December 2010

Panthers to let John Fox go at season’s end

December 31, 2010

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Carolina Panthers will have a new head coach next season. Per NFL.com’s Jason La Canfora, the Panthers have decided that head coach John Fox — who’s in the final season of his contract — won’t be returning in 2011, ending Fox’s nine-year tenure in Carolina. In [...]

Charlie Weis likely to accept job as Florida OC

December 31, 2010

Here at H2H, we like to keep our content NFL-related 99.9% of the time, meaning you won’t see too many posts that relate to the world of collegiate football. This post, however, falls under that .1% as it’s covering the best of both worlds. According to ESPN, current Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Charlie Weis [...]

NFL Needs to Look Past Favre for Misconduct

December 29, 2010

The NFL has handed Brett Favre a $50K fine for his lack of cooperation with league investigators. The investigation into allegations of his inappropriate contact with Jenn Sterger, an employee of the Jets at the time, is now considered a “closed matter” per the league. Based on the response from Ms. Sterger’s attorney, Joseph Conway, [...]

Trent Baalke will be named Niners GM

December 29, 2010

While we know the San Francisco 49ers are on the search for a general manager, they seemed to have found the man for the job. NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi (via Gregg Rosenthal) is reporting that current 49ers VP of player personnel Trent Baalke is expected to be hired as the general manager “within 48 hours”. [...]

Wade Phillips to become Texans defensive coordinator?

December 29, 2010

Many have speculated that Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak is on the verge of losing his job following a disappointing 2010 campaign. While that remains to be seen, the Texans might be bringing aboard a former head coach to run its defense. Per NFL.com’s Jason La Canfora, former Cowboys coach Wade Phillips is now a [...]

Brett Favre fined $50,000 in Jenn Sterger case

December 29, 2010

So, the biggest off-the-field storyline of this season has finally (and thankfully) come to a head. According to NFL.com’s Jason La Canfora, the NFL has fined Favre $50,000 for lack of cooperation during the investigation of whether he sent racy pictures and voicemails to Jenn Sterger, who, at the time, was a New York Jets [...]

Week 17 TV coverage maps & announcers

December 29, 2010

As we make the turn into the new year, just one final week of the regular season remains. Although most of the playoff seeds are locked in, some of the matchups on Sunday are still important. Take the Titans/Colts game, for example. Indy has to win to capture the AFC South and, if they are [...]

NFL Week 16: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

December 29, 2010

Sixteen down, one to go. We end 2010 with nine of twelve playoff participants are decided. All that remains is to crown an AFCS and NFCW participant and settle the final NFC wild card berth. Week sixteen did indeed settle some of those slots, including some seeding. It also left some doors open. Seven teams [...]