There are a lot of coaches who interest me at both the professional and collegiate levels. However, I'd like to keep things practical and compile a list of the coaching candidates that Steve Ross will court, just so I can brace myself for the unbelievable disappointment that is sure to follow. And just to keep things interesting, we're going to activate HARD MODE and try to get to 15 names without mentioning the name Eric Mangini.
In order, I think this is who we will contact. Asterisks denote coaches that are currently employed but I think are very likely to be fired.
1. Bill Cowher
2. Jon Gruden
3. Sean Payton*
4. Urban Meyer
5. Tony Dungy
6. Jeff Fisher (if fired)
Now, once those guys have all turned us down, Ross will move on to the arduous task of actually looking for people who are willing to take the job or work under Tannebaum. And this is where we move on to phase 2 of "Roleplaying as Steve Ross" and compile a list of the WORST candidates we can think of. Here's my dream team of garbage idiots:
7. Matt Patricia (the Patriots DC who looks like a damn hobo)
8. Josh McDaniels
9. Herm Edwards
10. Jim Schwartz
11. Darrel Bevell
12. Mike McCoy*
13. Ken Whisenhunt*
14. Jim Caldwell*
15. Mark Trestman