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I thought they were still going after Chudzinski...?havokeff wrote:So the Niners are going to try something new at Offensive coordinator this year... NO ONE!!
NFL.com wrote: Posted 25 minutes ago
Irvin hosting reality TV show to win roster spot on Cowboys
Associated Press
DALLAS -- The first time Michael Irvin watched "American Idol," he loved the concept of giving undiscovered singers the chance to become stars. Now Irvin is doing the same for NFL wannabes.
The Hall of Fame receiver is launching a reality TV show in which 12 "football neophytes" will compete for an impressive grand prize: a spot on the Dallas Cowboys' training camp roster.
"I don't know if you can walk upon any group of guys that wouldn't say they dreamed of playing in the NFL when they were playing in their front yard," Irvin told The Associated Press on Thursday. "So we're going to take a group of guys from their front yard, dwindle them to one and give that guy the opportunity of a lifetime."
The Cowboys confirmed that one of their 80 roster spots will go to the show's winner. The NFL did not immediately return a call.
The show, which doesn't yet have a title, will air this spring on Spike. It is being produced by the same company that's behind "The Biggest Loser" and many other reality TV hits.
Contestants are still being selected. They likely will need a football background -- just not too much. They also must be the right age, size and condition to handle an NFL training camp. The Cowboys open camp in late July in San Antonio.
"We want someone who will have a real opportunity to make the team," Irvin said. He also indicated the better the back story, the better an applicant's chance of making the show.
"You could've played college ball and had to give up for some reason," he said. "You know how many stories are out there of players who for some reason or another had to walk away from the game. ... We want to find those guys."
Irvin will be the host and he expects to have guest appearances from friends like Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. Judges will include Jones and former players and coaches.
The show will pit six receivers and six defensive backs. As for how they will compete, all Irvin would say is, "Tune in and watch. It'll be groundbreaking in so many ways."
The winner's biggest payoff will be the fulfillment of playing for the Cowboys. While the rookie minimum is about $300,000, that's only if he makes the team. The salary in training camp is closer to $1,000 a week for an undrafted rookie.
Irvin said this is about far more than money. It's the chance to catch passes from Tony Romo or to line up opposite Terrell Owens.
"What young man do you know that's not going to read (about this show), then head straight to the gym and say, 'I'm going to get ready,'?" Irvin said. "That's how this will inspire people."
Considering the Cowboys are coming off a disappointing season filled with all sorts of turmoil, adding a player more likely to be profiled in "People" than "Sports Illustrated" seems risky. It could be perceived as just another sideshow, like the cameras from HBO's "Hard Knocks" that tracked the team in training camp last year.
Yet Irvin, who hosts a local radio show that spends a lot of time analyzing the Cowboys, dismissed that notion.
"I don't see how you can make this a negative for the Dallas Cowboys," he said. "We all talk of doing good things for the community, for people, giving people opportunities. Jerry has stepped up and said, 'OK, let's do it."'
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
Didn't he have to retire because of an ailing heart?havokeff wrote:LOL It's been a reality show for years.
So the Niners are going to interview Dan Reeves for the OC position... huh. Also, the Chiefs fired Edwards, which I think is a very bad move.
I can't say, I would be displeased with a harder throwing, more athletic QB than Steve Young. This is one of those things that can be a great comeback story or a huge PR disaster and quite honestly, I don't think the current owners and front office will be able to handle this well. This is something Eddie D and Policy would have been able to pull off, or the current management of New England, but not York and McCloughan. They don't have the chops for it.NFL.Com wrote: Adam Schefter
Are 49ers angling for Vick?
The 49ers are being secretive about their offensive plans, but it’s not hard to connect the dots in this case.
The 49ers are interviewing former Falcons head coach Dan Reeves today for their offensive coordinator vacancy. Reeves was Atlanta’s head coach in 2001, when the team traded for the No. 1 overall draft pick to use on QB Michael Vick.
One day earlier, the 49ers interviewed Ravens quarterbacks coach Hue Jackson, who used to coach Vick in Atlanta. And San Francisco also has expressed some interest in former Falcons wide receivers coach Mike Johnson, who coached quarterbacks in Baltimore and also knows Vick well.
So, some of the candidates the 49ers have begun to focus on all have connections to Vick, who could be back in the NFL as early as this summer after being released from federal prison.
No team has a greater need for a quarterback than the 49ers, but this isn’t to say they will pursue him. But the coaches they’re pursuing now all know and have worked with Vick.
And if that’s not enough of a conspiracy theory, then consider this: On Thursday, the 49ers signed former Falcons CB Jimmy Williams, Vick’s college teammate who lives in Hampton, Va., the next town over from where Vick has a house.
Might all just be coincidence. But might not.
Seriously though the Eagles already did this and we got a freakin Mark Whalberg movie out of it.Dark Flame wrote:Wow. I guess we should've seen this one coming, but it's still surprising. The Cowboys roster will now literally be a reality TV show. That's a new low..
You don't think the left leaning animal rights people of SF will be just as loud if not louder about Vick than any other city?havokeff wrote: But this is San Francisco. If we can accept the Church of Satan with out any problems, Mick Vick can at least get a second chance here.
DAMN YOU! Quite snaking all our coaches you son of a bitch!Elfdart wrote:Sorry Hav, no Chudzinski for you!
Oh I'm sure they will be up in arms. Luckily, the people actually IN San Francisco aren't quite as bad as the people in Berkeley, which is where the Bay Area gets most of it's rep from.Darth Fanboy wrote:You don't think the left leaning animal rights people of SF will be just as loud if not louder about Vick than any other city?havokeff wrote: But this is San Francisco. If we can accept the Church of Satan with out any problems, Mick Vick can at least get a second chance here.
You took Manusky away from us, so bite me!havokeff wrote:DAMN YOU! Quite snaking all our coaches you son of a bitch!Elfdart wrote:Sorry Hav, no Chudzinski for you!