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| Steelers may stay in-house for coach for first time since 1965 |
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01/08/2007 |
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| Ben Roethlisberger going into only his fourth season. Also, it could result in some or many of the current assistant coaches staying. The Steelers also met Sunday in Chicago with Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera and will talk Wednesday with Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin. They are expected to talk to at least one other candidate and possibly more, but almost certainly won't stretch out the search nearly a month as they did before hiring Cowher. No matter the Steelers' choice, they |
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| Are Dolphins courting Carroll? |
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01/08/2007 |
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| Championship Series appearance this season and beat Michigan in the Rose Bowl. He's 65-12 with two national titles in six seasons at Southern California. The Dolphins interviewed two candidates Monday: their defensive coordinator, Dom Capers, and Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin. Capers was interviewed in Jacksonville, where he was on vacation. He coached expansion teams in Carolina and Houston and has a career record of 48-80. Since Saban left last week for Alabama, Miami has interview |
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| Colts and Chiefs Kick Off Playoff Schedule |
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01/05/2007 |
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| NFL rushing offense (132.9 yards per game) during the regular season. The Colts' run defense was historically bad in 2006, surrendering 173 ground yards per contest and 5.33 per rush. No NFL team had allowed that many yards per carry since the 1961 Minnesota Vikings gave up 5.41 yards per tote in their first year of existence. Indy was more than 27 yards per game worse than the 31st-ranked run defense of the St. Louis Rams, and allowed more than 100 rushing yards in all 16 of its contests. The only minor cause |
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| Giants place CB Corey Webster on IR |
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01/03/2007 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New York Giants placed cornerback Corey Webster on injured reserve Tuesday with toe and hip injuries. Webster re-injured himself against the Washington Redskins, his second game back after missing four games because of turf toe. Websters roster spot was taken by rookie R.J. Cobbs, who has been on the teams practice squad since December 19. Cobbs originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Minnesota Vikings in 2006. |
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| Giants place CB Corey Webster |
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01/02/2007 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New York Giants placed cornerback Corey Webster on injured reserve Tuesday with toe and hip injuries. Webster re-injured himself against the Washington Redskins, his second game back after missing four games because of turf toe. Websters roster spot was taken by rookie R.J. Cobbs, who has been on the teams practice squad since December 19. Cobbs originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Minnesota Vikings in 2006. |
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| Where do Steelers, Cowher go from here? |
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01/02/2007 |
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| run last season that ended with a victory over Seattle in Super Bowl XL. However, his lasting legacy will also include certain Cowher-type moments. Stuffing a picture of the field in referee Gordon McCarter's pocket at the half of a game against the Minnesota Vikings after the referee had whistled Pittsburgh for 12 men on the field. A replay clearly showed the Steelers had the legal number of 11 men on defense. He started the second half of Super Bowl XXX against Dallas with an onsides kick. He spit. He yelled. |
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| Jags fire 5 assistants after 8-8 finish |
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01/02/2007 |
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| s in Tennessee, helping turn former college quarterback Drew Bennett into a standout receiver. Del Rio hoped he could do the same with Jones, a former star quarterback at Arkansas. It never happened. With Smith gone, Del Rio could promote former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Tice to offensive coordinator. Tice, fired after last season in Minnesota, was instrumental in turning Jacksonville's running game into one of the league's best. Running backs coach Kennedy Pola also might be considered for the off |
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| With QB spot in question, Childress vows to call better plays |
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01/02/2007 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -Brad Childress wrapped up his first season as coach of the Minnesota Vikings by accepting as much blame for their offensive struggles as he had all fall. There were plenty of faults to find in Minnesota's 6-10 finish, and Childress pointed to himself as the cause of some of the problems. ``Probably call better plays - that work,'' he said, when asked Tuesday afternoon what he could improve. ``I mean, I'm serious. Things come down to execution most of the time, but that's what I w |
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| Cardinals fire Green |
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01/01/2007 |
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| erbal tirade in the postgame press conference, and played a big part in the club's eight-game losing streak. Green had successful stints as head coach with both Northwestern (1981-85) and Stanford ('89-91) before moving to the NFL ranks to coach the Minnesota Vikings. In his 10 seasons in Minnesota, he compiled a 101-70 record and guided his team to the playoffs eight times. The Vikings won four conference titles and appeared in the NFC Championship Game twice under Green. The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania native has |
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| Green, Mora the first coaches to go |
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01/01/2007 |
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| got a lot of young players that are under contract for a long, long time. I think that's part of what makes the Cardinals very attractive to many of the coaches we've talked to.'' Green was out of coaching after a rather successful decade with the Minnesota Vikings that concluded in 2001. The Cardinals will pay him the $2.5 million remaining on his four-year contract. Arizona went 6-10, 5-11 and 5-11, the 2006 season the most disappointing because the Cardinals moved into a showcase new stadium with high expec |
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