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Shanahan, Bills have "excellent meeting"

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:49:20 -0500

More photos » by Jack Dempsey - AP Browse more photos » It's been the topic of conversation for roughly a week in Buffalo Bills country, and now, we have the first details of the event itself. Bills COO Russ Brandon met for seven hours with former Denver head coach Mike Shanahan late Monday into early Tuesday, and according to the source of the ESPN report detailing the event, the meeting went well. The report descr...

Let's hope Bills are working on Plan B

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:15:09 -0500

More photos » by Stephen Morton - AP Browse more photos » It was a week ago today, following a 41-17 road loss to one of football's hottest teams in Tennessee, that the Buffalo Bills relieved head coach Dick Jauron of his duties and promoted defensive coordinator Perry Fewell to interim head coach. Since then, the Bills have lost a close road game in Jacksonville, suffered two more devastating, season-ending injurie...

AP: Wilson says Bills ready to go all in

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:05:56 -0500

More photos » by Don Heupel - AP Browse more photos » At halftime of the Buffalo Bills' Week 8 loss to Houston, team owner Ralph Wilson received his Hall of Fame ring in a ceremony held on the Bills logo at midfield of the stadium named after him. During his brief speech at that ceremony, Wilson did the typical thanks and praise routine. He also mentioned, to skeptical groans and half-hearted applause from the masse...

Florio Sez: Cowboys, Redskins Set for Epic Rumble Over Mike Shanahan

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:51:57 -0500

The Cowboys and Redskins have had many an epic battle on the gridiron, and now the two storied franchises may be ready to take their warfare onto the field of head coach hiring as well. The prize? Mike Shanahan, the man who won two Super Bowls for the Denver Broncos (with John Elway as his [...]

Ex-Broncos Coach Mike Shanahan Fired Over Practice Facility?

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:19:38 -0500

Bowlen, a quarter-century into ownership and approaching 65, finally and emphatically said "no" to Mike Shanahan this past year, according to two...

Broncos To Run "Amoeba Offense"

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:42:19 -0500

New Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels is throwing out Mike Shanahan's west coast offense and installing an offense similar to what the Patriots run,...

Shanahan To Lead Chiefs?

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:10:56 -0500

Jack Harry, sports anchor for?Kansas City's?NBC affiliate KSHB is reporting that the Chiefs are within 48 hours of making a decision on who will be the head coach?in 2009 and that the leading candidate?is ex-Broncos Head Coach, Mike Shanahan.? Now I consider Harry to be a bit of an ...

Al Davis Hires/Fires Former Boston College Coach Jagodzinski

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:14:00 -0500

First it was the Browns firing of Coach Romeo Crennel, then Rod Marinelli and the Lions parted ways. Shortly thereafter both Eric Mangini and Mike Shanahan were shown the door by their respective teams. And just when you thought the NFL coaching carousel couldn't spin any faster, along comes the Raiders and Al Davis to spice things up again.

Apparently feeling left out of the hiring and firing news of late, Davis knew he needed to act.

"I was concerned that the Raiders were starting to lose their status as the team most likely to fire a head coach," said Davis, speaking at his weekly press conference through a self-made paper megaphone. "As President of the Raiders, I am charged with keeping our team at the top of the list of worst places for a head to coach to land, and I hadn't made a move since I fired that smart-mouth little punk Wade Griffin back on September 30, 1998." (Here the press conference was briefly interrupted as Davis' handlers rushed to the podium and reminded him that the smart-mouth little punk he fired was actually named Lane Kiffin and that the year was actually 2008.)

After firing his handlers for correcting him in public, Davis resumed the press conference by stating that contrary to reports by that "professional liar, amateur rodeo clown and noted part-time male escort" Chris Mortensen, the Raiders were not leaning towards hiring current interim coach Tom Cable as a permanent solution to their coaching vacancy. Further, Davis denied any interest in hiring New York Giants OC Kevin Gilbride because, according to Davis "he seemed like a guy who might do well enough to stay here for a while."

Instead, Davis announced that just before the press conference, the Raiders had reached an agreement to hire former Boston College head coach "Jeb Jagorinski" as the next coach of the Silver and Black. "Jeb came highly recommended to me as someone who understands what its like to work for a boss who will fire you on a moments notice. As a young, smart, successful and ambitious coach, he is the perfect choice to be the next former head coach of the Raiders. I can tell you that I have already met with Coach Jargoreeski this morning in his office, and I didn't like the way he carried himself. He acted like he owned the place and even had the audacity to put pictures of his own family in there."

Following his statement, Davis introduced Coach Jagodzinski as the Head Coach of the Oakland Raiders, and then proceeded to fire him "with cause" as he made his way to the podium. Showing signs of emotion, Jagodzinski noted that he was disappointed, but still appreciative of the opportunity to be a head coach in the NFL. He noted his experiences of "the plane ride out to Oakland" and "bumping into Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell in the hallway" as memories he would take with him of his time with the team. As for the again vacant head coach position in Oakland, the search continues.

Belichick Is Losing His Boys

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:51:35 -0500

On a day when the Patriots wish they were playing in the AFC Divisional Playoffs, they lost two key personnel figures: Scott Pioli and Josh McDaniels to AFC teams. We all know McDaniels is headed to the Broncos to be Mike Shanahan's replacement, which is not an easy task. But does Pioli have it worse, trying to revamp a staggering Chiefs team? Click through to read more. Get all the iPhone Sports Apps by InGameNow - InGameNow iPhone App- NFL InGameNow iPhone App- NCAA Football I...

Blog Report: Denver Broncos Fire Mike Shanahan

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:18:06 -0500

The NATIONAL FOOTBALL POST is reporting this afternoon that Mike Shanahan has been fired. I, like you, anxiously await Chris Mortenson to get out of his weekly pedicure to confirm the news from his Northwest Arkansas estate...

So who's launching www.firemikeshanahan.com?...

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:40:51 -0500

I know this isn't the place to talk Broncos football nor am I qualified to do so (it's arguable whether or not I'm even qualified to talk Nuggets basketball). And I promise I won't make this a habit if you give me space for one rant today, because it has to be said...

Mike Shanahan has to go.

No ...

A.A.D.Q.: Donks Or Faders?

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:53:43 -0500

This is possibly the toughest question for Chiefs fans, and after last night's game I thought it was a good time to revisit it. Which AFC West rival do I hate the most? I hate the Broncos more than than the Raiders, no question about it. Mike Shanahan and Pat ...

Quick Hits: Just Win Baby!

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:29:31 -0500

The Silver & Black are dead. If you watched the late Monday Night Football match-up on ESPN, you witnessed the national embarrassment of Al Davis's Raiders by a former disgruntled employee's team. Mike Shanahan, former coach of the Raiders and an Al Davis hater, had his Denver Broncos decimate the Silver & Black. The camera would move to Davis in the owner's box and you had to be asking yourself is anyone home in Al's mind? The Raiders need to hire Hollywood scriptwrit...