Let me first say I like Tony and wouldn't mind if he returns....having said that the problem with retaining Sporano is if you do that they will probably maintain the current staff. Think about it, if you were a OC on the open market why would you come here to work for a staff that only has a 1yr deal? The better OC's will likely look for a more stable situation than joining Sporano without an extension. If Henning retires as expected the most likely outcome is that they promote from within....is that what we really want? the only way we likely get real change is if they fire the current staff or extend them and make the OC job more desireable.

Well, if you are a really good OC, looking for a HC job, its almost perfect for a situation.

Because, if you really turn around the offense, you almost automatically put yourself in prime position to take over if the HC does get fired.

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"When you suck long enough, you get a Hickey"

I think if they dont fire Sparano you'll see him sign a bogus extension for that very same reason. I still wouldn't be surprised if he coaxes his old friend Chris Palmer to jump on his sinking ship, or promotes Lee/Dorrell from within.

dolphaholic Wrote:
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> I think if they dont fire Sparano you'll see him
> sign a bogus extension for that very same reason.
> I still wouldn't be surprised if he coaxes his old
> friend Chris Palmer to jump on his sinking ship,
> or promotes Lee/Dorrell from within.


oh man I'm getting Wanny flashbacks!

This is the first I've heard of this type of consideration - do coordinators really put that much stock in how many years a head coach has left on his deal and shy away if too few? Honest question - I don't know.

One of the reasons I still support Tony for HC at this point is that he (and the staff) fixed the problem on defense last year. He sent Spags packing with a thank you...brought in Nolan and allowed him to run the D aggressively as he's known to do. On starting day, didn't our lineup feature like 8 new starters in positions with the only holdovers being Langford, Bell & Davis?

Omar reports that Sparano glares at him when he asks about the OL, and I think it's because Tony knows that was a major screw-up. I'm willing to bet that he will give as much of an effort to improve the O this year as he did the D last year.

berkeley223 Wrote: oh man I'm getting Wanny flashbacks!

LOL



Don't leave your drink unattended at the bar!

"This is the first I've heard of this type of consideration - do coordinators really put that much stock in how many years a head coach has left on his deal and shy away if too few? Honest question - I don't know"

Who really knows the answer to that, could work both ways, like A & O said someone might embrace the chance to be "next in line" and others might shy away from the uncertainty of it all. Lame-duck coaches on the last year of a contract is usually disastrous (see John Fox) so if he does stay I hope he signs at least a 1 year extension.

Tony's plan in the offseason is to work on his resume.

Aqua&Orange Wrote:
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> Well, if you are a really good OC, looking for a
> HC job, its almost perfect for a situation.
>
> Because, if you really turn around the offense,
> you almost automatically put yourself in prime
> position to take over if the HC does get fired.

&&&& Chances are if you turn the offense around the HC doesn't get fired. &&&

Not necessarily.

What if everything else falls apart?

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"When you suck long enough, you get a Hickey"

Aqua&Orange Wrote:
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> Not necessarily.
>
> What if everything else falls apart?


Too many what if's in that scenario. IMO just fire the OC and HC and bring in someone new to re-energize the Phan base. Football results aside, remember this is Ross's biggest motivation right now. He see's lots of empty seats at his stadium that he just paid a billion dollars for.

Aqua&Orange Wrote:
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> Not necessarily.
>
> What if everything else falls apart?..

&&& under your senario you just made an excellent case for firing sporano and promoting mike nolan to HC &&&

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"&&& under your senario you just made an excellent case for firing sporano and promoting mike nolan to HC &&&"


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True, but, I never said anything about Nolan in my scenario...you did. LOL.

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"When you suck long enough, you get a Hickey"

wow...but you did say bring in a coordinator who excels at his job while everything else around him falls apart and based on that fact he could be considered for that teams HC position is a reason for someone to consider working for a lame duck coach. It just not worth debating the semantics of it.

"It just not worth debating the semantics of it."

I think this means he gets the last word