150 Results for nick saban

Falcons hire ex-Bills head coach Mularkey as offensive coordinator

Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com

First-year Falcons head coach Mike Smith made the second major addition to his fledgling staff, securing the services of former Bills head coach Mike Mularkey as his offensive coordinator.

Story | Conversation | January 25, 2008

Latest coaching trends favor fresh faces, not retreads

Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com

Instead of placing a large premium on experience, teams in the market for a head coach are favoring the hot assistants who can sell tickets and strike a chord with players, writes Len Pasquarelli.

Story | Conversation | January 18, 2008

Dolphins hire Sparano as head coach, replacing Cameron

Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com

Dallas Cowboys assistant head coach Tony Sparano is the new Miami Dolphins head coach.

Story | Conversation | January 16, 2008

Dolphins likely reel in Tuna as Falcons fish for answers

Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com

Barring some glitch in negotiations, the owner of The Fish seems to have reeled in The Tuna leaving Falcons owner Arthur Blank once again staring at an empty net, writes Len Pasquarelli.

Story | Conversation | December 19, 2007

Owners may be reluctant to raid colleges for 'rookie' head coaches

Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com

In the wake of Atlanta's Bobby Petrino debacle, the consensus is most NFL owners will be increasingly reluctant to hire anyone with head coaching experience at only the college level.

Story | Conversation | December 14, 2007

Petrino couldn't help but hit the road yet again

Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com

It shouldn't come as a surprise that Bobby Petrino left one job for another.

Story | Conversation | December 11, 2007

Miami Stink: Dolphins suffer from bad play, bad luck, bad moves

Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com

At 0-7 for the first time in franchise history, and with talk that the Dolphins could become the first 0-16 entry in league annals, it is a sorry state of affairs in Miami.

Story | Conversation | October 25, 2007

Wright gets third shot at NFL team with Giants

Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com

The New York Giants have signed free agent defensive tackle Manuel Wright.

Story | Conversation | August 16, 2007

Confident Harrington ready if needed

Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com

Michael Vick's troubles have a direct impact on Joey Harrington, who might be asked to salvage a potentially dire situation in Atlanta, writes Len Pasquarelli.

Story | Conversation | July 20, 2007

History working against supplemental draft picks

Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com

Supplemental draft success stories are rare, which is why many teams believe the summertime lottery isn't worth the risk, writes Len Pasquarelli.

Story | Conversation | July 10, 2007

Green goes to Dolphins from Chiefs in trade

Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com

The Dolphins were finally able to trade for Chiefs quarterback Trent Green on Tuesday.

Story | Conversation | June 05, 2007

Released Dolphins DT Wright claimed by Bills

Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com

Moved to tears by then-Dolphins coach Nick Saban two years ago, defensive tackle Manny Wright is now moving, period, having been claimed on waivers by the Buffalo Bills after he was released by Miami on Tuesday afternoon.

Story | Conversation | May 03, 2007

Wright expected to attend Dolphins' workouts

Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com

Defensive tackle Manny Wright, who left the Dolphins last summer after citing a personality conflict with former Nick Saban and an ongoing battle with depression, is expected to return this week for the start of the team's offseason conditioning program.

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2007

Pats WR coach Daboll reunited with Mangini

Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com

In a switch that could further strain the relationship between the franchises, New England Patriots wide receivers coach Brian Daboll has left the team to accept a position on the staff of New York Jets head coach Eric Mangini.

Story | Conversation | February 15, 2007

Ex-Dolphins assistant Quinn lands with Jets

Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com

Highly-regarded defensive line assistant Dan Quinn, fired by the Miami Dolphins last week, has agreed to join the staff of New York Jets coach Eric Mangini in the same capacity.

Story | Conversation | February 07, 2007