Lions' List of Head Coach Candidates (Updated on Jan. 13)

by Sean Yuille on Jan 13, 2009 12:12 AM EST in News Comment 5 comments

Below is the latest version of the Lions' list of head coach candidates. There aren't any additions since the last version of this post, but I have updated the interview dates and have made a couple formatting changes. The first change is that I crossed out Josh McDaniels since he has been hired by the Broncos. The other change is that I bolded the coaches that I believe are the leading candidates for the job. All have interviewed with the Lions and are reportedly drawing high interest from the team.

As usual, I will keep this updated with the latest news about the Lions' search for a new head coach.

Coach	Team	Current Job	Interview
Brian Billick	None	Color commentator for FOX	TBD
Todd Bowles	Dolphins	Assistant/Secondary Coach	Yes (January 7 & 13)
Leslie Frazier	Vikings	Defensive Coordinator	Yes (January 9)
Jason Garrett	Cowboys	Offensive Coordinator	Yes (January 5)
Jerry Gray	Redskins	Secondary Coach	Yes (January 2)
Jim Harbaugh	Stanford	Head Coach	TBD
Mike Heimerdinger	Titans	Offensive Coordinator	TBD
~~Josh McDaniels~~	~~Patriots~~	~~Offensive Coordinator~~	~~TBD~~
Mike Mularkey	Falcons	Offensive Coordinator	TBD
Ron Rivera	Chargers	Defensive Coordinator	Yes (January 14)
Rex Ryan	Ravens	Defensive Coordinator	TBD
Jim Schwartz	Titans	Defensive Coordinator	Yes (January 3 & 12)
Mike Shanahan	None	None	TBD
Steve Spagnuolo	Giants	Defensive Coordinator	Yes (January 1)

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frazier, schwartz, or spags

i’d be happy with any of these 3…

schwartz
frazier
spags

that order.

by cridg1zt on Jan 13, 2009 8:16 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Agree

I like Schwartz and what he is saying. If he can build half of a team he had in Tennessee then we would be a hell of a lot better than we are right now. He sounds like a pretty smart guy. I think he’ll land the job – as early as Wednesday.

by NYCLionsfan on Jan 13, 2009 8:30 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I wish you guys would speed things up

We’re waiting in New Orleans to find out where Gregg Williams is going, and that’s all apparently dependent on where Jim Schwartz is going. The tension is killing us. Go into the hurry-up offense, please!

(And don’t pick Schwartz.)

Who is that person talking about beating those Saints?

by MtnExile on Jan 13, 2009 11:09 AM EST reply actions 0 recs