Jeff Fisher may have his eye on the Browns, Colts, and Bears vacancies, but does any NFL team want him? Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk wonders aloud if Fisher could be back as an NFL head coach. Fans have scoffed at the idea that Fisher – he of many 7-9 and 8-8 seasons – could get another chance, but Florio rightly notes that it only takes one owner to side with Fisher’s experience over the potential of a younger candidate. Conversely, Florio wonders if the fan backlash that prevented Greg Schiano from joining the University of Tennessee could scare an owner away from an unpopular choice like Fisher.
Here’s more from around the NFL:
- The Raiders, Bengals, Buccaneers, Titans, and Bears are the teams that will have the most cap flexibility this offseason, Jason Fitzgerald of Over The Cap writes. If the Raiders want to make a splash, they can create up to $91MM in cap room by slashing the roster while only taking on $12.6MM in dead money. The Packers missed the top five cut, but they’re roughly in the same category as the others – they can free up $73MM with $29MM in leftover obligations.
- CFL’s Montreal Alouettes announce the hiring of Mike Sherman as the team’s new head coach. Sherman coached the Packers from 2000 to 2005
- The Chiefs worked out punter Taylor Symmank on Friday, according to a source who spoke with Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle (on Twitter).
Fisher is just a terrible coach. Defensive coordinator would be much more realistic
Who ever picked this picture for the post, bravo. I literally laughed out loud.
That’s a lot of cash available for the Pack… maybe they’ll actually use it this year.
Ted Thompson wont spend it. Will keep Devante and thats it. Probably will cut Cobb and Matthews. And then make a huge reach in the draft
They won’t keep DeVante
Gonna extend A-rod with most of it
Am I the only one imagining Fisher in this picture saying “Great success!” like Borat? Haha.
Fisher is done for good as a HC