dass Ryan noch zumindest eine Saison lang bleibt!

Rey Ryan ist defense coordinator der Baltimore Ravens mein Freund

um Gottes Willen, schraub die Postingfrequenz ein bissl zurück und überleg dir lieber, wer jetzt zu deinen Lieblingsteams gehört und wer nicht.

[MILANISTA]

Jaja, schon gut, ist mir eh peinlich!

[nevermore]

Cowboys make Garrett highest-paid assistant in NFL

IRVING, Texas -- After looking into two coaching jobs, Jason Garrett decided to remain offensive coordinator of the Cowboys after Dallas made him the highest-paid assistant coach in the NFL.

The Cowboys promoted Garrett to assistant head coach and gave him a new contract that will pay him in the ballpark of $3 million per year, ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting.

Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips' salary is also in the $3 million range. There is no word on whether the team plans to adjust Phillips' salary.

Garrett went through second interviews in Baltimore and Atlanta earlier this week, then returned to Dallas to meet with team owner Jerry Jones.

"This is huge because changing systems right now would have been really tough on Tony [Romo]," a source told ESPN's Ed Werder.

Jones, who hired Garrett last year before hiring Phillips, apparently convinced him his future was just as bright with the Cowboys, who are coming off a 13-3 regular season with eight of his offensive players going to the Pro Bowl.

The Cowboys did not immediately comment Thursday on Garrett's status, but the Ravens released a statement about it.

"We did negotiate with Jason Garrett to become our head coach. In the end, he decided to stay in Dallas," the Ravens said.

The Ravens are now turning their attention to Eagles secondary coach John Harbaugh, who is expected to get his second interview Thursday.

Although Jones can't formally promise Garrett he'll be the next coach of the Cowboys, that's been the going theory since he joined the club roughly this time last year. Speculation that Jones would push aside Phillips and promote Garrett rather than risk losing him to another club was so strong last week that Jones held a news conference in part to deny it. He denied it again Sunday, after Dallas' season-ending loss to the New York Giants.

Jones learned to value Garrett during the years he spent as a backup to Troy Aikman in the 1990s. His father, Jim Garrett, worked for the organization for many years. Jason's older brother, John, is his tight ends coach.

While the 41-year-old Garrett was considered a coach even when he was playing, he's actually only been in that role for three seasons -- two in Miami and last season in Dallas.

In his first year of building a game plan and calling plays, the Cowboys averaged the second-most points, third-most yards and fourth-most passing yards in the NFL. Romo shattered team passing records, Terrell Owens set various receiving records and Jason Witten had one of the most prolific seasons by a tight end in league history. Running back Marion Barber even made the Pro Bowl as a backup.

"Jason's great," Witten said recently. "People are always talking that he's a third-year coach and all that, but if you're around him for five minutes you understand what he is. He'll be an outstanding head coach when the opportunity comes. His knowledge and just his charisma and his attitude, he's a great listener, a great communicator. ... I think you can see how driven he is."

Between the talent on the Cowboys roster, the fact Phillips will be 61 next season and Garrett's long, strong relationship with Jones, his decision to remain a coordinator makes sense -- even if there are only 32 head coaching jobs.

In 2004, Jones convinced both his coordinators at the time, Sean Payton on offense and Mike Zimmer on defense, to bypass head coaching opportunities and stay with the Cowboys. Payton had been offered the Oakland Raiders' head coaching position and Zimmer the job at the University of Nebraska.

It is believed the Ravens formally offered Garrett their head coach job, at a salary of less than $3 million annually. Sources told ESPN.com's Matt Mosley that the Falcons' job was Garrett's if he wanted it. The Falcons have also been seriously considering former Baltimore defensive coordinator Rex Ryan, who met with club executives on Monday for a second time, and who is held in high regard.

Both the Falcons and Ravens lost a candidate on Wednesday when Indianapolis assistant head coach Jim Caldwell withdrew his name from consideration for the vacancies. The move, first reported by Mortensen, fueled immediate speculation that Caldwell removed himself because he is about to be named the successor to Tony Dungy.

But Dungy told Mortensen that he has not yet made a decision on his future and likely will not before the weekend. League sources said Caldwell's action was motivated more by the reality that he was probably not viewed as more than the No. 3 candidate by both Atlanta and Baltimore officials.

Atlanta has interviewed five other candidates for the position. If the team is still without a new coach by the weekend, and New York loses at Green Bay in Sunday's NFC Championship Game, the Falcons probably will seek permission to interview Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. The Falcons made such a request earlier, but the Giants rebuffed it because of the team's status in the playoffs.

Even as he faced the specter of losing Garrett as his coordinator, Jones was attempting on Wednesday to retain several assistant coaches whose contracts are about to expire, and who are rumored to be candidates for staff positions in Miami, where Cowboys assistant head coach Tony Sparano on Wednesday was hired as the Dolphins' new coach.

Jones has offered contract extensions to secondary coach Todd Bowles, linebackers coach Paul Pasqualoni, and defensive line coach Kacy Rodgers.

Gott sei Dank.

[MILANISTA]

Was bitte hast du gegen einen OC als Headcoach. Va gegen einen so guten????

Baltimore bräuchte ohnehin eine gute Offense! Defensemäßig gehören sie sowieso zu den besten teams der NFL!

Also wieso solche Einwände???

[nevermore]

Was bitte hast du gegen einen OC als Headcoach. Va gegen einen so guten????

Baltimore bräuchte ohnehin eine gute Offense! Defensemäßig gehören sie sowieso zu den besten teams der NFL!

Also wieso solche Einwände???

#1 Erst ist unerfahren.

#2 Ich will keinen HC der im Grunde gar nicht da sein will. Eigentlich wollte er doch nie von Dallas weg.

#3 Ich will in der ersten Runde keinen QB gedraftet haben.

Harbaugh WILL den Job, bei Garrett war's ein elends langes hin und her. Anscheinend Jerry Jones all the way. Darauf kann ich verzichten. Und die Ravens auch.

[MILANISTA]

Verstehe!

Sind nachvollziehbare Argumente!

Na bin gespannt wers wird. Wird Zeit, dass ihr wieder einen guten Coach bekommt. Nach der Leistung gegen die Pats bin ich mir sicher, dass ihr um einiges besser seid als eure Saisonendplatzierung!

Btw: Wer wäre bei dir #1 QB???

[nevermore]

Btw: Wer wäre bei dir #1 QB???

Bei der momentanen Auswahl Troy Smith. McNair darf in den Ruhestand gehen und Boller hat heuer gezeigt, dass er nunmal nur ein guter Back-Up ist. Schade um den 1st Round Pick damals, aber es gibt schlimmeres.

Troy hat Potenzial gezeigt.

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[gazza8]

Wird bei Troy Smith nicht eher seine Größe als Hauptproblem angesehen?

Potential wurde ihm vor dem Draft von allen Seiten bescheinigt, nur eben seine "geringe" Größe für einen QB von 6'0'' schreckte viele Scouts ab. Wenn ich mich richtig erinnere befürchtete man vor dem Draft, dass zu viele Pässe von Smith an der O-Line getippt werden könnten.

Außerdem muss man bedenken, dass mit J. Ogden (6'9'') ein wirklicher Riese vor ihm steht. Beinflusst das seine Wurfbewegung?

[nevermore]

Wird bei Troy Smith nicht eher seine Größe als Hauptproblem angesehen?

Potential wurde ihm vor dem Draft von allen Seiten bescheinigt, nur eben seine "geringe" Größe für einen QB von 6'0'' schreckte viele Scouts ab. Wenn ich mich richtig erinnere befürchtete man vor dem Draft, dass zu viele Pässe von Smith an der O-Line getippt werden könnten.

Außerdem muss man bedenken, dass mit J. Ogden (6'9'') ein wirklicher Riese vor ihm steht. Beinflusst das seine Wurfbewegung?

Abgesehen davon, dass JO wohl in den Ruhe stand gehen wird hat Smith genug Mobiliät um sich notfalls ein freies Wurffeld zu erlaufen. Wenn er denn nicht gleich selbst rennt.

[Ston3]

Abgesehen davon, dass JO wohl in den Ruhe stand gehen wird hat Smith genug Mobiliät um sich notfalls ein freies Wurffeld zu erlaufen. Wenn er denn nicht gleich selbst rennt.

Hätte ich jetzt auch gesagt aber Troy spielt nicht mehr College Football sondern in der NFL - Mal schauen ob er mit dem Speed dens hier gibt zurecht kommt.. Ich würd meine Franchise aufjedenfall nicht einem QB wie Troy Smith überlassen --

[nevermore]

Hätte ich jetzt auch gesagt aber Troy spielt nicht mehr College Football sondern in der NFL - Mal schauen ob er mit dem Speed dens hier gibt zurecht kommt.. Ich würd meine Franchise aufjedenfall nicht einem QB wie Troy Smith überlassen --

Es spricht ja auch keiner von überlassen. Smith ist kein Franchise QB, schon klar. Ich ich sehe momentan keinen Grund warum er nicht die ersten Saisonspiele starten sollte.

Aber jetzt gilt's ohnehin erstmal Transfers und das Trainingscamp abzuwarten. Vielleicht wird ja Grossman geholt.

[MILANISTA]

Grossman wäre ja eine Bombenverstärkung!

[nevermore]

Harbaugh to be introduced during Saturday news conference

OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- John Harbaugh was hired Friday as head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, who hope their second choice proves to be a first-rate success.

Harbaugh spent this season as Philadelphia's secondary coach after making a name for himself working with special teams. He has never been a head coach, but has coaching in his genes -- his father, Jack, is former head coach at Western Kentucky and his brother, Jim, is head coach at Stanford and a former quarterback with the Ravens.

The 45-year-old Harbaugh, who received a four-year contract, will be introduced as the third coach in Ravens history at a news conference Saturday. His salary wasn't released, but most first-year NFL head coaches get slightly more than $2 million a season.

Harbaugh arrived at the Ravens training complex around 9:30 a.m. Friday for his second interview with owner Steve Bisciotti, president Dick Cass and general manager Ozzie Newsome. The sides reached an agreement around 5:30 p.m.

Harbaugh then left in a limousine for his home in Philadelphia without talking to the media. Ravens spokesman Kevin Byrne said Harbaugh wanted to first share the news with his wife and parents before expressing his feelings in front of cameras and reporters.

Harbaugh replaces Brian Billick, who was fired on Dec. 31 after a nine-year run. The Ravens were 5-11 this season after going 13-3 in 2006.

The Ravens earlier this week offered the job to Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett, who spurned Baltimore on Thursday in favor of staying in Dallas. Garrett rejected the Ravens' job offer after receiving a raise from owner Jerry Jones and a promotion to assistant head coach.

Harbaugh, however, wasn't about to say no. During his first interview, on Jan. 8, he couldn't contain his excitement over the prospect of leading the franchise back into the playoffs.

"Up, down, sideways, from the very top, it's a very impressive place to visit," Harbaugh said at the time. "I knew the Ravens had a great organization. Now, I see why. Good people, from Ozzie and Steve to everybody in the organization. It's been challenging, but it has been fun."

Harbaugh coached in the college ranks at Miami University (Ohio), Western Michigan, Pittsburgh, Morehead State and Cincinnati before joining the Eagles in 1998. He was selected the NFL Special Teams Coach of the Year by his peers in 2001.

He shifted to the secondary this season, working under defensive coordinator Jim Johnson.

"I couldn't be happier for John and his entire family," Eagles head coach Andy Reid said. "He has worked very hard to become a head coach in the National Football League. I know how much this means to him. He is very deserving of this opportunity and we will miss him in Philadelphia. John is a good friend, a great coach, and he has played a vital role in the success we have shared here. I wish him all the best in Baltimore."

According to Byrne, as soon as the sides reached an agreement, the first person outside the room to learn of the agreement was former owner Art Modell, who sold majority ownership to Bisciotti in April 2004.

The only other viable candidate for the job was New York Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, who also interviewed earlier this month. Brian's father, veteran NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer, was also an option. But he never had any serious talks with Baltimore about the vacancy.

Harbaugh was a finalist for the UCLA job last month and for the Miami Dolphins' opening last year. He takes over a team that has struggled on offense since Billick took over in 1999. Baltimore ranked 22nd in total yardage this season and was 24th with 17.2 points per game. The Ravens also had their problems on defense because of injuries to cornerbacks Chris McAlister and Samari Rolle, and end Trevor Pryce.

Harbaugh will have the opportunity to hire his own staff because Bisciotti fired all of Billick's assistants. If defensive coordinator Rex Ryan does not get the head coaching job at Atlanta, there is a chance he could return to Baltimore in the same capacity.

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press

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It is believed that no assistants or potential candidates have been contacted as of yet. Byrne joked that "John might be calling people on his ride back to Philadelphia."

Art Modell was the first to know. Steve Bisciotti called Art to tell him before telling anyone outside the room.

But before that, Bisciotti gathered the guys on the search committee and just simply said, “Well, we’re all in agreement that he’s our guy!”

They brought John Harbaugh into the room and told him, “You’re our guy.”

But before that, Harbaugh gave a final speech before the search committee and talked about how he could make it successful, how it could work for him here and how much it meant for him to be the coach of the Ravens.

Bisciotti interrupted Harbaugh and simply said, “Well that great because we want you to be our head coach.” There was a group hug and Byrne told WBAL, “It was almost teary-eyed. There was a man hug. It was very exciting.”

[...]

Jetzt wird's interessant zu sehen sein welchen Staff er sich zusammenholt. Heissester Kandidat auf den OC Posten ist momentan Cameron.

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