Categories: Sport, Auto Racing, American Open Wheel, Formula 1, NFL, Other, Tennis
Teams tending to hire co-ordinators as head coaches
by Graham 
With a record number of head coaching vacancies this offseason in the NFL, it was likely that some of the replacement head coaches would be first-timers.
However, so far, almost all of the hired coaches are first-timers:
Detroit Lions - Rod Marinelli… more »
01/19/06 10:18:59 am, Senior ex-Toyota employees now charged in Germany
by Graham
In 2004, a scandal emerged in Formula 1 based around allegations that the Toyota TF103 was essentially a copy of the Ferari F2002. Certainly the resemblance between the two cars was extremely close. Allegations were soon circulating that key aspects of t… more »
Mularkey leaves the Bills...
by Graham
Well, not many people saw this coming...a week or so after the Bills fired Tom Donahoe, re-hired Marv Levy and dismissed 5 assistant coaches, Mike Mularkey has apparently resigned as head coach.
While Mularkey had endured a lot of criticism at times in… more »
Cowboys' kicking game problems
by Graham
A year ago, Bill Parcells fired Steve Hoffman from his job as the Cowboys kicking coach. Hoffman was one of the last remaining links to the Jimmie Johnson era, having been hired by Johnson after he became the Cowboys' coach.
Throughout Hoffman's tenure… more »
Tampa Bay vs. Washington...
by Graham
...was won by the Redskins. This is about as close as one can get to daylight robbery. The Redskins put up less than 130 yards of total offense, could barely move the ball, and yet walked away with a 17-10 victory.
The story of the game was that Tampa… more »
Jacksonville vs. New England....
by Graham
...has just ended with a one-sided 28-3 scoreline in favour of the Patriots. While there are many factors that make up a team losing, I'm going to point the finger squarely at one major error by the Jaguars; starting Byron Leftwitch at quarterback. He ha… more »
the Buffalo Bills fire Tom Donahoe...
by Graham
...and give Marv Levy a role in football operations. The demise of Donahoe was predicted, and he deserved to be fired based on results alone. The Bills have not been to the playoffs under his management, and the team has been consistently poor for 5 year… more »
8 NFL Head Coach vacancies...
by Graham
Dick Vermeil (Kansas City) - Retired
Dom Capers (Houston) - Fired
Jim Haslett (New Orleans) - Resigned? Fired? (same result)
Steve Mariucci (Detroit) - Fired in November
Mike Martz (St. Louis) - Fired
Mike Sherman (Green Bay) - Fired… more »
Doug Flutie and the Buffalo Bills
by Graham
The contrasting fates of Doug Flutie and the Buffalo Bills were on display on Sunday.
While the Bills managed to lose to the New York Jets, likely cementing the demise of GM Tom Donahoe (and possibly costing head coach Mike Mularkey his job also), Flut… more »
Note I wrote in May 2005 about an Open Wheel Merger
by Graham
Here is a note that I drafted for a discussion forum in May 2005 about the prospects for an OW merger. I pulled it out and read it this evening. Sadly, the situation has not changed very much, despite the optimistic noises and suggestions that occasional… more »