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In-season coaching changes rarely pay dividends

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Notwithstanding the remarkable 2-0 record fashioned by the St. Louis Rams under interim head coach Jim Haslett, the NFL's three in-season replacement coaches so far this year will have to buck history if they are to reverse their teams' fortunes in 2008. And buck the miserable records of those men who came before them. So far this season, Haslett has replaced Scott Linehan, Tom Cable has followed Lane Kiffin in Oakland, and Hall of Fame middle linebacker Mike Singletary has supplanted Mik ...

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