Read the tea leaves folks...
The person has to...
* Accept the fact Joe is the HC next year
* Understand the Dawn Aponte has some major responsibility within the team
To me that eliminates most "worthy" outside candidates...they would not accept that.
Therefore, as the speculation goes...and I think is dead on....
Mike Tannebaum would accept that...where will he ever get a gig again.
Eric Mangini...favorite of Ross and is close to Aponte.
Brian Gaine....do not sleep on the fact that he and Joe have connection to Kirk Ferentz. There is a connection there that is not discussed enough. So Aponte gets some major title and headlines as woman busting through and Gaine and Joe pick the players.
I am 50/50 on Pioli. No way on Peterson. That ship has sailed.
Ross is missing out on Dan Marino being his czar btw...I could live with Gaine. I would be pumped and jacked with Mangini. I would destroy the team if Tannebaum is a solution.