And Then There Were Two

As of this Monday, there will be four living ex-Presidents, but just two active NFL head coaches who have won a Super Bowl.

Cowher and Parcells retired two years ago.

Gibbs re-retired, and Billick was fired, one year ago.

Holmgren and Dungy resigned this year. Gruden and Shanahan were fired.

That leaves Bilichek and Coughlin.

But they will be joined by another in 16 days. And who knows, Shanahan and/or Gruden may have a new job by then.

The Schottenheimer Rule

This is my latest at the Partial Observer. Excerpt:

In all, Schottenheimer had 13 play-off appearances and just two losing season in 20 1/2 years as an NFL head coach. He may not have been a conference or league champion, but he was a winner, which couldn't be said of his replacements. . . .

It is rare that making a change, when things are going well, leads to long-term success.