<![CDATA[Steve Spagnuolo]]>From the NY Daily News:

Browns (and maybe others) want to talk to Spags

The bye week is just a few hours old and already teams appear to be lining up to speak with Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.

According to an NFL source, the Cleveland Browns plan to contact the Giants and request to interview Spagnuolo this week about their newly created head coaching vacancy. And the Jets and Lions might be in line right behind them.

It’s not clear if the Browns - who fired GM Phil Savage and coach Romeo Crennel today β€” have already requested permission. A spokesman for the Giants said they would not be confirming or denying any inquiries they receive this week.

According to NFL rules, teams searching for a new coach are allowed to interview assistant coaches on playoff teams during their bye week (or next week for those teams without a bye). So far there are five openings, including the Browns, the Jets (who fired coach Eric Mangini today), and the Lions (who fired coach Rod Marinelli).

There are also currently openings in St. Louis and Oakland, where those teams had interim coaches for the latter half of the NFL season. So far, Spagnuolo has not yet been mentioned as a candidate for either of those two.

Spagnuolo, of course, figures to be one of the hottest names on the coaching carousel this offseason. He nearly became the Washington Redskins head coach last offseason, but turned down the job and re-signed with the Giants at the hefty price of $2 million per season.

The Giants are not expected to block Spagnuolo from interviewing anywhere he chooses to interview this week.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/topic/1870/steve-spagnuoloRSS for NodeFri, 02 Oct 2026 00:08:59 GMTMon, 29 Dec 2008 18:01:16 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Steve Spagnuolo on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:29:29 GMT]]>Sources: Jets ask to speak with Spagnuolo]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/25099https://brownsboard.com/post/25099Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:29:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Steve Spagnuolo on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:38:57 GMT]]>

@titleist585 said:

Does anyone think he goes to the Jets?

He wouldn't have to move his family so, in that regard, taking helm of the Jets makes sense.

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@oconrecon said:

The 0-16 Lions. Now there's a dream job.

Well, if you take over an 0-16 team, there's no chance he'd be WORSE than your predecessor. πŸ™‚

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/24989https://brownsboard.com/post/24989Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:37:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Steve Spagnuolo on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:36:58 GMT]]>The Jets are a team built to win now. They have six 30 year old+ starters on offense, and they've rebuilt their defense with 3-4 players. Kris Jenkins has had a Shaun Rogers-like reemergence as a 3-4 NT, and they've spent a lot of $ and picks on 3-4 linebackers, bringing in David Harris, Calvin Pace, and (uber-bust) Vernon Gholston.

If they switch to a 4-3, they'll have to retool their defense, bringing in smaller, more athletic linebackers and drafting the DE's Spagnuolo's rush scheme requires. By the time that's set up, their stars on offense will have moved on or retired.

Long term, I'm sure a Spagnuolo-led D will be pretty sweet. But in the short run, there could be a pretty bumpy adjustment period.

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Aloysius said:

The problem with the Jets is that they've brought in a lot of 3-4 personnel. Bringing Spags in & switching to a 4-3 may actually set their defense back.

I cannot believe you actually believe that....it is the most inane reasoning ever about reasons for taking or not taking jobs..............hysterical

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Aloysius said:

The problem with the Jets is that they've brought in a lot of 3-4 personnel. Bringing Spags in & switching to a 4-3 may actually set their defense back.

Money talks, bullshit walks. If Detroit paid more then we or the Jets were, then he would be the coach.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/24975https://brownsboard.com/post/24975Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:05:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Steve Spagnuolo on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:56:12 GMT]]>The problem with the Jets is that they've brought in a lot of 3-4 personnel. Bringing Spags in & switching to a 4-3 may actually set their defense back.

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@oconrecon said:

The 0-16 Lions. Now there's a dream job.

Does anyone think he goes to the Jets?

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Aloysius said:

LIONS GET PERMISSION TO INTERVIEW SPAGNUOLO

The 0-16 Lions. Now there's a dream job.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/24963https://brownsboard.com/post/24963Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:50:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Steve Spagnuolo on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:40:31 GMT]]>LIONS GET PERMISSION TO INTERVIEW SPAGNUOLO]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/24955https://brownsboard.com/post/24955Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:40:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Steve Spagnuolo on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:09:15 GMT]]>I just don't like the owner interviewing a HC without getting a GM first. That is what Lerner did with RAC.

Lerner needs to get the FO set and let the football people hire the new HC.

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