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Jeff Fisher was actually with Tennessee for 16 years, but 14 is very long these days in professional sports. It's funny, I feel like I've been an Eagles fan for a long time, but the only other coach I really remember is Ray Rhodes. I barely remember Kotite...It's just wild that one man has been there for most of my fandom and for most of it with one QB...

If he had only gotten ONE Super Bowl...He'd be a legend and never fired. That's how it goes.

*Tough game for the Packers, by the way...I have to to defer to being a Packers fan for the playoffs now that the Eagles season is officially killed (even if that happened 9 weeks ago)

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Yeah, that was intense to watch. I think we'll be okay with Woodson and Cobb returning next week.

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Black Monday in full effect!

Crennel out in KC
Tannenbaum out for the Jets
Shurmur and Heckert out for the Browns
Turner and Smith out for the Chargers
Smith out for the Jaguars

And...I'm hearing rumblings that Lovie Smith is fired by the Bears...That one is a surprise.

Andy Reid to the Bears?? Might just make sense.

EDIT: Gailey is fired from the Bills as well.

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Looks like Lovie Smith is officially out: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100...-chicago-bears

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I'd love to have Lovie as the Eagles' DefCo. They man creates turnovers wherever he goes.

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Whisenhunt and Cardinals GM out as well....Maybe Andy Reid ends up out there too...

EDIT: Yep, looks like Andy Reid to the Cardinals is pretty much a done deal...Eagles and Cardinals play each other next year I think. Should be interesting.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/88...-coach-sources

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I think a lot of people are confused about Lovie's departure...but the stats don't lie. We've missed the playoffs 5 out of the last 6 years. Our Super Bowl team was the HIGHEST our offense was ranked in the Lovie era....15th in the league. Since then, we've been shoveling shit on offense with the bottom of the league, which is unacceptable.

We don't beat winning teams. Lovie's record against crappy teams is pretty good! But there is a reason the Bears are nicknamed "bum slayers."

Our offense can't keep up with good teams, and when we play good teams that don't make mistakes and don't turn the ball over...we lose. Our 10-6 record this season is the biggest scam ever. It's a SOFT 10-6. Look at the humiliating losses we have against the 49ers, or the Packers in week 2.

I enjoyed Lovie's tenure in Chicago, but the guy had 9 years to get some consistency on the offensive side of the ball. It was always something. The quarterback...the coordinator...the line...the lack of receivers...injuries...

Guess what, every team in the NFL deals with the above shit. At some point in those 9 years, you are expected to figure something out.

Having said that...I wish Lovie well, and I'm sure he will do good things wherever he goes. The Bears decision to let Lovie go was more circumstantial than anything, I think. Our defense is ending an era. Briggs, Urlacher, Tillman, and Peppers are all on their way out. So with a declining defense, it's the perfect time for a paradigm shift.

I have no hard feelings about Lovie, and I look forward to see what he does on another team.

Also...Andy Reid to the Cardinals?

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New reports are Andy Reid to the CHIEFS is more likely to happen, and potentially very soon. They do have the #1 pick, so maybe that's a more attractive rebuilding job for him...

I think KC also comes to Philly this year...again, should be fun!

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I completely agree. Lovie Smith will make a great defensive coordinator somewhere, but he could never fix the offense.

Sounds like Reid to Chiefs might become official tomorrow. I think a few teams are set to interview Kelly from Oregon after the bowl game tonight. It's always interesting to watch coaches move from college to the pros.

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What upsets me most about otherwise talented coaches are the blatant managerial errors they make along the way.

Example: Andy Reid. The man knows nothing about defense, but yet he hired a D-Line coach with a built-in system before hiring a Coordinator. How is a coordinator supposed to operate when he only has control over 2/3 of his scheme????? A good coach would empower his coordinator to choose the supporting staff he felt best fit his scheme, especially when you're a head coach with ZERO defense experience. That one incredibly STUPID mistake caused chaos and eventually brought Reid down.

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Chip Kelly to the Browns appears to be almost official. That will be interesting.