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The first dominoes have dropped today, with all apologies to Cinci fans:

Bengals retain Marvin Lewis on 2 year deal:

rotoworld wrote:Bengals signed coach Marvin Lewis to a two-year extension through 2019.

After appearing to finally be on the outs after 15 years in Cincinnati, Lewis instead returns after likely winning some concessions from owner Mike Brown. Lewis had been talking as if he had to be convinced to stay, instead of vice versa. It's another strange chapter in a coaching career that's included seven trips to the postseason but zero playoff victories. Lewis can coach competent football — his teams have posted nine or more wins six times in nine years since 2009 — but at least so far, his style of play has come with a hard ceiling. There's little reason to believe the Bengals will finally find the next level in 2018.

And one that apparently happened in season, but only reported now:

Packers extend Mike McCarthy for one season:

rotoworld wrote:Packers signed coach Mike McCarthy to a one-year extension through 2019.

It's just a band aid to help McCarthy avoid lame duck status. McCarthy's 12th year as head coach in 2017 was the first since 2008 to end without a playoff berth. On paper, it's hard to argue with McCarthy's results — a .636 winning percentage — but it's easily defensible to say he should have accomplished more with Aaron Rodgers as his quarterback. 2018 will be a hot seat year for McCarthy.

Current teams looking for a HC:

Oakland Raiders
Indianapolis Colts
New York Giants
Arizona Cardinals
Detroit Lions
Chicago Bears

The Marvin Lewis extension is a real head scratcher, he should have been canned last season. I guess the Bengals as an organization are okay with just being average.

so marvin saying he was done was a ploy to get an extension?

marvin you sly dog - crazy they brought him back though

also i hope pat shurmur has had enough head coaching and stays as the vikes offensive coordinator

im not impressed by the pool of HC candidates available, my guess are the Pats coordinators flop

Pharmcat wrote:im not impressed by the pool of HC candidates available, my guess are the Pats coordinators flop

Jon Gruden, baby!

Eww.

Nagy from KC is a good one imo

You have to give the Bengals some credit I guess...Lewis took them from one of the worst franchises to an average one. Only way that contract makes sense is if they told him he had to move on from Dalton IMO.

No coaching carousel in Dallas.

I'm sad to report.

bmurph128 wrote:You have to give the Bengals some credit I guess...Lewis took them from one of the worst franchises to an average one. Only way that contract makes sense is if they told him he had to move on from Dalton IMO.

I was kinda thinking the conversation went the other way...

Mike - "So Marvin, we want you to stay but we're keeping Dalton".
Marvin - "Free money. WOOHOO!!!"

Otis Driftwood wrote:

bmurph128 wrote:You have to give the Bengals some credit I guess...Lewis took them from one of the worst franchises to an average one. Only way that contract makes sense is if they told him he had to move on from Dalton IMO.

I was kinda thinking the conversation went the other way...

Mike - "So Marvin, we want you to stay but we're keeping Dalton".
Marvin - "Free money. WOOHOO!!!"

Yea it's crazy.

The Bengals have the feel of an old lady at a slot machine who keeps losing but doesn't want to walk away for fear of someone else hitting the jackpot

bmurph128 wrote:

Otis Driftwood wrote:

bmurph128 wrote:You have to give the Bengals some credit I guess...Lewis took them from one of the worst franchises to an average one. Only way that contract makes sense is if they told him he had to move on from Dalton IMO.

I was kinda thinking the conversation went the other way...

Mike - "So Marvin, we want you to stay but we're keeping Dalton".
Marvin - "Free money. WOOHOO!!!"

Yea it's crazy.

The Bengals have the feel of an old lady at a slot machine who keeps losing but doesn't want to walk away for fear of someone else hitting the jackpot

That was my grandma back in the 70's. Just kept on feeding that machine with zero emotion. And never left with less than she walked up to it with.

Just like Marvin.

Otis Driftwood wrote:No coaching carousel in Dallas.

I'm sad to report.

Jerry must be blaming himself for Garrett's bad play calling,

Hey look at that, Otis is still amongst us! Happy Shiner my good man.

RaoulDuke79 wrote:Hey look at that, Otis is still amongst us! Happy Shiner my good man.

Lately, we have been in the Cowboy room for the most part.

As to the topic, seems to me both Texas teams would be wise to part ways with their coaches. Watson may have saved Ass Chin with his performance before he got hurt, so I guess we’ll see what happens next year if he comes back healthy and now that Smith won’t be involved this offseason.

Personally I’d probably just clean house and start over, but that’s not going to happen.

RaoulDuke79 wrote:Hey look at that, Otis is still amongst us! Happy Shiner my good man.

Still kicking. Busy with the holidays and running up and down I-35 for the in-laws but I'm getting back to normal.

The Regime wrote:The Marvin Lewis extension is a real head scratcher, he should have been canned last season. I guess the Bengals as an organization are okay with just being average.

I think beating the Ravnes saved him his job

- Jim Schwartz interviewed with the G-men today

- Vic Fangio gets a token interview with the Bears about being promoted (as rotoworld notes, he never seems to get HC consideration, and its unknown why, as he runs defenses extremely well)

- Bears also interviewing Minny's DC George Edwards for the HC job, which seems transparently as a Rooney Rule satisfier. Edwards is not running the defense in MIN, it's Zimmer. But it gets his name some exposure and helps the Bears too, so win-win I guess?

- Bears have requested an interview with Matt Nagy, and I'm going to assume he's their preferred choice. Whoever they get is going to be a guy who can help Trubisky.

- Lions interviewed the best football name in the biz, Jim Bob Cooter, to be promoted to HC. He's expected to move on from DET though

- Paul Guenther is going to interview for the Raiders DC job (a formality at this point, he and Gruden are virtual locks to go to OAK at this point)

- Lastly, the Ravens are interested in bringing in ex-Colts HC Chuck Pagano in to run their defense, as their DC (Pees) retired

bluejerseyjinx wrote:

RaoulDuke79 wrote:Hey look at that, Otis is still amongst us! Happy Shiner my good man.

Lately, we have been in the Cowboy room for the most part.

Rooting for the eagles I see