I’m also a little disappointed in this list. I do like both Schwartz & Spagnuolo. I wouldn’t see it as missing out on anyone if we waiting. Gray, Mularkey, Frazier and Bowles will all be there for hire after the Super Bowl. There’s no rush here. I guess of those four, I like Mularkey the best. He wasn’t given a very good shot in Buffalo and had weak drafts during his tenure there (that’s on the GM, not the coach). I think it would signal that Detroit is looking at QB for the first pick in the draft. Obviously the interest here is because of the work he did with Matt Ryan and Atlanta’s quick offensive turnaround.

But again, my point is that they shouldn’t scramble to hire one of these guys for fear of losing out on others. Pay a little green and make sure you are the most attractive team to the best available coaching prospect.

Hiring now means that you don’t go after Schwartz or Spagnuolo, and you don’t even get a chance to talk to Rex Ryan (although the Eagles, Cardinals, and Chargers at least don’t seem to have a big name HC candidate available). I suppose if the team preferred someone to both Schwartz and Spagnuolo, and simply didn’t want to hire Ryan, then it’s a fairly obvious move to hire a coach now, as everybody else is available.

Killer is just grasping at the somewhat obvious. I honestly think that the report is not based off any “insider” facts or truth, and is merely speculation. And it’s not even entirely logical. For one, currently the Rams, Browns, Jets, Raiders, Broncos, and a very likely chance that Tony Dungy will retire from the Colts, making the total of possible coaching vacancies seven. There’s at least seven candidates that are (in my opinion) qualified, so even if every team fills their vacancies before us, we would still have some options. To rush a pick on one of the most important elements of a NFL franchise because someone may scoop a candidate up is absurd. Ok, let the Rams hire Mularkey or Frazier, that removes one more team from competing for Rex Ryan, Steve Spagnuolo, and Jim Schwartz. I would much rather have one of those coaches than rush a pick before they even perform a follow up interview. I’d hate to see a NFL coaching position be easier to get than a sales associate job in a mall.

any coach in the league will look like a genius by going 6-10 this year so why wouldn’t a high profile coach want this job? think about it ==they sign a 2 year deal to see if they can deal with the top brass if not they are out in 2 years with a huge check and alot of credibility for turning the lions from 0-16 then to 6-10 and then to 9-7, then they are out of there with potential for an even bigger contract with another team for doing basically nothing. 0-16 again would be a feat not even the lions and ford could pull off. so the next coach is already a hero and will have a spot on his resume' that states==helped turn detroit lions around from 0-16 disaster to a………….
BEST opportunity in the league right now.

I dont think they should hire untill they have a chance to interview Rex Ryan. I think that with what he has done with the ravens defense should make him a great HC