Greg Schiano, Chuck Pagano, Jeff Fisher: How will new NFL coaches fare? - The League - The Washington Post. In my latest at The League, I wrote about the seven new NFL head coaches that were hired in 2012. Some of them I'm familiar with (Jeff Fisher, Joe Philbin) and some of them I had never heard of before (Chuck Pagano, Dennis Allen). From the Washington Post.com:

Coming into this offseason, there were seven NFL teams looking for a new head coach. And only one big name head coach [Jeff Fisher] was available. So it’s no surprise that it’s been a hiring season filled with unknowns and retreads.

Pro Bowl players practice at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL. What else would a Green Bay Packers fan where in Hawaii other than a Cheesehead? Maybe not. I can't imagine the practices are too intense, and while some improvements were made to the practice field, it's still not the best.

Miami Dolphins Set To Hire Offensive and Defensive Coordinators - The Phinsider. As a GM, Mike Sherman left a lot to be desired, and by the time Ted Thompson took over, the Green Bay Packers were old and lacked depth. As a head coach, he led the team to painful playoff losses in 2002, 2003, and 2004. But the Packers offense, especially in 2004 when Ahman Green and Javon Walker were at their best, was a dangerous unit. He knows how to coach a top offensive team.

New Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin has assembled a pretty solid coaching staff. He's known both of his coordinators, Sherman and former Bengals defensive backs coach Kevin Coyle, for a long-time, and they've both been successful in the NFL. He's going to have a professional, organized staff around him to rebuild the Dolphins.

He's still got to prove it on the field, but he's gotten off to as a good a start as I could have imagined.

I'm not sure where 11.5 sacks rank among the worst in the NFL, but Green Bay Packers LT Marshall Newhouse is certainly among the leaders. Does that mean he shouldn't be considered the starter in 2012?

LT Chad Clifton has had a long career, but he's been wearing down over the past few seasons and he's one of the oldest starters in the NFL. The Packers will look back at an injury plagued season, and remember that he couldn't even play the entire game during their playoff loss. He's scheduled to make $5.25 million next season, and I can't see it happening. It looks like the end of the line.

The good news for OT Derek Sherrod is that broken bones can heal. Unfortunately, his injury against the Chiefs was still severe. It's a long offseason, but we'll have to see how he's doing in August. Even if he can't play left tackle, he could be a candidate for the right side, and Bryan Bulaga could shift over.

That said, I'm thinking that Newhouse is good enough to be the starter next season. His problem is consistency. He wasn't allowing one sack per game. He was either giving up three sacks or zero. So if he can avoid the horrible games, he's got the potential to be a lot better next season. Plus, Newhouse proved to Aaron Rodgers that he can play. Rodgers said "Starting the season out, I didn't look at Marshall the way I look at him now. I look at him now as a guy who really has a strong, legitimate chance to be the left tackle of the future."

Also, I just watched the Giants go to the Super Bowl with two tackles that got destroyed by the 49ers, and last season I saw the Steelers make it there with two unwanted veteran tackles. It doesn't seem like you need to have a great set of tackles to succeed in the NFL. Of course it doesn't hurt, but Rodgers has such a quick release and makes such quick decisions that he doesn't need his tackles to be perfect. With all the problems on defense that need to be addressed, I'm thinking Newhouse is good enough and the Packers can use the cap savings from Clifton to re-sign Scott Wells and Jermichael Finley.

Green Bay Packers news | Rodgers sees Flynn with Dolphins or Seahawks, wants Clements promoted | Green Bay Press Gazette. I don't think there's any big revelations here from Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers. I think the Dolphins and Seahawks make the most sense for Matt Flynn, but we don't really know how strong their interest will be.

In the past, I didn't think his public comments had much effect on the team's decisions. But after he spoke out publicly in support of re-signing James Jones last summer, Jones ended up back with the Packers. Now I think his opinion has some pull with the organization, certainly more than an average player. So his support of Tom Clements will certainly play some role as to whether he becomes the offensive coordinator.

Gregg Rosenthal thought these comments on Flynn rose to the level of tampering, but I would think the comments would have to come from the Dolphins or the Seahawks themselves.

I hadn't really thought it that this is the first time Green Bay Packers WR Greg Jennings has actually played in a Pro Bowl. He made it last season, but he went onto play in the Super Bowl instead. Has he been overlooked in the past?

I think the short answer is: no. While he was good enough in 2007, he was the 3rd best WR in the NFC according to Football Outsiders, it's understandable that he was overlooked in his breakout season. He was on the bubble in 2008 and 2009. He was good, but his touchdown receptions dropped (12 in 2007, 13 in 2008 and 2009 combined) and that was probably enough to keep him home. His numbers dipped slightly in 2011, but he also missed 3 games.

Looking back over his past five seasons, they've actually been remarkably consistent. There's an argument to be made that he didn't deserve it this season, but he was ranked about the same in 2011 by Football Outsiders as he was in 2008 and 2009, so he was probably snubbed in one of those years. And in the end, what does it matter. It's just a good time for the players, and a headache for the teams because the players will now ask for more money according to Andrew Brandt.

Green Bay Packers news | Wells relishes Pro Bowl, won't fret about NFL future | Green Bay Press Gazette. Green Bay Packers C Scott Wells has been one of my favorite unsung players on the team for several years.

2005 was Ted Thompson's first year as GM, and he tried to re-tool the offensive line in one offseason by letting Marco Rivera and Mike Wahle leave in free agency, and replacing them with bargain free agents Adrian Klemm and Matt O'Dwyer. Klemm was a disaster (soon to be benched, then released) and O'Dwyer would never play again due to injuries. Wells eventually became the starter at left guard before he moved over to center (his college position) in 2006 after the free agent departure of C Mike Flanagan.

Though it rarely happens, when he has been held out of the lineup (primarily due to a back injury in 2008, but also an ill-advised benching in 2009), the offensive line has seemed to struggle with assignments and cohesion in the middle. He's overcome the back problems that bothered him in 2008 and 2009, and played the best football of his career over the past two seasons.

While I've always thought highly of him, I never expected he'd receive enough attention to earn a trip to the Pro Bowl. I'm pleasantly surprised to be wrong. I'd be really surprised if he's allowed to leave as a free agent this offseason.

Bucs Make It Official: Greg Schiano Is The New Head Coach - SBNation.com. With the final vacant head coaching job now occupied, and the likely installation of former Packers head coach Mike Sherman as the offensive coordinator with the Dolphins, it would seem unlikely that anyone else from the Packers coaching staff will depart.

While it's possible that TE coach Ben McAdoo could be promoted to offensive coordinator ahead of Tom Clements, which could lead to Clements departure because of the snub, that would seem unlikely. I'd rather see continuity with the offensive coaching staff so long as the offense is playing so well.