2008 Woodie Awards
Continuity is the key
Lance Cartelli
Issue date: 2/12/08 Section: Sports
All of the NFL head coaching vacancies are filled. With the surprising hire of Jim Zorn, the former quarterback coach of the Seattle Seahawks, as the new head coach of the Washington Redskins.
Here's a look at who should've been hired for the head coaching positions and the new coaches being hired as upcoming head coaches.
Washington Redskins- Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams, who was hired in 2004, appeared to be the front runner to take over as head coach after Joe Gibbs retired in December. Williams was head coach of the Buffalo Bills from 2001-2003, and compiled a record of 17-30 before being fired.
You would expect owner Daniel Snyder to try and make a splash and hire a big name like he recently did with Gibbs. However, Gibbs told Snyder after he retired that continuity is extremely important and will not set back the organization in a major way. Clearly that's not what happened, when the Redskins unexpectedly fired Williams, who is now the defensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Indianapolis Colts- Tony Dungy is a spiritual and calm man that has been contemplating his retirement as head coach for the past three seasons. Dungy admitted that he did not want to coach past 50. He is now 51 and again decided that he will return to coaching, for at least one more year.
When Dungy does retire, he will be praised for being a great coach and an even better man that deserves nothing but respect. The man that was recently tabbed to be the next head coach is current QB coach and assistant head coach, Jim Caldwell. Caldwell was one of the hottest names out there to be a head coach and has interviewed for a plethora of head coaching vacancies, before being named future head coach of the Colts.
Caldwell, hired in 2001, has head coaching experience as the Wake Forest head coach from 1993-2000, and has developed 6'5, 230 lb., laser rocket arm QB Peyton Manning, into the superstar that he is.
Seattle Seahawks- Mike Holmgren has also been looking into his future the past couple years. The window is closing in on the aging Seahawks, who have won four straight NFC West championships. Watch out for those 49ers, HA!
The Seahawks have absolutely no running game anymore, with Shaun Alexander aging in front of ours eyes, and two injury-plagued years since his phenomenal MVP year. The coach that will take over is defensive back coach Jim Mora,(former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons) who was fired too early. Smart move Atlanta that Petrino hire really worked out didn't it?
Mora was also the former defensive coordinator of the 49ers - they should've hired him instead of that bum Dennis Erickson. Jim Mora Jr., also from the Washington area, and his alma mater is the University of Washington. He has head coaching experience, and has head coaching lineage. His father, Jim Mora Sr. famous for the "PLAYOFFS? You're talking about PLAYOFFS?" line, was former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts.
Here's a look at who should've been hired for the head coaching positions and the new coaches being hired as upcoming head coaches.
Washington Redskins- Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams, who was hired in 2004, appeared to be the front runner to take over as head coach after Joe Gibbs retired in December. Williams was head coach of the Buffalo Bills from 2001-2003, and compiled a record of 17-30 before being fired.
You would expect owner Daniel Snyder to try and make a splash and hire a big name like he recently did with Gibbs. However, Gibbs told Snyder after he retired that continuity is extremely important and will not set back the organization in a major way. Clearly that's not what happened, when the Redskins unexpectedly fired Williams, who is now the defensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Indianapolis Colts- Tony Dungy is a spiritual and calm man that has been contemplating his retirement as head coach for the past three seasons. Dungy admitted that he did not want to coach past 50. He is now 51 and again decided that he will return to coaching, for at least one more year.
When Dungy does retire, he will be praised for being a great coach and an even better man that deserves nothing but respect. The man that was recently tabbed to be the next head coach is current QB coach and assistant head coach, Jim Caldwell. Caldwell was one of the hottest names out there to be a head coach and has interviewed for a plethora of head coaching vacancies, before being named future head coach of the Colts.
Caldwell, hired in 2001, has head coaching experience as the Wake Forest head coach from 1993-2000, and has developed 6'5, 230 lb., laser rocket arm QB Peyton Manning, into the superstar that he is.
Seattle Seahawks- Mike Holmgren has also been looking into his future the past couple years. The window is closing in on the aging Seahawks, who have won four straight NFC West championships. Watch out for those 49ers, HA!
The Seahawks have absolutely no running game anymore, with Shaun Alexander aging in front of ours eyes, and two injury-plagued years since his phenomenal MVP year. The coach that will take over is defensive back coach Jim Mora,(former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons) who was fired too early. Smart move Atlanta that Petrino hire really worked out didn't it?
Mora was also the former defensive coordinator of the 49ers - they should've hired him instead of that bum Dennis Erickson. Jim Mora Jr., also from the Washington area, and his alma mater is the University of Washington. He has head coaching experience, and has head coaching lineage. His father, Jim Mora Sr. famous for the "PLAYOFFS? You're talking about PLAYOFFS?" line, was former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts.
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