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Buccaneers hire Joe Cullen to coach defensive line
Posted by Darin Gantt on January 6, 2014, 12:17 PM EST
By all indications, Joe Cullen has his life in order, and isn’t going through the Wendy’s drive-through while naked anymore.
But at least at his new job, he can get away with wearing shorts most of the year.
According to Alex Marvez of FOX Sports, the former Browns line coach has been hired as the Buccaneers’ new defensive line coach by Lovie Smith.
With Cullen on board, and Leslie Frazier reportedly secured as defensive coordinator, it should kill the speculation about Smith trying to get defensive line coach Rod Marinelli away from the Cowboys.
Cullen is best remembered by most for his embarrassing arrest. But after going through treatment for alcohol abuse, he is trying to use his platform to help players who run into trouble of their own.
Coupled with a solid reputation as a coach, it’s a good hire for Smith, who is moving quickly to fill his staff.
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OH NOES, I guess this means no draft pick for Marinelli! [/idiot homer]
Posted by Darin Gantt on January 6, 2014, 12:17 PM EST
By all indications, Joe Cullen has his life in order, and isn’t going through the Wendy’s drive-through while naked anymore.
But at least at his new job, he can get away with wearing shorts most of the year.
According to Alex Marvez of FOX Sports, the former Browns line coach has been hired as the Buccaneers’ new defensive line coach by Lovie Smith.
With Cullen on board, and Leslie Frazier reportedly secured as defensive coordinator, it should kill the speculation about Smith trying to get defensive line coach Rod Marinelli away from the Cowboys.
Cullen is best remembered by most for his embarrassing arrest. But after going through treatment for alcohol abuse, he is trying to use his platform to help players who run into trouble of their own.
Coupled with a solid reputation as a coach, it’s a good hire for Smith, who is moving quickly to fill his staff.
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OH NOES, I guess this means no draft pick for Marinelli! [/idiot homer]
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Keeping Marinelli as DL coach and getting a different DC wouldn't be bad. Touch of downs, maybe. Or, isn't Spagnuolo out there? Shit, I'd even bring in Greggggggg to get some nasty into the defense.
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would take him here five minutes ago.
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Feh...just as pass happy as Garrett. Worse OL yet still dropped QB back45 times a game.
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I saw Dez on the sidelines Friday night yuking it up with his old team mates. He seemed to be pretty loose. Usually he is depicted as an uptight individual.I suppose Dez Bryant would give the no to Ireland if he was given a choice.
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The Redskins interviewed Bengals OC Jay Gruden for their head-coaching vacancy Wednesday.
The team confirmed the interview took place. Gruden interviewed with the Titans on Tuesday, Redskins on Wednesday, and is headed for Minnesota on Thursday. Next up for the Redskins is Vanderbilt coach James Franklin. That interview will take place Thursday. On Monday, NFL Network's Jeff Darlington said he expects Gruden to be named Washington's next head coach. Owner Daniel Snyder is going to go for a flashy hire, and Gruden has the last name.
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Hey, he has the last name.
The team confirmed the interview took place. Gruden interviewed with the Titans on Tuesday, Redskins on Wednesday, and is headed for Minnesota on Thursday. Next up for the Redskins is Vanderbilt coach James Franklin. That interview will take place Thursday. On Monday, NFL Network's Jeff Darlington said he expects Gruden to be named Washington's next head coach. Owner Daniel Snyder is going to go for a flashy hire, and Gruden has the last name.
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More history, fallout from Ireland vs. DawnJoe
If you've been following my recounting of the dysfunction within the Dolphins late last season you understand why the relationship between general manager Jeff Ireland and coach Joe Philbin was broken. You understand why this team may struggle to hire the most gifted and serious general manager candidate available.
Now let me give you more history. Let me give you more background on the dysfunction to help you understand its genesis.
I already shared what caused the rift between Ireland and Philbin. I blame both parties for that rift. Grown men, professional men, who have the same goal at heart should be able to sit down and have frank discussions about what troubles them about their relationship. Obviously that's in a perfect world.
The Dolphins facility is far from that world.
And part of the problem points directly to executive vice president of football administration Dawn Aponte. It seems that when Bill Parcells hired Aponte to be Miami's capologist in Feb. 2010 he brought in a tough and experienced corporate in-fighter. She is clearly adept at forming alliances. And when she sees a threat, she is well capable of attacking it.
Ireland was a threat to her, according to sources who called me this morning.
Ireland was her boss when she joined the team four years ago. But after Parcells left in October 2010, she lost her chief sponsor. And she wasn't comfortable with Ireland as her supervisor. So soon after Joe Philbin was hired, Aponte decided she and the new coach could bond and that alliance could strengthen each person's position within the organization.
Aponte, club sources say, also found ways to ingratiate herself to owner Stephen Ross. Nothing wrong with that. He's the boss. She would often ask to join Ross on his private jet flights back to New York from home games, often citing a need to handle club business at the league office in New York.
Aponte, a former league and New York Jets employee, apparently used the face time with Ross and the help of Jay Cross, a Related Company president and a former New York Jets president, to convince the owner of her value and how she should not be under Ireland's supervision.
Ireland, seeing this, asked Ross to fire Aponte. Ross didn't go for it and, indeed, after mulling the matter, actually promoted Aponte from Senior VP of Football Operations to her current Executive VP role. And in so doing, Ross doubled Aponte's salary. And got her out from under Ireland's umbrella. And Aponte joined parts of the coach search of 2012 that led to Philbin's hiring after Jeff Fisher turned the Dolphins down cold.
Knowing that Ireland had tried to get her fired, Aponte turned her sights on the GM. The relationship between the two, professional and even cordial in public at league meetings and alike, was a struggle for power behind the scenes.
Aponte, strengthened by her alliance with Philbin, had been winning that struggle for quite some time. She made herself very visible, attending practically every practice. She met with Philbin to advise on how to handle the media before every weekday press conference -- that meeting sometimes taking longer than the actual press conference. She attended the coach's show and made sure the questions were positive and gave Philbin an opportunity to shine. She edited the videos the team posted on its website of the Philbin postgame speech to the players.
(Unfortunately for Philbin, she didn't think to cut out the part where coach needed to read off index cards to deliver his address).
The bottom line is now Philbin and Aponte -- fresh off a victory over the last general manager -- want to make sure the next general manager is not truly empowered. The last thing they want is for Ross to hire a guy who will have the power to hire and perhaps fire Philbin and or Aponte.
They want a puppet person that will merely evaluate talent and handle the draft and keep his mouth shut and business to himself.
But as I've shared already the best candidates for a general manager job may not bite because 1. They don't want to get involved in the Dolphins office politics and/or 2. They want to have the power and autonomy to bring their own people and perhaps get rid of the current people if that's what they think is best.
So keep a close eye on what is about to happen next with this hire. If Ross hires a strong GM with authority to hire and fire Philbin and/or Aponte, then the duo has lost favor. But if Ross promotes Aponte to GM or hires someone who is merely a personnel guy but not the general manager in power as well as title then the DawnJoe has won and runs the show.
There is a third option and that's the czar approach the Dolphins have used before, as well, with that person over everyone. But that's for another day.
Stay tuned.
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I bet Ireland is like "Bitches...man...bitches."
If you've been following my recounting of the dysfunction within the Dolphins late last season you understand why the relationship between general manager Jeff Ireland and coach Joe Philbin was broken. You understand why this team may struggle to hire the most gifted and serious general manager candidate available.
Now let me give you more history. Let me give you more background on the dysfunction to help you understand its genesis.
I already shared what caused the rift between Ireland and Philbin. I blame both parties for that rift. Grown men, professional men, who have the same goal at heart should be able to sit down and have frank discussions about what troubles them about their relationship. Obviously that's in a perfect world.
The Dolphins facility is far from that world.
And part of the problem points directly to executive vice president of football administration Dawn Aponte. It seems that when Bill Parcells hired Aponte to be Miami's capologist in Feb. 2010 he brought in a tough and experienced corporate in-fighter. She is clearly adept at forming alliances. And when she sees a threat, she is well capable of attacking it.
Ireland was a threat to her, according to sources who called me this morning.
Ireland was her boss when she joined the team four years ago. But after Parcells left in October 2010, she lost her chief sponsor. And she wasn't comfortable with Ireland as her supervisor. So soon after Joe Philbin was hired, Aponte decided she and the new coach could bond and that alliance could strengthen each person's position within the organization.
Aponte, club sources say, also found ways to ingratiate herself to owner Stephen Ross. Nothing wrong with that. He's the boss. She would often ask to join Ross on his private jet flights back to New York from home games, often citing a need to handle club business at the league office in New York.
Aponte, a former league and New York Jets employee, apparently used the face time with Ross and the help of Jay Cross, a Related Company president and a former New York Jets president, to convince the owner of her value and how she should not be under Ireland's supervision.
Ireland, seeing this, asked Ross to fire Aponte. Ross didn't go for it and, indeed, after mulling the matter, actually promoted Aponte from Senior VP of Football Operations to her current Executive VP role. And in so doing, Ross doubled Aponte's salary. And got her out from under Ireland's umbrella. And Aponte joined parts of the coach search of 2012 that led to Philbin's hiring after Jeff Fisher turned the Dolphins down cold.
Knowing that Ireland had tried to get her fired, Aponte turned her sights on the GM. The relationship between the two, professional and even cordial in public at league meetings and alike, was a struggle for power behind the scenes.
Aponte, strengthened by her alliance with Philbin, had been winning that struggle for quite some time. She made herself very visible, attending practically every practice. She met with Philbin to advise on how to handle the media before every weekday press conference -- that meeting sometimes taking longer than the actual press conference. She attended the coach's show and made sure the questions were positive and gave Philbin an opportunity to shine. She edited the videos the team posted on its website of the Philbin postgame speech to the players.
(Unfortunately for Philbin, she didn't think to cut out the part where coach needed to read off index cards to deliver his address).
The bottom line is now Philbin and Aponte -- fresh off a victory over the last general manager -- want to make sure the next general manager is not truly empowered. The last thing they want is for Ross to hire a guy who will have the power to hire and perhaps fire Philbin and or Aponte.
They want a puppet person that will merely evaluate talent and handle the draft and keep his mouth shut and business to himself.
But as I've shared already the best candidates for a general manager job may not bite because 1. They don't want to get involved in the Dolphins office politics and/or 2. They want to have the power and autonomy to bring their own people and perhaps get rid of the current people if that's what they think is best.
So keep a close eye on what is about to happen next with this hire. If Ross hires a strong GM with authority to hire and fire Philbin and/or Aponte, then the duo has lost favor. But if Ross promotes Aponte to GM or hires someone who is merely a personnel guy but not the general manager in power as well as title then the DawnJoe has won and runs the show.
There is a third option and that's the czar approach the Dolphins have used before, as well, with that person over everyone. But that's for another day.
Stay tuned.
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I bet Ireland is like "Bitches...man...bitches."
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Report: McDaniels withdrew because he wasn’t the frontrunner
Posted by Mike Florio on January 8, 2014, 8:40 PM EST
After reports emerged that Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels withdrew his name from consideration for the Browns head-coaching job, we surmised via Twitter that it would be a great way to save face if he knew he wasn’t getting the job.
We apparently surmised correctly. For a change.
Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that McDaniels withdrew his name after the Browns told McDaniels has wasn’t the frontrunner.
Ever since the Browns fired coach Rob Chudzinski following only one year on the job, some league insiders theorized that the Browns wouldn’t have dumped Chud after a single season without knowing who they wanted — and without knowing that they could get him. Conventional wisdom pointed to McDaniels being the guy who had been lined up on a wink-nod-fart basis.
If so, it could be that McDaniels was simply the safety net, with the Browns comfortable hiring him but using the ongoing search as a way to find someone even better.
If Cabot’s report is accurate, it’s possible that McDaniels previously had been led to believe by someone with the Browns that McDaniels was “the guy,” that he got nervous as more and more names emerged as potential candidates, and that he decided to seek assurances. When the assurances didn’t come, McDaniels opted (as many in his position would have) to opt out.
And so the Browns will continue their search. If they ultimately don’t find someone better than McDaniels, nothing stops them from trying to hire him.
After all, the Eagles hired Chip Kelly last year after he supposedly withdrew his name from consideration.
Posted by Mike Florio on January 8, 2014, 8:40 PM EST
After reports emerged that Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels withdrew his name from consideration for the Browns head-coaching job, we surmised via Twitter that it would be a great way to save face if he knew he wasn’t getting the job.
We apparently surmised correctly. For a change.
Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that McDaniels withdrew his name after the Browns told McDaniels has wasn’t the frontrunner.
Ever since the Browns fired coach Rob Chudzinski following only one year on the job, some league insiders theorized that the Browns wouldn’t have dumped Chud after a single season without knowing who they wanted — and without knowing that they could get him. Conventional wisdom pointed to McDaniels being the guy who had been lined up on a wink-nod-fart basis.
If so, it could be that McDaniels was simply the safety net, with the Browns comfortable hiring him but using the ongoing search as a way to find someone even better.
If Cabot’s report is accurate, it’s possible that McDaniels previously had been led to believe by someone with the Browns that McDaniels was “the guy,” that he got nervous as more and more names emerged as potential candidates, and that he decided to seek assurances. When the assurances didn’t come, McDaniels opted (as many in his position would have) to opt out.
And so the Browns will continue their search. If they ultimately don’t find someone better than McDaniels, nothing stops them from trying to hire him.
After all, the Eagles hired Chip Kelly last year after he supposedly withdrew his name from consideration.
