Titans, Jeff Fisher parting ways

[madinmaryland]

In an unexpected development in what already has been a turbulent offseason in Tennessee, the Titans and Jeff Fisher, the NFL's longest-tenured head coach, are preparing to part ways, SI.com learned Thursday afternoon.

The Titans officially confirmed the news in a one-sentence press release Thursday evening. It remains uncertain if Fisher's departure will be termed a firing, a resignation or a mutual parting of ways. Fisher was said to be in the process of negotiating the terms of his departure with Titans owner Bud Adams.

According to a league source, only Adams, Fisher, Titans general manager Mike Reinfeldt and team general counsel Steve Underwood were aware of the finer details of Fisher's imminent departure late Thursday afternoon.

Fisher has been on the job with the Houston/Tennessee organization since being named interim head coach late in the 1994 season, and he was expected to return for a 17th full season this year. But Fisher's future with the team beyond that was considered somewhat tenuous given that he was entering the final year of his contract, and Adams did not decide to retain him until Jan. 7, five days after Tennessee closed out a disappointing 6-10 season -- the Titans' worst since 2005.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/nfl/01/27/titans-jeff-fisher/index.html#ixzz1CHdXYFK9

:wow:

[RockaFowler]

1. Shocking

What the hell happened?? So they got rid of both Fisher and Young. Did not see that one coming

[bluedigger]

2. That is a surprise.

And Young isn't gone yet, is he?...

[Kingofalldems]

3. Bet he has a job real soon.

[Dulcinea]

10. He'll be unemployed for about 5 minutes.

Fisher is a good coach. Someone will pay well for his services.

[wilt the stilt]

4. Bud Adams is one of the worst owners

A complete scumbag and probably senile.

[maxpower]

9. Don't forget the McCaskeys or Al Davis

He's in bad company.


Peace,
Max

[madinmaryland]

5. Well, he was in the last year of his contract and had lost two of

his assistants. Not easy to find anyone with only one year left on your contract.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

6. 16 years is almost unheard of.

:applause:

[Auggie]

7. Guess the honeymoon is over

:)

I always liked Jeff Fisher. I wish him well.

[maxpower]

8. Bring him back to Chicago

Lovie needs to go.

Peace,
Max

[ProfessorGAC]

13. Why?

Lovie's record is every bit as good as Fisher, and Fisher was a scrub was he was a player here.

Another clueless homer.
GAC

[maxpower]

14. Lovie's playcaling is marginal at best

He was a great defensive coordinator and a good judge of defensive talent. This year we got lucky, few injuries and the easiest schedule in the league. Lovie and Angelo need to go. Just my opinion. And to your point of being a homer; wouldn't I being supporting Lovie and Cutler if it were true? I think you are, indeed, the “homer”.


Peace,
Max

[ProfessorGAC]

15. You Could Say That About 20 NFL HC's

Because we never have the option of having to actually decide what to do. All of us watching have the advantage of hindsight on every single play of every single play. So, it's easy to call everyone a marginal play caller.

The "homer" comment was in reference to you wanting Fisher as if there is some connection to the glory days. That's a typical meatball, homerism amongst Chicago fans, and you know it. Since i'm not assuming anything from the good ol' days of Chicago football is an upgrade, that makes YOU the homer, not me.

I did not, by the way, say i supported Smith. I just don't see any coach making that big a difference until the O-line is upgraded, a new DT is brought in that can create north-south push in the middle, and a big WR is found. The job now isn't looking for a new coach. It's looking to upgrade at the weakness areas.

Lastly, if a QB comes in throws for more yards over 2 seasons than any QB in our lifetime, and is the O-Captain on a team that gets to the conference championsship game, how does my support make me a homer? That makes no sense at all. The results are what i support!

[PVnRT]

16. Lovie's offense is also dogshit

In fact, Chicago's record at quarterback has been dogshit since about 1946 or so. Smith has done very well as the head coach in Chicago thus far, and anyone who thinks he needs to go is a fool.

[charlie and algernon]

11. Meanwhile in Utah, Jerry Sloan is on his 23rd year as the Jazz Coach

:wow:

Fisher was the only coach in American professional sports to have any shot at matching Sloan's tenure as head coach for any one team.

[Drunken Irishman]

17. YOU SPOKE TOO SOON!

WHY, JERRY, WHY?!?

Don't leave us!

:cry:

[Earth Bound Misfit]

12. He'll find another job in 5...4...3...

Please come to Denver with the snowfall
....I'm the number one fan of the man from Tennessee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PX5t9VJweQ