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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
There has been no exciting news this NFL offseason due to the lockout, but the same thing can't be said for college football. On May 30th, Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel resigned under pressure of lying to the NCAA about giving players money for tatoos, cars, etc. Tressel was originaly going to serve a five game suspension and if he decides to coach at the college level again, could serve that suspenison. One place that suspension can't find Tressel is the NFL. Tressel's resume is pretty impressive as a head coach, he had the second best winning percentage among active college coaches. Here are three teams that could give the former Buckeye a call next season.
The Dolphins probably have had the craziest offseason then any other team. That is manily due to the fact that they were reportedly interested in Jim Harbaugh and had no intention to bring back Tony Sparano. After the team met with Harbaugh apparently they lost interest because he went on to sign with the San Francisco 49ers. Now Sparano will return as the Dolphins head coach despite going a league worst 1-7 at home. Sparano also has one of the worst QB situations in the league with Chad Henne supposed to be the future, that didn't happen. Henne is the expected starter for the 2011 season and that could end badly for Brandon Marshall (above) and the Dolphins. Miami probably will have a high draft pick in the 2012 draft and that could lure Tressel to South Beach because he could use that pick to reunite with QB Terrelle Pryor. Of course the Dolphins have not had nice relationships with head coaches (Nick Saban) and I'm not sure how Tressel would look in a sweatervest with Dolphins colors...
After going 6-0 in the AFC West last year, Al Davis fired head coach Tom Cable and promoted offensive coordinator Hue Jackson. While I think it's a good hire for the Raiders, I'm not sure that the QB situation will help Jackson. Jason Campbell is a good QB, but he is also very inconsistent. Davis has hired coaches away from college before, most recently Lane Kiffin. Tressel could help mold Campbell, or whoever plays QB for him, just like he did with Pryor at Ohio State. I think the Raiders should only make this hire if Jackson fails, but we all know Davis. The Raiders could either be a team on the rise or a one hit wonder. Either way, Tressel could end up in Oakland and return that commitment to excellence.
This could be the most stable coaching position that Tressel could take out of all of these three teams. The Texans already have a franchise QB (Matt Schaub) and a superstar (WR Andre Johnson). After another season of not making the playoffs, Gary Kubiak was brought back as head coach which intrigued many fans. Of course with this lockout, nothing is suprising. In a division where you have to face All-Stars like Peyton Manning and Chris Johnson, it would be shocking to see the Texans miss the playoffs again. If Tressel takes over this Houston team, he will probably institute that Buckeye philosophy on both sides of the ball. Again the sweatervest... eh... it could go either way.
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