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Latest coaching trends favor fresh faces, not retreads

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Friday, January 18, 2008

Not all that long ago, if NFL franchises had published want ads every time they desired to make a head coaching change, the job description in many of those cases would likely have included this critical caveat: "Only those with prior experience need apply." But not anymore. In recent firing-and-hiring cycles, the notion of adding a retread head coach is being increasingly rejected by owners and general managers. And the trend clearly has extended to this year as well, with very few form ...

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