Norv Turner: They're trying to move to LA subby. They're trying to out "Major League" san diego

It's nice you're that self-aware, Norv.

Norv Turner: They're trying to move to LA subby. They're trying to out "Major League" san diego

If they were doing that, they would have hired Brian Schottenheimer.

/bye bye Brian!

In other news, shiat. Would've wanted him to stay where he was.

Take the guy who took a Ferrari and broke the clutch trying to get it out of park and put him in charge of your race team. That will go well.

/wish he stayed with Atlanta also
//maybe the next guy will be worse

I happened to be in Atlanta the week that they played Jacksonville on Thursday night, so I went to the game. That was as much of an ass-kicking as I've ever seen. Maybe the Jags are just going by that.

Really, I have to thank this year's Atlanta Falcons. They entertained me when I went to their game, and then they laid an egg against the Giants in the playoffs. It's like they played with me in mind.

Poison: Only in major league sports-all 4-is it possible to be sub .500 in your previous head coaching experience and still get another multi-million dollar head coaching job. Why hire a retread? Hell, I would have taken the interim coach in Miami for the miracle he pulled with that team down the stretch.

While I agree with your overall point, don't let Miami's record and their 0-7 start fool you. They were better than that. Despite being 6-10, they actually outscored their opponents (which is one of the craziest stats to come out of this season). A lot of their losses were close, and 4 of the teams they lost to at the start of the year ended up in the playoffs.

Balrog: Last year, the Broncos hired the only NFL coach with a worse 2010 record than McDaniel. Worked out pretty well for them.

True, but at least John Fox had a history of being a good NFL coach. A lot of his Panthers teams were pretty damn good, he was just coming off a year where the team had bottomed out with horrible QB's. Can't really say the same for Mularkey.

Kome: FreakinB: Balrog: Last year, the Broncos hired the only NFL coach with a worse 2010 record than McDaniel. Worked out pretty well for them.

True, but at least John Fox had a history of being a good NFL coach. A lot of his Panthers teams were pretty damn good, he was just coming off a year where the team had bottomed out with horrible QB's. Can't really say the same for Mularkey.

Regression to the mean: We don't give all the random factors enough credit for performance (either good or bad). Mularkey isn't as bad as that playoff performance would indicate either, all things considered, for the same reason. If I had the money to spare, I'd wager $1000 right now that the Jags will do better in 2012 than they did in 2011 by at least 3 games just based on that understanding of statistics.

I'm not basing my opinion of Mularkey on one playoff game. I'm basing it on the fact in Mularkey's only previous head coaching experience, the Bills got worse. Maybe I'm wrong. But if I were the Jags I'd be taking my chances with someone who hasn't been a head coach before.

That said, I seriously doubt that much is happening for them next year unless they do major work on the roster. Barring a major improvement from Gabbert that I don't see coming, really their only skill-position player on offense that's worth a damn is MJD. And he's worth about 5 damns, but he can't do it alone. Their O-Line was unimpressive from what little I've seen of it. Their D is actually solid but nothing spectacular. I think it's a while before it gets much better.

saintstryfe: FreakinB: Balrog: Last year, the Broncos hired the only NFL coach with a worse 2010 record than McDaniel. Worked out pretty well for them.

True, but at least John Fox had a history of being a good NFL coach. A lot of his Panthers teams were pretty damn good, he was just coming off a year where the team had bottomed out with horrible QB's. Can't really say the same for Mularkey.

didn't he also lead the Giants to the Super Bowl (the one they lost to the Ravens?)

Fox was the defensive coordinator and Sean Payton was the offensive coordinator. Jim Fassel was the head coach. That sounds so hilariously backwards now.

Balrog: Last year, the Broncos hired the only NFL coach with a worse 2010 record than McDaniel. Worked out pretty well for them.

Only because the fans b*tched enough about wanting Tebow in. They were headed toward another season of being one of the worst teams in the league.

The Bestest: -Bucs: winnerrunner-up of the Greater Tampa Bay Area under-12 Pee Wee League

They lost in the finals.

I'm actually ok with this hire. If he can get the offense up to the middle of the pack the Jags'll have a decent year.