Stop the presses. Scott Linehan hates the SF Bay.
He turned down the 49ers when they offered him their offensive coordinator job. He said he had family considerations, didn't want to move his family far from his home in St. Louis. We all can understand that.
Turns out he's interviewing with the Raiders for their OC job. So we reach the logical conclusion. He hates the Bay.
In discussing the two jobs with his wife, she must have said, "Scott, we can't disrupt our family. San Francisco is just too far away."
But he came back with the idea of Oakland. "You don't have to cross the Bay," he must have said. "No Bay Bridge for us."
"Now you're talking," the wife said. "Oakland is 20 minutes closer to St. Louis than San Francisco. That makes all the difference. Throw your helmet into the ring with the Raiders."
And that's exactly what Linehan has done, apparently. You can't blame a guy for not lugging his family completely across the country.
Hey Lowell, wake up and smell the coffee.
It is being reported widely (timed before your post) that Linehan has signed to be Detroit's OC.
Quit pimping for Al Davis
theBay! (slapping myself on the forehead****!) Why didn't I see the logic behind Lindhan's decisions? And I just completely overlooked the fact that the Linehans have been living in St. Louis; that's the most obvious clue that there might be something *odd* about Linehan's logical processes. Thanks for the laugh, Lowell.
It is clear that linehan is not up to Coach Mike's standards. It is obvious that our next OC better have proven himself on the field of play if he is going to have what it takes to coach Singletary's offense.
The real question is: who in the SF organization pushed to offer the job to linehan? I'll bet it wasn't Coach Mike.