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Posted: Nov 25th 2009 10:30PM ET by Nancy Gay (RSS feed)
Filed under: Broncos, Chargers, Cowboys, Giants, NFL Coaching, NFL Analysis

The five stages of grief are being played out in NFL-mad Denver, where Broncos fans -- teased into believing a stunning 6-0 start had canceled out the challenges of a first-year head coach, new quarterback and assorted volatile team personalities -- are well into the process of re-evaluating a season gone horribly wrong.
Broncos players, many of whom came away from Sunday's disheartening 32-3 AFC West home loss to the
San Diego Chargers embarrassed, confused and bickering, know they have to regroup in a hurry.
This was a short week, and a Thanksgiving Day game at Invesco Field looms against the revitalized
New York Giants (8:20 p.m. ET). Both teams are 6-4, a game behind their division leaders, the Cowboys and the Chargers, respectively.
Posted: Nov 25th 2009 6:45PM ET by Matt Snyder (RSS feed)
Filed under: Chicago Bears, NFC North, NFL Coaching

With the
Chicago Bears struggling through a season which began with such lofty expectations, many names are bound to be connected to the
Bears. Most notably, people will start speculating about head coaches, defensive coordinators (to take pressure off
Lovie Smith) and offensive coordinators who could replace the maligned Ron Turner.
A name that would make sense is
Mike Martz -- who was head coach when Smith was the defensive coordinator in St. Louis for three seasons earlier this decade. Martz presently works as an analyst for the
NFL Network, but -- according to the
Chicago Sun-Times -- he would welcome
being hired as the Bears' offensive coordinator.
Posted: Nov 25th 2009 12:54PM ET by Michael David Smith (RSS feed)
Filed under: Bills, NFL Coaching, NFL Rumors

The 'Mike Shanahan to Buffalo' talk is heating up.
Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting that former
Broncos coach Mike Shanahan met for seven hours in Denver with
Bills chief operating officer Russ Brandon on Monday night and Tuesday morning.
Posted: Nov 25th 2009 9:00AM ET by Matt Snyder (RSS feed)
Filed under: Browns, Cowboys, Lions, Redskins, Texans, Titans, Vikings, NFL Coaching, NFL Referees
Zebra Report is FanHouse's analysis of actual NFL rules and how they are to be applied ... because most fans think they could do a better job than the NFL officials, yet definitely could not. Click here for an introduction as to how we do things. As the clock struck zero in the
Lions-
Browns game, there was a pass interference penalty called on Cleveland in the end zone. In the aftermath of the play, Detroit quarterback
Matthew Stafford laid on the field injured. The officials called an injury timeout for Stafford. Also, Cleveland head coach Eric Mangini took a timeout to seemingly do nothing more than lambast the officials for what appeared a pretty obvious interference call.
Posted: Nov 24th 2009 1:40AM ET by Chris Burke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Buccaneers, NFL Coaching

Tampa Bay rookie head coach
Raheem Morris has been unhappy with the performance of his team's defense, so he's decided to deal with the situation head-on. Morris removed Jim Bates from his role as defensive coordinator Monday,
according to the St. Petersburg Times, and will take over the position himself. Bates will remain with the team as a consultant.
Tampa Bay, 1-9 on the season, ranks 31st in the
NFL in average points allowed at 29.4 per game -- ahead of only Detroit. The
Buccaneers are last in the league against the run.
Morris will reportedly return the Bucs to a Tampa-2 defense, a scheme that became prominent during Tony Dungy's days as the Bucs' head coach.
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 6:22PM ET by Thomas George (RSS feed)
Filed under: Vikings, NFL Coaching

"We made a lot of cultural changes. You don't come in with everything already firm. I thought this would be one of those rare chances. I didn't think I would be like (Bill) Parcells or (Dick) Vermeil where I was going to get multiple chances and shots.''
-- Vikings coach Brad Childress, reflecting on his 2006 hire in Minnesota Posted: Nov 18th 2009 7:45PM ET by Will Brinson (RSS feed)
Filed under: NFL Coaching, NFL Rumors
Mike Shanahan has been contacted by the
Buffalo Bills as a potential candidate to fill the tiny shoes of Dick Jauron, according to
ESPN's Adam Schefter -- although the report indicates that Shanahan was not the only candidate contacted.
Among those additionally listed as possibilities are former NC State offensive coordinator and current CFL coach
Marc Trestman, as well as
Jim Haslett, who simply refuses to disappear from any coaching search, and
Giants OC
Kevin Gilbride. Schefter did indicate, however, that interim head coach Perry Fewell would be given an "every opportunity" to secure the full-time gig.
Posted: Nov 16th 2009 8:28PM ET by FanHouse Newswire (RSS feed)
Filed under: Patriots, NFL Coaching

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) --
Bill Belichick defended his decision to go for it on fourth down as criticism mounted Monday of the call that led to the New England Patriots stunning loss. The coach hailed as one of the NFL's best was a target of columnists, talk radio callers and two of his former players. Why, they all wondered, did he gamble with a six-point lead and just over two minutes to go against the Indianapolis Colts?
The gamble failed and the Patriots lost 35-34 after leading by 17 points in the fourth quarter Sunday night.
"The same thing I said after the game," Belichick said at his regular Monday news conference. "I thought it was our best chance to win. I thought we needed to make that one play and then we could basically run out the clock. We weren't able to make it."
Posted: Nov 16th 2009 7:30PM ET by David Whitley (RSS feed)
Filed under: Patriots, NFL Coaching, NFL Analysis

According to Internet polls, phone surveys, insulted ex-players and media analysts,
Bill Belichick just sold Babe Ruth to the
Yankees.
His decision to go for it on fourth down against the
Colts was the dumbest move in Boston, if not world history.
"Belichick Gaffe Unrivaled" declared the
Boston Globe.
Call me stupid, but I'd still rank it below the
Red Sox selling Ruth to the Yankees for $125,000. And with all due respect to those who think Belichick should be involuntarily committed, I wouldn't even call what he Sunday night did a gaffe.
It was the right move for the simplest of reasons.