When the NFL season ended seven teams were looking for a new head coach. Jacksonville joined that group about a week later to make it an even eight. With the San Diego Chargers hiring of Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy yesterday only half of the eight vacancies have been filled. This is what we have so far:
Kansas City: Andy Reid
Buffalo: Doug Marrone
Cleveland: Rob Chudzinski
San Diego: Mike McCoy
Arizona, Chicago, Philadelphia and Jacksonville are still trying to find the right fit. Former Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson said last week that the Bears have already decided on Montreal Alouettes coach Marc Trestman. It doesn't seem that the Bears know that just yet. They claim that Trestman, Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell and Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians are all still in play. Arizona wanted McCoy so they are scrambling now. The fallback is their defensive coordinator Ray Horton. It sounds like they'd rather hire an offensive-minded coach and keep Horton on defense. Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden might be the guy. Philadelphia might be close to hiring Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley. Many think that Jacksonville is waiting for 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman. Until then they seem to have interest in Bradley, Bevell, Gruden and Rams offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer.
This seems to be taking longer than most years. The Chiefs hired Reid pretty quickly but they had to. He wasn't going to be out of work long so the team had to act fast. Since then, the three hires have just trickled in. Teams are taking their time in searching for the right match. It's understandable. Teams don't want to go through a coaching search too often. It's best to get it right.
UPDATE: It sounds like Jimmy Johnson was right and the Chicago Bears have decided on Marc Trestman as their new head coach.
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