Browns | Team would like to interview Spagnuolo
Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:31:08 -0800

Tony Grossi, of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, reports the Cleveland Browns would like to interview New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo for their head coaching job after head coach Romeo Crennel is fired. The Browns will be able to interview Spagnuolo this week since the Giants have a bye.

Browns | Team may interview Blache
Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:29:35 -0800

Tony Grossi, of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, reports the Cleveland Browns may interview Washington Redskins defensive coordinator Greg Blache for their head coaching position after head coach Romeo Crennel is fired.

Browns | Team may interview Fewell
Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:28:03 -0800

Tony Grossi, of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, reports the Cleveland Browns may interview Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Perry Fewell for their head coaching position after head coach Romeo Crennel is fired.

Browns | Lerner expected to meet with Cowher this week
Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:24:40 -0800

Tony Grossi, of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, reports Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner is expected to meet face-to-face with former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher this week.

Lerner would prefer his next hire to be an experienced coach. He will make a strong run at former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher, who resigned after the 2006 season and is working as a studio analyst for CBS. Cowher played linebacker for the Browns in the early 1980s and served as an assistant coach with Cleveland from 1985-88.

If Cowher doesn't come to Cleveland -- and there's no current indications he's ready to get back into coaching -- the Browns may interview some of the league's top coordinators, including Steve Spagnuolo of the New York Giants, Tennessee's Jim Schwartz, Baltimore's Rex Ryan and New England's Josh McDaniels.

Cowher would likely want to have complete control over the 53-man roster and Savage has said that power is the reason he came to Cleveland three years ago from Baltimore, where he was the Ravens' director of player personnel.

Savage has significantly upgraded Cleveland's talent during his tenure, which began one month before Crennel was hired in 2005.

Big_Pete wrote:I would also be happy with Romeo Crennel as a DC option if Spags leaves

Big_Pete wrote:
It seems that Cowher will be the preferred option and it looks like Savage's sacking could be part of a precusor to Cowher being offered full control.

Lions get permission to interview Giants’ Spagnuolo
Posted: Adam Schefter | Adam Schefter | Tags: Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Steve Spagnuolo

Detroit gave little reason for its to fans to be hopeful this season. But the team is doing what it can today to try to turn it around for next season.

The Lions requested and received permission Monday to interview New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, who is regarded as one of the pre-eminent coaching candidates this offseason. Spagnuolo must interview with the Lions this week, during the Giants’ bye, before New York ramps up its preparations for a divisional playoff game next Sunday.

Plus, the Lions are not the only interested team. The Browns also plan to ask for permission to interview Spagnuolo, if they haven’t done so already. St. Louis is also thought to be in the mix.

Spagnuolo might be more apt to make the jump this season from coordinator to coach; last season he was a finalist for the Redskins coaching job before withdrawing from consideration. Now he is under consideration again, and just as coveted.

Raiders | Team to talk with Gilbride?
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:41:58 -0800

Chris Mortensen, of ESPN.com, reports the Oakland Raiders are in the process of requesting permission to speak with New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride about their head coaching position. However, team sources tell Mortensen that interim head coach Tom Cable has a solid chance of retaining the post.

Big_Pete wrote:Perhaps the biggest chance of Spags leaving would be if either Any Reid or Brad Childress are fired (both are on very shaky ground).

I think Philadelphia would be a very very strong chance

Jets | Team asks to speak with Spagnuolo
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:50:18 -0800

Jay Glazer, of FOXSports.com, reports the New York Jets have asked the New York Giants for permission to interview defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo for their vacant head coaching position, according to team sources.

NYG Hampton 27 wrote:
Gilbride going to the Raiders is surprising, I don't see him getting too many offers, at least not as much as Spags, so he might go for it, but I see the Raiders HC as a dead end 2 year stint and than back to being an OC. That organization is just so messed up.

Big_Pete wrote:
I think Gilbride to the Raiders could be a good option for Gilbride

He does like a pass happy offense (which Al Davis will provide) and there probably aren't too many NFL teams that would give him a shot at HC


If Gilbride does leave for the Raiders, i would like to see Charlie Weis considered as a candidate (assuming he is available). He hasn't been the best head coach, but is still a good OC and would likely do well under Coughlin.

December 30, 2008
Report: Spags too pricey for Rams
UPDATE: 12:35 p.m.

Apparently you can scratch one potential suitor off of Steve Spagnuolo’s list: The St. Louis Rams.

According to story in today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Rams are focusing their attention elsewhere because of a belief that Spagnuolo “will be out of the Rams’ price range.” Spagnuolo already makes $2 million per season from the Giants on a three-year contract extension he signed after the Super Bowl last year.

Spagnuolo also could be a bad fit for the Rams, according to the story, because they want a coach in place by the Senior Bowl, which takes place the third week in January.

If the Giants are still playing, the Rams won’t be able to hire Spagnuolo by then.

Meanwhile, the Lions, Jets and Browns have all already asked for and received permission to talk to Spags. The interviews are expected to take place either on Thursday or on Saturday, which are the two days the Giants’ players are off this week.

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While you’re holding your candlelight vigil for Spagnuolo, feel free to take a break and come up to Westchester tonight where Amani Toomer, Domenik Hixon and Steve Smith will be signing autographs at Last Licks Ice Cream from 7-8:30 p.m. (The store is in Thornwood, N.Y., to be exact).

And yes, I’ll be there too, signing copies of Eli Manning: The Making of a Quarterback for those of you who didn’t get a signed copy for Christmas.

By Ralph Vacchiano on December 30, 2008

TD wrote:

Big_Pete wrote:I would also be happy with Romeo Crennel as a DC option if Spags leaves

It would make sense. He certainly has the credentials as a DC and he has a former relationship with the giants organization. But I wonder if he'd be ok with the Giants passing him up in '03 at a head coaching job. Clearly the Giants made the right move with Coughlin though.

NYG Hampton 27 wrote:

Big_Pete wrote:
I think Gilbride to the Raiders could be a good option for Gilbride

He does like a pass happy offense (which Al Davis will provide) and there probably aren't too many NFL teams that would give him a shot at HC


If Gilbride does leave for the Raiders, i would like to see Charlie Weis considered as a candidate (assuming he is available). He hasn't been the best head coach, but is still a good OC and would likely do well under Coughlin.

I haven't heard Weis' name being thrown around in a while, if Gilbride left it would be great to get Weis. He certainly needs to get out of Notre Dame.

Big_Pete wrote:

TD wrote:

Big_Pete wrote:I would also be happy with Romeo Crennel as a DC option if Spags leaves

It would make sense. He certainly has the credentials as a DC and he has a former relationship with the giants organization. But I wonder if he'd be ok with the Giants passing him up in '03 at a head coaching job. Clearly the Giants made the right move with Coughlin though.

Crennel has shown interest in staying in Cleveland in some capacity if the new GM (possiblt Scott Pioli) wants, most likely it would be as Defensive Coordinator.

I think Crennel is quite pragmatic, and would be quite happy to rejoin this franchise if opportunity presented itself.


Natuarally he would have to beat out other candidates

TD wrote:Weis may be a good choice as an OC candidate but my gut tells me that Coughlin would just promote qb coach, Chris Palmer. Palmer has the experience and already knows Coughlins ways of doing things all too well.

TD wrote:Weis may be a good choice as an OC candidate but my gut tells me that Coughlin would just promote qb coach, Chris Palmer. Palmer has the experience and already knows Coughlins ways of doing things all too well.

NYG Hampton 27 wrote:

Big_Pete wrote:

TD wrote:

Big_Pete wrote:I would also be happy with Romeo Crennel as a DC option if Spags leaves

It would make sense. He certainly has the credentials as a DC and he has a former relationship with the giants organization. But I wonder if he'd be ok with the Giants passing him up in '03 at a head coaching job. Clearly the Giants made the right move with Coughlin though.

Crennel has shown interest in staying in Cleveland in some capacity if the new GM (possiblt Scott Pioli) wants, most likely it would be as Defensive Coordinator.

I think Crennel is quite pragmatic, and would be quite happy to rejoin this franchise if opportunity presented itself.


Natuarally he would have to beat out other candidates

That would be quite strange to be demoted to a coordinator from HC on the same team. Has that ever happened before, other than midseason replacement HCs.

Browns | Garrett a candidate for head coaching job
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:42:22 -0800

Mary Kay Cabot, of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, reports Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett is a candidate for the Cleveland Browns vacant head coaching job.

Browns | Re. Ryan a candidate for head coaching job
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:40:37 -0800

Mary Kay Cabot, of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, reports Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan is a candidate for the Cleveland Browns vacant head coaching job.

Browns | Schwartz a candidate for head coaching job
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:38:12 -0800

Mary Kay Cabot, of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, reports Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz is a candidate for the Cleveland Browns vacant head coaching job.

Browns | Spagnuolo a candidate for head coaching job
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:37:54 -0800

Mary Kay Cabot, of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, reports New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is a candidate for the Cleveland Browns vacant head coaching job.

Browns | Team will interview Mangini
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:34:41 -0800

Mary Kay Cabot, of The Cleveland Plain Dealer, reports the Cleveland Browns will interview former New York Jets head coach Eric Mangini for their vacant head coaching spot, possibly as early as Tuesday, Dec. 30, or Wednesday, Dec. 31. Mangini began his NFL career with the Browns in 1994 as a ballboy and public relations assistant.