Ralph WILL NOT sign Cowher, Shanahan, Holmgren or Shotzy. The only one
who might sign is Gruden, who went to MNF to keep his sullied name in the
public eye.
Cowher would not sign here. I believe he would want to go with a team that is
on the upswing, with very few needs. Ain't us, we need a pass rusher, O-line,
QB and after Owens leaves, another WR. Toss in he would probably want
full control, which Ralph would not do.
Shanahan would probably want the same as Cowher.
Holmgren does not thrill me as a HC anyway, didn't do much with Seattle and had
his GM duties taken away prior to quitting.
Shotzy might have an outside chance, if he still wanted to coach. Probably would
rather have a more stable organization considering his age.
Gruden is the only one of the group I think we have a shot at. I don't think teams
would be clamoring for his services with the above guys available, and I think he
knows this. Don't know how good he really is, considering he won the SB with Dungy's
team (against his old team to be fair). He didn't seem to develop any QB's in TB
considering that is his supposed strong suit. Would bring flair to the HC job for sure.
All in all, no way Ralph signs a big money guy and gives total control. We get one of these
guys only if they are on the cheap and don't want total control.