FISHER BACK TO TEXAS?
FISHER BACK TO TEXAS?
There is increasing talk/rumor/speculation in league circles that the next coach of the Dallas Cowboys could be current Titans coach Jeff Fisher.
As one league source told us late Monday night, one of the rumors making the rounds is that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has promised Fisher the job once current coach Bill Parcells leaves. There's also talk that Fisher has spoken informally with potential candidates to join him in Dallas.
The only potential glitch? The Titans hold a 2007 option on Fisher, whose team has been playing better over the past few weeks.
The other potential glitch? The so-called "Rooney Rule," which prevents a team from hiring a head coach without interviewing at least one minority candidate. Jones once took advantage of a loophole to the rule by conducting a phone interview of Dennis Green. Since then, the rule has been modified to require face-to-face interviews.
Fisher has been with the Tennessee Titans since they were the Houston Oilers. He has the second-longest tenure among current NFL coaches with the same team, trailing only Bill Cowher of the Steelers.
Showing that Fisher can beat the Redskins with inferior talent likely didn't diminish the veteran coach in Jones' eyes, if the rumors are accurate. Likewise, the possible arrival of Fisher in Big D makes the fact that he fell all over himself to apologize after defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth applied the cheese grater to the face of Cowboys center Andre Gurode even more understandable.
Stay tuned. We're not reporting it's going to happen. We're just sharing one of the rumors that definitely is working its way through the NFL grapevine.
There is increasing talk/rumor/speculation in league circles that the next coach of the Dallas Cowboys could be current Titans coach Jeff Fisher.
As one league source told us late Monday night, one of the rumors making the rounds is that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has promised Fisher the job once current coach Bill Parcells leaves. There's also talk that Fisher has spoken informally with potential candidates to join him in Dallas.
The only potential glitch? The Titans hold a 2007 option on Fisher, whose team has been playing better over the past few weeks.
The other potential glitch? The so-called "Rooney Rule," which prevents a team from hiring a head coach without interviewing at least one minority candidate. Jones once took advantage of a loophole to the rule by conducting a phone interview of Dennis Green. Since then, the rule has been modified to require face-to-face interviews.
Fisher has been with the Tennessee Titans since they were the Houston Oilers. He has the second-longest tenure among current NFL coaches with the same team, trailing only Bill Cowher of the Steelers.
Showing that Fisher can beat the Redskins with inferior talent likely didn't diminish the veteran coach in Jones' eyes, if the rumors are accurate. Likewise, the possible arrival of Fisher in Big D makes the fact that he fell all over himself to apologize after defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth applied the cheese grater to the face of Cowboys center Andre Gurode even more understandable.
Stay tuned. We're not reporting it's going to happen. We're just sharing one of the rumors that definitely is working its way through the NFL grapevine.
posted by The Gryphon at 8:07 PM
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