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Shanahan has his eyes on a bigger prize than the Bills (AP-Photo)
Yesterday’s pregames shows brought out a great deal of information on what is and isn’t happening in the coaching situations in Buffalo and at Notre Dame.
Let’s start with CBS NFL Today where for the first time in a long while Bill Cowher hinted that he might be willing to talk about getting back into the game but when the time is right.
Cowher: I’ve spoken to no teams and I don’t intend to do so while there is a current head coach. Listen, this is a pivotal time of the year and these coaches deserve to have the full support of their organizations. So I’m telling you, I’ve talked to nobody.
CBS NFL Insider Charlie Casserly gave viewers some insight to the Buffalo coaching situation.
Casserly: What the Bills coaches were told is this, Perry Fewell will be given serious consideration for the job. In fact they were told he has a leg up right now because he’s coaching the team. They were also told they were going to look at coaches who are available right now for interviews. One was Mike Shanahan. They interviewed him this past week on Tuesday. Also, two other names I would look at: one is Jim Haslett, former NFL head coach also presently head coach of the Florida Tuskers, undefeated in the UFL; and head coach Marc Trestman, of the Montreal Alouettes, with the top record in the CFL. I think both will get consideration. At the end of the year, one guy I would really look at hard here for them to see is Russ Grimm, the assistant head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. My personal opinion, I don’t see Mike Shanahan ending up coaching the Buffalo Bills next year. I think what he’ll look for is a team that is more playoff-ready, a team closer to being in the playoffs than the Buffalo Bills are right now.
Jason La Canfora the Insider at the NFL Network Reports:
- Mike Shanahan spent the better part of Tuesday meeting with Bills officials. After talking to people involved in the matter, I’m hearing things went well, however the reality is for Shanahan, there are a lot of potential suitors out there. He’s going to wait to make a decision until he sees what the entire coaching market is. Washington, Dallas, Chicago, Houston – those are teams that would interest him too if they opened up. A lot has to play out before we see where these dominos start falling. Regarding options for the Bills, they reached out to Bill Cowher, wanting to interview him just as much as they did Shanahan. However Cowher said at this time, out of respect for his employer and other guys still coaching in the league, including Perry Fewell, he’s not going to talk to anyone now. But I continue to hear the coaching bug is nibbling at him and certain situations, maybe Carolina, Houston or Chicago, if things opened up there, he could wade back in.
- Regarding Jon Gruden and his name being rumored to replace Charlie Weis at Notre Dame, that move is unlikely. While he has ties to the program through his father and it’s somewhat of a dream job for him, talking to people close to Gruden, they say his broadcasting contract taking him through 2010 is iron-clad and there’s zero percent chance of him getting out of it.
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