The 2016 NFL Coaching Carousel has begun

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Chip Kelly first out the door last week

Yesterday Mike Pettine and GM Ray Farmer were fired by the Browns

And last night the 49ers fired one year mistake Jim Tomsula

Rumors are flying about Pagano in Indy, Campbell in Miami, Mularkey in Tenn, Caldwell in Detroit and Coughlin is meeting with the Giants owners this morning

Maybe this could be stickied to keep all the ins and outs of the annual carousel in one thread
 
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Coughlin meeting is this afternoon

Eli almost broke down answering a question about his status saying he doesn't know for sure but has a strong feeling about it
 
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Per Yahoo sports Lolphins have hired Bobby Grier's son Chris as their new GM.

That's the good news. Also reported that Stephen Ross has elevated Mike Tannenbaum from advisor to "Football Czar"

The Miami Dolphins officially announced the promotion of Chris Grier to the team's general manager:

We have named Chris Grier as our General Manager.#StrongerTogetherpic.twitter.com/FdKXYSp7iT

— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins)*January 4, 2016

The move was expected after the Dolphinsfired Dennis Hickey from the position*on Saturday, just two years after hiring him from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Grier has been with Miami since 2000. He was born in Massachusetts, where his father, Bobby, was a coach and personnel executive with the New England Patriots for nearly 20 years (he is now with the Houston Texans); Chris began his scouting career with the Patriots, first as an intern in 1994 and then as a regional scout until joining the Dolphins.

“I want to thank Stephen Ross and Mike Tannenbaum for this tremendous opportunity,” said Grier in a statement. “I love this organization and feel I am the right man for this job. South Florida is very important to me and my family and I look forward to working with our personnel and coaching staff to add talent to the roster.”*

Grier spent the last nine seasons as Miami's director of college scouting, and has no experience on the pro scouting side. He will report to vice president of football operations Mike Tannenbaum. Tannenbaum, however, has reportedly*risen from advisor to "football czar"*inside the Dolphins' facilities, and it is likely he will be hiring a new head coach in concert with owner Stepehn Ross.
 
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This morning Jerry Jones announced he has no intentions of replacing Jason Garrett as HC of the Cowboys
 
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Titans fire GM. Mularkey may survive per Yahoo sports

Ruston Webster did the right thing and didn't trade the second pick in last year's draft, giving the Tennessee Titans the biggest piece to every NFL puzzle, a potential franchise quarterback in Marcus Mariota.

The rest of Webster's tenure as general manager with the Titans wasn't so good. There were more Bishop Sankey failure picks than Mariota home runs. As such, Webster won't be back as the team's general manager,*the Titans announced.

There are a lot of changes coming for the Titans, but head coach might not be one. There was the big midseason change when Ken Whisenhunt was fired, but interim coach Mike Mularkey apparently impressed the franchise enough that he'll be interviewed for the full-time job. The Titans announced Mularkey is a candidate for the job. Mularkey went 2-7 after Whisenhunt was fired on Nov. 2, but he took over a roster that was in really bad shape thanks to a bunch of failed drafts and unsuccessful free agent signings under Webster.

The Titans also announced that*Steve Underwood will serve as the team’s president and chief executive officer on a permanent basis, as the interim tag was removed from his title. Underwood will lead the GM and coach searches. Also, vice president of football administration Vin Marino will oversee the Titans’ football operations during the GM search.

While the Titans have been one of the worst teams in the NFL for a few years, with four straight losing seasons and 27 losses the last two years, the GM and coach jobs are intriguing. Mariota had a nice rookie year and looks like a future star. The Titans wrapped up the first pick of the 2016 draft by losing in Week 17, so another impact player will be added.

Given how much the Titans have to sell to coaching candidates, it would be a bit surprising to just hire Mularkey. Mularkey has a good reputation as an offensive coordinator but has never succeeded as a head coach. He coached the Bills from 2004-05, going 14-18. He was coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2012 and went 2-14. His 2-7 stint this season puts his four-year career record at 18-39 with no playoff appearances as a head coach.

The Titans are making a lot of changes this offseason to try to get out of their losing rut. Mularkey hopes he's one of the few key figures who keeps the job he had at the end of the season.
 
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ian Rapaport is reporting that Sean Payton is "on the brink" of leaving the Saints per NFL.com
 
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i hope not because i can see him ending up in miami
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I see that happening as well, another option could be Browns but don't know if he has it in him to bring back that franchise...
 
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Chargers announce Mike McCoy will be retained as HC
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While McCoy kept his job, the news was bad for six of his assistant coaches. The dismissals included 5 on the offensive side including the coordinator
 
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Haslam and the Browns have now officially outdone themselves

They have hired as their new Director of Football Operations....









Paul Podesta

An assistant GM of the New York Mets of MLB

I think thats two major hires in two days neither of whom have any serious football resume
 
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Not fired

But stepped down gracefully
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Oh those Giants are all class.
This isn't a firing it's a celebration.
Super Bowl every 5 years , blah blah blah.
Makes me sick , they are always on top , do the best , are the class of the league, even when they sucked the past 10 years with 2 runs they pulled out of their ass.
Now the talk is their the org every one wants,puke
Eli I hope this is ok with you?
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No new news except for Pegula telling the bragging blowhard that his fat ass is out the door after 2016 unless he makes the playoffs
 
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No new news except for Pegula telling the bragging blowhard that his fat ass is out the door after 2016 unless he makes the playoffs
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We only have to face Rex Ryan 2 more times. He will be in this thread next year!!
 
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