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I think he should wait a year to win the bowl next year then retire.....


actually, fuck that, he should retire until al davis dies then come to the Raiders to be head coach
 
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Defy said:
I think he should wait a year to win the bowl next year then retire.....


actually, fuck that, he should retire until al davis dies then come to the Raiders to be head coach
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Al Davis is spending a lotta money on trying to clone himself. He wants to clone about 5 of himself, and then freeze 4 for about 5 years and have each clone take turns like that... He boutta be around for about 60 more years.. Sucks for y'all
 
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< Doesn't plan on living that long, so when I said in another post a few months back that Al Davis would outlive my 25 year old ass...I wasn't lying. LOL

I like Dungy...hopefully he sticks around, even if he's not on my team. I don't see a (football) reason for him leaving, but personal issues > football issues, every day all day.
 
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NEW YORK -- Assistant head coach Jim Caldwell would replace Tony Dungy if the Indianapolis Colts coach retires, team owner Jim Irsay said Thursday night.

Irsay hopes Dungy will return and expects to speak to him this weekend, the owner said at a party celebrating an exhibition of the Jack Kerouac "On The Road" manuscript he owns at The New York Public Library.

Irsay said he might be able to make accommodations for Dungy such as allowing him to attend his son's high school football games in Florida on Friday nights. But he has no doubt that Dungy's commitment will be "100 percent" if he continues coaching.

"That's the type of guy he is," Irsay said.

Otherwise, he said, "Jim Caldwell would be the guy."

The Colts, the Super Bowl champions last year, were 13-3 in the regular season before falling 28-24 to San Diego last week in their playoff opener.

Caldwell has been an assistant to Dungy the last seven years -- one in Tampa Bay and the last six with the Colts, where he has coached quarterback Peyton Manning. Caldwell filled in for Dungy for one game in 2005 following the death of Dungy's 18-year-old son, James.

Caldwell spent more than 20 years in college football, and his only head coaching experience came at Wake Forest. He spent eight seasons with the Demon Deacons and led them to a bowl game in 1999.

Caldwell turned 52 on Wednesday and has interviewed with the Baltimore Ravens, Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals for head coaching jobs over the past year.

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press
 
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Al Davis is spending a lotta money on trying to clone himself. He wants to clone about 5 of himself, and then freeze 4 for about 5 years and have each clone take turns like that... He boutta be around for about 60 more years.. Sucks for y'all
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Yup Echo Davis II-V can't eat bacon at the Island
 
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Dungy still not hinting about future; decision expected Monday

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Tony Dungy spent the past week talking with his family, some close friends and trusted coaches in his annual end-of-season custom.

He's still not hinting about his future plans with the Indianapolis Colts.

Dungy, the first black coach to win a Super Bowl, is pondering retirement for a third straight year. As usual, his decision centers on whether he can remain a devoted husband and father while also remaining a devoted coach.
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Members of Dungy's inner circle understand how difficult the last week has been for him.

"I'm sure it's weighing heavy on him," said Jeffrey Singletary, the pastor at Central Tampa Baptist Church in Florida and a close friend of Dungy's. "He's not someone who says one thing and means something else, so I'm sure he's really wrestling and grappling with the decision, and I don't know what he'll do."

The Colts don't know just yet, either.

Dungy plans to make an announcement Monday, letting the emotions subside from last week's surprising AFC playoff loss to San Diego but not creating a long-playing soap opera.

He has not returned several messages left for him by The Associated Press in recent days. A message also was left Sunday for team owner Jim Irsay.

But Colts officials didn't want to wait for Dungy to announce his decision before making contingency plans.

On Thursday, Irsay told reporters during a trip to New York that Jim Caldwell, the Colts' assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach, would eventually replace Dungy. Team president Bill Polian said in a radio interview Friday the team was prepared to make that transition immediately or next season.

The more pressing question is what will play into Dungy's decision.

Dungy has previously said he does not intend to be an NFL "lifer" and that he planned to retire by age 50. He's now 52.

The biggest factor will be his family, which recently moved back to Tampa, Fla. Dungy's son, Eric, a high school sophomore, has begun taking classes at a high school in the family's adopted hometown, and Dungy has frequently told players and reporters that family comes first.

Irsay has proposed a plan that would give Dungy a chance to spend more time with his family, including Friday night trips to Tampa for his son's football games. Polian also said last week that if Dungy does return, Caldwell would have more coaching responsibilities during the transition.

Will it be enough to persuade Dungy to come back for a seventh season with the Colts?

"It can be done. My dad did that for a long time when I was in high school and I did that for a time, too, so it can be done," Dungy said last week. "The big thing is I want to make sure I give enough to this team and if I can do that, I'll be back."

Colts players understand Dungy's dilemma.

While most spent their final day in the locker room discussing their future plans, the questions surrounding Dungy were at the top of the list. All were hoping for a return.

"I'm not sure what he'll do," safety Antoine Bethea said. "Whatever he feels comfortable doing, is what he will do. If he comes back, I'm pretty sure everybody will be happy."

Clearly, though, it's a difficult choice.

Singletary, who helped Dungy's family cope with the death of their 18-year-old son, James, in December 2005, has offered his support again.

But he has no idea yet of Dungy's plans.

"I think he's said publicly that (after James Dungy's death) going back to work was very therapeutic for him," Singletary said. "His family needed some time to heal and figure out what God was calling him to do. I think this will be the same way. He's not going to do something knee-jerk and he doesn't say 'oops.' He doesn't look back and he has a certain peace about him."

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
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still no word.
 
Defy

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I truely believe Dungy will retire. He told himself he would only coach 25 years then retire and its already been 27 years.
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glad he didn't retire after 25 so we got to see the black on black violence that was superbowl XLI......lol



nah f'real tho, it was tight seeing 2 black head coaches in the superbowl so there wouldn't be any extra pressure on either to be the first black coach to win


I still hopes he sticks around to coach some more tho



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Tony is a competitor......I know inside he is burning to compete for the championship again...There is no way that sitting back and watching NE win the championship is goin to sit right with any of the Colts players/staff, especially after beating them in the playoffs last year...he did the right thing, they are still in the thick of it, they just need to retool and reload....Im glad he's still our man in charge
 
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