Mr. Orsini Speaks or Writes

[MustangLaxer]

Steve O needs to appoint himself as HC soon.

[Stallion]

huskerpony-I've seen these coaching searches of NFL Coaches for many years and usually you don't get an assistant from an NFL team unless the Head Coaches releases the assistant-often after that team is eliminated. However, often the Head Coaches doesn't want to get in the way of the assistant if he wants to get a college job otherwise job advancement would be very difficult. I specifically, remember that Baltimore's Coach said, for example, that he would release Neuheisal from his Contract if he wanted a College job and he would be immediately availiable. Not a gambling Man but I'd bet that the standard NFL assistant contract does not allow an assistant to leave during the season without being released. Not saying it doesn't happen but contractually I believe they are bound. how would you like to be an NFL team with a shot at a Super Bowl and and the Offensive Coordinator resigns in Week 14. An NFL team is going to contract against that possibility. Its different than the College situation where the season ends earlier.

[MrMustang1965]

So...if it's someone from the Dallas Cowboys and they go to the Super Bowl and WIN!...then we won't know who it is until AFTER Feb. 3, 2008!

(53 days from today!)

[huskerpony]

See Charlie Weis. Ask him how that has worked out!

[Stallion]

See the last paragraph. A Coach under contract would have to have a contractual way of getting out of a contract or he would have to get a release. I don't think Assistant Coaches have buy-out agreements. I think they are straight term contracts.


NEUHEISEL UPDATE: Ravens coach Brian Billick continued to be a strong advocate for offensive coordinator Rick Neuheisel's candidacy for several college head coaching jobs, going so far as to e-mail an Atlanta newspaper to recommend the former University of Washington and University of Colorado head coach for the Georgia Tech vacancy.

"Evidently, they're interested in him," Billick said of the Georgia Tech opening. "I think he'd make an outstanding head coach. I think that's a circumstance in particular that would fit Rick very, very well. Hopefully, they'll give him every consideration."

Meanwhile, Neuheisel has acknowledged being contacted indirectly for the SMU opening.

Neuheisel's competition for several jobs is just down the road in Annapolis: Naval Academy coach Paul Johnson, who has been linked to many of the same openings in published reports.

"I can't think of a job that's Rick's resume and enthusiasm wouldn't be a good fit," Billick said.

Billick has made it clear that Neuheisel would be free to leave his Ravens' post immediately to assume his new duties should he be hired.

[PK]

In other words, they don't really want him there.