| 2007-08 |
| Team | Old Coach | New Coach |
Atlanta Falcons
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Bobby Petrino (Resigned on Dec. 11, 2007) |
Mike Smith |
| The Skinny: The hiring of Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Mike Smith by the Atlanta Falcons as their new head coach will be met with some surprise around the league, but Mike Smith is a really good football coach. He's organized, he's detailed and he's a tireless worker. On a team coached by a defensive coach in Jack Del Rio, Smith was given the freedom to run the defense his way. More... |
| Team | Old Coach | New Coach |
Baltimore Ravens
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Brian Billick (Fired on Dec. 31, 2007) |
John Harbaugh (Hired on Jan. 18, 2008) |
| The Skinny: Harbaugh spent this season as Philadelphia's secondary coach after making a name for himself working with special teams. He has never been a head coach, but has coaching in his genes -- his father, Jack, is former head coach at Western Kentucky and his brother, Jim, is head coach at Stanford and a former quarterback with the Ravens. More... |
| Team | Old Coach | New Coach |
Miami Dolphins
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Cam Cameron (Fired on Jan. 3, 2008) |
Tony Sparano (Hired on Jan. 16, 2008) |
| The Skinny: This hiring had been anticipated since Bill Parcells fired Cam Cameron, who went 1-15 in his first year as an NFL head coach. Of the four candidates Miami interviewed, Sparano was the only one with ties to the new regime. Sparano was the Cowboys' assistant head coach before accepting an offer Wednesday to rejoin Parcells and Jeff Ireland. More... |
| Team | Old Coach | New Coach |
Washington Redskins
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Joe Gibbs (Resigned on Jan. 8, 2008) |
Jim Zorn (Hired on Feb. 9, 2008) |
| The Skinny: After a suspenseful month of exhaustive interviews involving at least 10 candidates, the Redskins decided that their coach would be: none of the above. Two weeks after being hired as the offensive coordinator, the former Seattle Seahawks quarterback was promoted to head coach Saturday night in a surprise ending to a secretive process that tried fans' patience and produced a new favorite every week. More... |
