Who will be the next Chargers coach? Poll included

[Lefty]

Who will be the next Chargers coach?

Who will the Chargers hire?

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Denny ...

 

[cardsfanmd]

How about Rex Ryan, the dc for the ravens? i dont understand why he wasn't mentioned in any of the other coaching vacancies.

 

[Lefty]

Who will San Diego hire?

 

[cardsfanmd]

where is the poll?

 

[Lefty]

I forgot to include a poll in this thread so I started a new one.

 

[BirdMan21]

I only say Green because I hate SD because my best friend is the most obnoxious SD fan. We have had a running bet each year for best record between the two, and would love Denny to go in and screw them up.

 

[CtCardinals78]

IF Parcells were ever to come back it would be for this team. One built to win with no T.O. I don't think he's coming back, but I wouldn't be surprised if he did.

 

[moklerman]

Mike Martz should at least be on the list with his ties to the San Diego area and his stated desire to coach there. Apparently the whole problem in San Diego was AJ Smith not getting along with Marty so I don't think ol' Martzy would be a frontrunner in that regard but, stranger things have happened. Like Marty getting fired just weeks after the team announcing he'd be back.

 

[cardsfanmd]

Russ Grimm will be the new head coach...

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Russ Grimm will be the new head coach...

I don't want to hear that ... but I guess anything is possible ... Martz or Denny would be my guess ...

 

[cardsfanmd]

i didn't want to say it, but it just had to be said

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Like Marty getting fired just weeks after the team announcing he'd be back.

I wonder if Marty would have signed the one year extension if they would have still cut him loose and paid the bill .. ??

 

[moklerman]

It's hard for me to say. I don't follow the Chargers enough to know how AJ Smith ticks but he's obviously got juice in San Diego. If Spanos is siding with the GM, then it's clear to any coach who comes in there what the pecking order is. I think that's how it should be on most NFL teams but sadly, the coach often get's his way more than he should.

 

[CtCardinals78]

Russ Grimm will be the new head coach...

Not funny!

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Theres always Caldwell from the Colts .. I almost forgot about him ..

I just the writer from the SD Union Tribune on ESPNews and he doesn't have any clue on what direction the team will go in their coaching search .. but he did say that he thought they would get it done quickly ...

FA start March 2nd or 3rd ..

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Pft ...

POSTED 11:01 a.m. EST, February 12, 2007​

CARROLL ALREADY A DONE DEAL?​

Early speculation in some league circles is that the Chargers already have a wink-nod deal in place with USC coach Pete Carroll to succeed Marty Schottenheimer.​

Consider the evidence.​

After it was announced that Schottenheimer would return to the Chargers, John Czarnecki of FOXSports.com reported that the Chargers would have cut Schottenheimer loose if they could have lined up the guy that they wanted to take his place. Czar didn't name the mystery candidate, but our guess was/is that it is/was Carroll.​

Four weeks later, Carroll was able to lock up another class of recruits, who signed their letters of intent on February 7.​

Also, remember how Steve Sarkisian abruptly pulled out of the running to coach the Raiders? He said at the time that he wants to be a head coach at the college level, prompting speculation that he'd been given a wink-nod of his own that, if/when Carroll leaves, Sark will get the Trojans' gig.​

And that might have prompted USC co-offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin to look elsewhere so soon after Sarkisian said "no thanks" to the Raiders.​

Then there's the looming Reggie Bush mess, which could eventually cause serious problems for USC. But it's generally accepted at the college level that the NCAA doesn't come down as hard on a program if the coach who presided over the mess is gone when the poop hits the propeller.​

If the Chargers didn't have a damn good idea who they'd be hiring before firing Schottenheimer so close to the scouting combine and the onset of free agency, then they're just plain stoopid. How in the world can an NFL franchise commence the process of shaping their roster for 2007 without the benefit of knowing who the head coach will be, and what systems he will run?​

Still, if the Chargers don't already have an officially unofficial deal in place with Carroll, the other possibilities are intriguing.
How about Jon Gruden? We heard last month that his situation in Tampa is not fully resolved, and the Chargers are just close enough to the top of the mountain to benefit from the short-term jolt he can bring to the table.​

Or Ron Rivera? The Bears' defensive coordinator is a California native, and is almost certain to get an interview under the Rooney Rule.​

Ditto for 49ers assistant head coach Mike Singletary. He is widely respected in league circles, and many believe it's only a matter of time before he becomes a head coach. ​

Other possible candidates (in our view) include Chargers receivers coach James Lofton, former Chargers tight ends coach Rob Chudzinski, former Chargers linebackers coach Greg Manusky, Texans assistant head coach Mike Sherman, former Cardinals coach Dennis Green, and former Giants coach Jim Fassel.​

Here's a curve ball -- former Chiefs, Rams, and Eagles coach Dick Vermeil. Sure, he's "retired." But we think the lure of taking a 14-2 team to the next level could be enough to coax him to come back.​

 

[Southpaw]

Ted Giannoulas

 

[Billy Flynt]

POSTED 11:01 a.m. EST, February 12, 2007​

CARROLL ALREADY A DONE DEAL?​

PFT =

Gaaahhh! Would you people please stop posting the crap off Pro Football Talk!!!

 

[Diamondback Jay]

I posted the same exact scenario on here last night, before they put this up.

 

[az jam]

Russ Grimm will be the new head coach...

I've seen several long lists of candidates in the San Diego papers and Grimm is not even mentioned. In fact the only team he interviewed other than Pittsburgh for the HC position was the Cards. Dallas interviewed almost 10 candidates but not Grimm. I don't want him to leave the Cards as its critical for him to rebuild our OL but I wonder why he is not being considering for these HC openings.

 

[Gambit]

Salisbury thinks it will be Denny:

Salisbury: The Chargers have a perfect candidate right in San Diego -- Dennis Green. He's an excellent candidate for a veteran team like the Chargers and probably won't demand the type of power that other more established coaches will try to get from San Diego.

 

[az jam]

Salisbury thinks it will be Denny:

I don't see any team wanting Denny anymore. But I've been wrong before.

 

[Southpaw]

Good for the Cards. They won't have to pay Denny.

 

[Mulli]

Denny will be too busy eating 300 dollars worth of Taco Bell in one week.