New Year's Coaching Resolutions

Of course with the end of the NFL and College Football seasons upon us there are several coaching decisions to be made and have been made. One such situation is Eric Mangini recently being fired from the Cleveland Browns with a 5-11 record for both years there. As for who will coach the team, it is still unknown but Mike Holgren has not completely ruled himself out but says he is not in the initial search. I would be surprised if Manginiis back as a Head Coach in the NFL next year. An assistant coach or cooridnator job should suit him.

As for the other vacancies, the 49ers are still looking and have Jim Harbaugh at the top of the list of possibles. Harbaugh is also being pulled to the Broncos and possibly Michigan now that they have officially fired Rich Rodriguez though recent reports indicate that Harbaugh wouldn't take the Michigan job. There is also a possible vacancy in Oakland as Tom Cable is expected to lose his job even though he has improved the team to 8-8 and has won every game in the division. Knowing the Raiders, they won't make this decision for a couple of weeks due to Al Davis being old (BURN!!!). Also, Carolina has an opening with John Fox leaving. Any coach that comes in will have to remake the team starting with the number one pick in the draft.

There won't be any vacancy in Minnesota as Leslie Frazier is now the official head coach of the Vikings. Jason Garrett, meanwhile, looks like he will stay as the Cowboys head coach but is not a sure thing as of yet. Tom Coughlin is safe in New York as the Giants say they will keep him. Jack Del Rio will stay on in Jacksonville but will get the boot if he fails to get a playoff spot next year. Marvin Lewis is actually going to stay in Cincinnati as he just signed a contract extension despite the Bengals dropping to 4-12. Lastly, Miami may have a vacancy as Tony Sparano is in the hot seat. Though the firing of Sparano may not do anything as the team is still in the AFC East with the Pats and the Jets.

I'm sure there will be some more coaching news in the week to come and Jon Gruden and Bill Cowher will aslo have there names thrown around. Any chance the 49ers can get one of them instead?