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Titolo: [NFL] - I candidati alla successione di Wannstedt

Presa paro paro dall'Herald...
Sources said coaches Mike Shanahan, Mike Holmgren and Mike Martz -- all
Super Bowl winners -- could be interested in the Dolphins' opening.
BY JASON COLE 
jc...@herald.com
While speculation regarding the next Dolphins coach has revolved around
up-and-coming candidates such as Louisiana State's Nick Saban and
Charlie Weis of New England, more experienced leadership might be
available as well.
Sources close to head coaches Mike Shanahan of Denver, Mike Holmgren of
Seattle and Mike Martz of St. Louis have said those coaches would be
interested in the Dolphins if their coaching situations don't work out
this season.
''You're talking about one of the premier franchises in the NFL and an
owner <Wayne Huizenga> who gives his coaches the freedom to do pretty
much anything they want,'' a source close to Holmgren said. ``It's a
great situation. One of the best in the league.''
This is hardly the first time top-level coaches have cast a longing eye
toward the Dolphins. In the mid-1990s, Jimmy Johnson made it well-known
he wanted to succeed Don Shula, and he tacitly undermined Shula toward
the end of Shula's run as coach.
Likewise, before joining Dallas last season, Bill Parcells was
interested in the Dolphins job. Parcells made no overtures to Huizenga
at the time out of respect for Dave Wannstedt, who resigned Tuesday
after the team's 1-8 start.
''The history of the Dolphins really appealed to Parcells,'' a source
close to Parcells said last year. ``He would have loved to work for the
same franchise Don Shula ran. The tradition is great, and he loved the
talent they had on defense.''
SHANAHAN'S SITUATION
On Tuesday, Shanahan's name was linked to the Dolphins in a report by
NFL Network's Adam Schefter, a former Broncos beat writer for The Denver
Post who is close to Shanahan and Denver owner Pat Bowlen.
The scenario Schefter laid out was that if Shanahan, who got a contract
extension from Denver last offseason after a dalliance with the
University of Florida, fails to make the playoffs or win a playoff game,
he could be on the outs with Bowlen. The Broncos have not won a playoff
game since the 1998 season, when they won the second of back-to-back
Super Bowls with quarterback John Elway.
Shanahan, who co-authored a book with Schefter, said Wednesday he was
flabbergasted by the report and that Schefter had not discussed it with
him before it aired.
Said Shanahan: ``I think what <Schefter> was saying, after listening to
it, is that if Pat wanted me to go and things didn't work out, that I
would have to go find a job somewhere and it might be Miami. That's what
it sounded like to me.''
HOLMGREN AND MARTZ
Similarly, Holmgren and Martz are under pressure to produce after their
organizations extended themselves to hire them. Holmgren, who led Green
Bay to a Super Bowl title in 1996, is in his sixth season with Seattle
after being given what was then the highest-paying coaching contract in
NFL history.
As for Martz, he and St. Louis president John Shaw have had an
increasingly tense relationship. Martz was offensive coordinator for the
Rams' Super Bowl champions in the 1999 season and was promoted after the
season to replace Dick Vermeil.
Martz led St. Louis to the Super Bowl after the 2001 season, losing to
New England, but the Rams have been inconsistently successful under
Martz.
The important element to all three coaches: strong offensive
backgrounds. One of Dolphins management's top offseason priorities is to
rebuild the offense after a season of chaos on that side of the ball.
Beginning with the departure of former offensive coordinator Norv Turner
in January, the Dolphins offense has been in constant flux. Much of that
has been uncontrollable, such as Joel Collier's illness that led to the
Chris Foerster's promotion, and the retirement of Ricky Williams.
Some of it has been controllable, such as the decision to trade for
quarterback A.J. Feeley and then keep Jay Fiedler, which created
competition and controversy. There also was the decision to remake the
offensive line with so many young players.
But will a high-profile coach be called in to fix the problems? There
might be a couple of hold-ups. First, Huizenga seemingly has become more
reluctant to hire coaches who have won Super Bowls elsewhere. Weeb
Ewbank is the only coach in NFL history to win championships with
different teams.
Before the 2003 season, Huizenga, who saw Johnson quit twice during his
tenure with the Dolphins, said one of the things he liked most about
Wannstedt was that he hadn't won a Super Bowl as a head coach.
Theoretically, that made Wannstedt hungrier to win one.
The second issue might be general manager Rick Spielman, whose personnel
decisions have been questioned around the NFL. The perception of
Spielman could change if the Dolphins offense improves drastically in
the second half of the season. But coaches such as Shanahan and Holmgren
have had extensive personnel power and likely would want their own
person in a GM-type job.
On Thursday, Huizenga, through team president Eddie Jones, said nothing
will stand in the way of getting the best coach possible, even if that
means dismissing Spielman.
Ciao
Massimo
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>Sources said coaches Mike Shanahan, Mike Holmgren and Mike Martz --
all Super Bowl winners -- could be interested in the Dolphins'
opening.
due osservazioni:
1) MIKE sicuramente prox HC a maiemi
2) Martz ha vinto un superbowl , ma non come HC ... quello lo ha perso
di brutto (nella sostanza), nonostante l'ultimo drive con
Vinattieri-FG

 Super Bowl winners -- could be interested in the Dolphins' opening.
Vanno benissimo i primi 2, anche se Holmgren a Seattle ha fatto ben poco e
Shanahan negli ultimi anni non è andato benissimo.
Tutti e due hanno bisogno di cambiare aria credo e speriamo che optino per
il sole della Florida.
Anche Charlie Weiss mi andrebbe bene, Non conosco Mick Sabban.
Sonny
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 Anche Charlie Weiss mi andrebbe bene, Non conosco Mick Sabban.
Io preferirei Weis o Shanahan, Holmgren non mi piace particolarmente, poi ho 
ancora fresco il ricordo della partita con i Rams in cui non ha dato buona 
prova di se.
Saban ha la grossa incognita di essere un allenatore di college e con la 
sfiga che ci ritroviamo potrebbe venirne fuori un caso-Spurrier. A LSU ha 
messo insieme una forte difesa mentre l' attacco non č mai stato un granchč. 
Al punto in cui siamo ci serve davvero tanto una buona mente offensiva 
quindi Saban prefrirei che non venisse a Miami nonostante sia 
complessivamente un ottimo allenstore.
ciao
Andrea 

Super Bowl winners -- could be interested in the Dolphins' opening.
Shanahan mi sembra il più vincente e il più affidabile, si potesse
scegliere non avrei dubbi. Gli altri due sono comunque ottime
alternative visto quello che ci serve (un attacco decente): Martz mi
sta un po' sulle palle a dir la verità e qualche dubbio su di lui
obbiettivamente c'è, ma... dopo Wannstedt sembra tutto un sogno.