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john gruden was fired five days after the season. but i don't think they are ready to move forward. for the sake of jameis winston, i think dirk cutter has to be here. he was the reason for his success. well, besides jameis himself playing well. but jameis and dirk, the relationship is really unbelievable. >> if you are a player sitting out there thinking oh my goodness. we have gone through how many coaches in five years? >> to turn over the head coach oftentimes you are turning over an entire staff. you get a new play book. that takes time. that is what the fans josh had mentioned in the social media. todd bowls took over the new york jets. took them to the brink of the playoffs this year. you thought it could be done. the jets had pieces in place ready to go. they are going to have to work on this defense. dirk cutter, i'm speculating on the dirk cutter thing. but if indeed he takes over, you could see some continuity at least on the offensive side of the coaching staff. >> still, it is not one and done. two and done. that doesn't give a coach a lot of time. >> i'm trying to do m

john gruden isn't interested so the interviews continue. want to look back but the eagles are sure missing their ex. andy reid has the chiefs in the playoffs with the hottest streak in the league. jeremy maclin coming off another 1,000-yard season. so the eagles are home getting ready for the super bowl run he starts against houston. >> we understand that this is playoff football. intensity goes up a notch. everything goes up a notch. so we'll be ready. we'll be ready for the challenge. >> you got to prepare yourself. it's a good football team we're playing, and you're in the playoffs. it is single elimination and you got to mack sure your game's at the highest point. the best it can possibly be that day. >> for most part treat it like a normal game. >> there is some added emotion. there's added energy. there's added excitement, and you need to harbor that and use it the right way and channel it to use it for positive and don't let it overwhelm you. >> and who would have thought the only team that has a stable coaching situation in the nfc

latest was former assistant and monday night football analyst john gruden.t said he was interested in the job and owner jeffery laurie respects the the coach but was worried gruden and howie roseman could not work together. gruden says he is not going anywhere. >>> chip kelly reportedly met yesterday with the 49ers for their vacant head coaching spot, 49ers fired jim tomsul a and 12 draft picks this year and powely 40 million in cap space. >>> flyers with the night off to host islanders tomorrow afternoon. the rookie defenseman shane will in the play he suffered a lower body injury against the the we will. flyers will one goal lead in the third period, this game goes into overtime and final minute of the extra period, michael dell zotto scored to give flyers a four-three victory, their second straight win, so no ghost, but they still get a win. >> thanks, leslie. still get a win. >> thanks, leslie. >> we wi just by switching to progressive. so you'll be bringing home the bacon in no time. sorry. get a free quote at progressive.com. okay. for the soccer team.

psmith is the team's third coach psince john gruden was fired pafter the 08 season. p>>laura: and this was supposed pto be his homecoming. phe started under tony dungy and pnow he leaves with an 8-24 precord. p>>russell: some would argue two pseasons not enough to build the pteam back up. p>>reporter: good morning to you, prussell and laura. pnot to mention that some would palso argue that lovie smith pinherited a very bad football pteam. pseveral teams are looking for a phead coach but i got a feeling pthey're looking for. pin fact, take a look at this ptweet. pthis was sent by buck nears pbrandon myers and it was shortly pafter lovie smith's dismissal. pit says dirk has been the man psince he walked in the door. phe's refers to dirk cutter. pcoach lovie was the truth. pcoach lovie drafted alexander pwho, by the way, is a great plinebacker in the nfl, expected pto have a career in the nfl as pwell. plovie finished his second season pwith the buccaneers 6-10. pthe team showed improvements but pbuccaneer ownership felt it pwasn't enough. pa familiar face could take th

their source say, john gruden, chucky, expressing interest in the eagles job. return of chucky. look at that face. but, our personal sports source howard eskin says he tweeted out what. >> he is saying, he is not interested. >> we will get back to that. everybody calm down. we will get back to that story about the eagles but i see a bus way in the distance. let's punch that sucker up. lets go. is that the young man's bus. >> there goes the flashing lights. >> it is 7:21. >> now this is about the time it has been coming, you know what i mean? 7:21, 7:25, that is when this mom, says they eventually show up. this is halfway down the block. if we were there they will look down the street. that is what is happening here. it is just too cold to stand on the corner. once they see the bus pull up, man, they have to walk more than half block. i don't see them out of their house just yet. this is the problem. >> if it was more on time they would necessity to be out on the house and at the bus. it just delays everything more. here they come. there is mom, with her son. now she necessary to

what's going on here pin tampa bay because they've pjust now fired lovie smith, tony pdungy and john gruden. pso coming up in the next half phour, we'll look at the few pother names the glazers could pconsider but i'll tell you, it's pgoing to be dirk koetter. p>>laura: bucs have gone three pthree coaches. pmorris was the immediate preplacement. phe spent three seasons here. pgreg shianna was after that, pthen lovie smith, eight wins, 24 plosses during the last two pyears. pbut he seems to have improved pand i think that's what has peverybody talking this morning. pdespite the record, after all pthe team did a lot this season, pdidn't they? pwinning four more games than pthey did last year. pfox 13 alcides segui is getting psome reaction on this. pfacebook earlier this morning. pwe did get some feedback for psome of our viewers. pthis person says they don't pthink he had enough time. phe needed at least two more pyears. panother person says, i don't plike him. pbut we are becoming the coach of pthe week franchise. psomeone else says that's pterrible. psomeone else says that's sad. pand then

former tampa bay area near head coach john gruden won a super bowl with the bucs a note on espn. it started out in the same capacity. >> watch out. >>> central florida's big powerball winner still has not come forward. we know 2 people that did not when. >> we are sitting here. the winning ticket worth about $520 million it was bought in a public in melbourne beach. the winter or winners have 180 days from the joint to collect their part of the $1.5 billion prize. the couple who bought the winning ticket in tennessee came forward last week. we still do not know the identity of the winner yet from california. just taking their time to get things and talk to lawyers and accountants. >> is it possible that the ticket went through the wash? >> i don't want to think about that would be terrible. >>> amends new home in paradise came with an unexpected guest. >> why officials say they were not surprised to see this part -- reptile. >>> another big winter storm is on the way. pay attention. it will be stormy tomorrow. we will talk about who has the higher risks across central florida com

chip is fired he had plenty to say ♪ >>> eagles still looking for a head coach and it won't be john grudenrd eskin he has no interest in the gig so back to square one. the old coach chip kelly interviewed with san francisco 49ers. right now, no deal. he is still unemployed. something desean jackson is very happy about. jackson put out statement saying, i'm a firm believer that bad karma comes back on when you ruin a team like that you do things to people's families, you release people, you trade people, you get rid of good players who build something with the community, with the fans, with the kids. to have a guy come in and change up a team like i just believe in karma. >>> wild card weekend on fox begins on sunday coverage of washington/green bay starts at 4:00 and the game should start around 4:40. >>> and in the afc more former eagles prospering. andy reid and jeremy maclin and the kansas city chiefs hottest team in football winners of 10 straight. that's right. live without philly is really good. tomorrow they'll have to take on houston texans. tough line up especially clowney is play

the if the eagles were smart, they would buy john gruden out of his espn contract.t do you think about that. >> would i take gruden, i would take gruden over any of the coordinators thaw are hearing about. some of these coordinators you have to start more often then not as a coordinator before you get to the head coach. i get that. there are some very qualified coordinators out there. but i would take gruden. would i take sean payton. would i take bill cowher. >> dick vermeil certainly is not happening. dick vermeil 79 year-old out of retirement. >> watch him cry one shore time, yes. >> you didn't like the the players on the field but did you like how they played yesterday. >> i did like how they played on the field yesterday but, it was a game, two years in a row they lose the game that they are supposed to win against the red skin, and then lose the the game they are supposed to lose. >> let's look ahead now, zach ertz played really well. >> he looks like he is a keeper. >> sam bradford has looked much sharper. >> he has. >> here's my take on bradford he will get

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gruden spokesperson at espn says john has no plans to go back to coaching, this despite a report in the says he had reached out to jeffrey lurie and said he's interested in the job. gruden has carved a niche as a broadcaster. all we really know is who the eagles have already talked to. duce staley pat shurmur adam gase and most recently ben mcadoo yesterday. the giants offensive coordinator said to be a young andy reid just with some of his players told me what they want. here's what nfl espn analyst ron jaworski says. >> how is this. you mentioned eli manning. how about aaron rogers and brett farve. throw in joe flacco when he was there at pitt. you've got now four super bowl champion quarterbacks that ben mcadoo has been around. you start and say this guy deserves an interview and he's had success wherever he's been. >> wild card weekend in the nfl and sadly once again we are not part of it but two games tomorrow, steelers in cincinnati but first our old buddy andy reid and the the chiefs looking to win their 11th straight game. they visit the houston texans. you can see that tomorrow

day news reported jon gruden was irested in the job but in a atement to six ab gruden's represent are i have tells us that john has no plans to go back to coaching. theonday night football analystas not coached since 2008. >>> if the eagles are serious about hiring bears offensive coordinator am gase, they better move quickly. the the eagles met wi him on tuesday. he then t with the giants today and gase wi reportedly meet with the dolphins for a second interview torrow. so wh nd of coach is the eagles players hoping to he? we cght up with linebacker jordan hicks at nty os and framingthe oxford valley mall to find out what he is looking f in a new boss. >> somebody who justice always there, you you know, d a understands the the ge and develop it from ere. somebody gis himself as a coach and as a person at the same time. >> chip kelly still looking for a job. former eagles ss ierviewed wi t e yesterday but there are reportedly eyeing another candidate. meanwhile, desean jkson is still ging chip the evil eye. jackson tells the the the football site mond morning quarterback m a firm believe their badarma cos back