Coach contracts are different than the player contracts in the XFL. Something I reported many months ago.
One of my biggest concerns with the XFL was that the football hiring season happens during this period.
The AAF got hit with it too. Not counting Childress and Vick because those two just bailed. Jon Kitna left SD before their season started for the Cowboys. Cadillac Williams left Birmingham for Auburn and there were others.
It sucks for St. Louis but their in-house option is not a bad one in Long. Hayes could have waited to see what assistants from the NFL carousel get left out of the mix but it’s just 4 weeks until the start of the season. So Hayes really couldn’t wait.
Mike Martz is still out there but I don’t think that’s a realistic option.
ST. LOUIS NAMES CHUCK LONG OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
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Worth noting that Long was the guy that Hayes wanted originally for OC but Long turned him down because he feared he had been away from the game for too long: https://t.co/ck8w6td2C6?amp=1
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4 weeks...MikeMitchell wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:35 pm Coach contracts are different than the player contracts in the XFL. Something I reported many months ago.
One of my biggest concerns with the XFL was that the football hiring season happens during this period.
The AAF got hit with it too. Not counting Childress and Vick because those two just bailed. Jon Kitna left SD before their season started for the Cowboys. Cadillac Williams left Birmingham for Auburn and there were others.
It sucks for St. Louis but their in-house option is not a bad one in Long. Hayes could have waited to see what assistants from the NFL carousel get left out of the mix but it’s just 5 weeks until the start of the season. So Hayes really couldn’t wait.
Mike Martz is still out there but I don’t think that’s a realistic option.
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Martz I think had retired to SD and that was the only reason he took the job. Even to come back to STL (which he'd have to have been HC), that's about as realistic as HBC coming all the way up to Pullman to do the Bennett thing and hand off to Jr. after a year or two.MikeMitchell wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:35 pm Coach contracts are different than the player contracts in the XFL. Something I reported many months ago.
One of my biggest concerns with the XFL was that the football hiring season happens during this period.
The AAF got hit with it too. Not counting Childress and Vick because those two just bailed. Jon Kitna left SD before their season started for the Cowboys. Cadillac Williams left Birmingham for Auburn and there were others.
It sucks for St. Louis but their in-house option is not a bad one in Long. Hayes could have waited to see what assistants from the NFL carousel get left out of the mix but it’s just 5 weeks until the start of the season. So Hayes really couldn’t wait.
Mike Martz is still out there but I don’t think that’s a realistic option.
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Yes it’s 4 weeks from tomorrow. Thanks for noticing. Coincidentally the date of my birthday. That 5 number is right next to the 4 number on the keyboard.4th&long wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:04 pm4 weeks...MikeMitchell wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:35 pm Coach contracts are different than the player contracts in the XFL. Something I reported many months ago.
One of my biggest concerns with the XFL was that the football hiring season happens during this period.
The AAF got hit with it too. Not counting Childress and Vick because those two just bailed. Jon Kitna left SD before their season started for the Cowboys. Cadillac Williams left Birmingham for Auburn and there were others.
It sucks for St. Louis but their in-house option is not a bad one in Long. Hayes could have waited to see what assistants from the NFL carousel get left out of the mix but it’s just 5 weeks until the start of the season. So Hayes really couldn’t wait.
Mike Martz is still out there but I don’t think that’s a realistic option.
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Lol. Exactly. That’s why I stated that it’s not a realistic option. I was in contact with people close to Martz during the AAF season. Martz was going to take the SD job no matter what in the AAF. Even if the Alliance had secured STL as one of their eight franchises. Martz wouldn’t have taken that job.MGB01 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:34 pmMartz I think had retired to SD and that was the only reason he took the job. Even to come back to STL (which he'd have to have been HC), that's about as realistic as HBC coming all the way up to Pullman to do the Bennett thing and hand off to Jr. after a year or two.MikeMitchell wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:35 pm Coach contracts are different than the player contracts in the XFL. Something I reported many months ago.
One of my biggest concerns with the XFL was that the football hiring season happens during this period.
The AAF got hit with it too. Not counting Childress and Vick because those two just bailed. Jon Kitna left SD before their season started for the Cowboys. Cadillac Williams left Birmingham for Auburn and there were others.
It sucks for St. Louis but their in-house option is not a bad one in Long. Hayes could have waited to see what assistants from the NFL carousel get left out of the mix but it’s just 5 weeks until the start of the season. So Hayes really couldn’t wait.
Mike Martz is still out there but I don’t think that’s a realistic option.
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NW - wasn't busting balz... just pointing out the season is damn close! Time is starting to fly, (as Balt/Ten go at it).MikeMitchell wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:58 pmYes it’s 4 weeks from tomorrow. Thanks for noticing. Coincidentally the date of my birthday. That 5 number is right next to the 4 number on the keyboard.4th&long wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:04 pm4 weeks...MikeMitchell wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:35 pm Coach contracts are different than the player contracts in the XFL. Something I reported many months ago.
One of my biggest concerns with the XFL was that the football hiring season happens during this period.
The AAF got hit with it too. Not counting Childress and Vick because those two just bailed. Jon Kitna left SD before their season started for the Cowboys. Cadillac Williams left Birmingham for Auburn and there were others.
It sucks for St. Louis but their in-house option is not a bad one in Long. Hayes could have waited to see what assistants from the NFL carousel get left out of the mix but it’s just 5 weeks until the start of the season. So Hayes really couldn’t wait.
Mike Martz is still out there but I don’t think that’s a realistic option.
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There some rumblings that Pepper Johnson May end up in Judge’s staff in NY. Given the Pats connection and Johnson’s pretty beloved in NY I think it’s a real possibility.4th&long wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:59 pmWell, so far all the HCs are in place... that's a good sign. Lets hope this is it on the coordinator front.johnnyangryfuzzball wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:44 pm Most of us expected something like this to happen to at least one of the teams. That it's St. Louis is also likely no surprise.
It's unfortunate the Battlehawks have the most unproven roster and coaching staff, because all the talk I've seen is that the city has embraced the XFL thus far and they deserve to have a good team to support.
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That would suck. It’s part of the game.nick1091 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 11:30 pmThere some rumblings that Pepper Johnson May end up in Judge’s staff in NY. Given the Pats connection and Johnson’s pretty beloved in NY I think it’s a real possibility.4th&long wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:59 pmWell, so far all the HCs are in place... that's a good sign. Lets hope this is it on the coordinator front.johnnyangryfuzzball wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:44 pm Most of us expected something like this to happen to at least one of the teams. That it's St. Louis is also likely no surprise.
It's unfortunate the Battlehawks have the most unproven roster and coaching staff, because all the talk I've seen is that the city has embraced the XFL thus far and they deserve to have a good team to support.
If I were an assistant coach and the NFL came calling. I would go. There’s more stability in the NFL than in a first year sports league. Setting aside the financial aspect.
If I was someone like Pep Hamilton, Jon Hayes or Winston Moss. I wouldn’t leave. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for them to head up a pro football franchise. An opportunity that they wouldn’t have received otherwise.