Who is the longest tenured NFL coach and is he any good?”
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bucky_brooks/11/04/awards.watch/index.html After watching the Titans roll to a surprising 8-0 start, it’s impossible to ignore the tremendous coaching job being done by Jeff Fisher and his staff. The 15-year veteran has his team atop the AFC South with a four-game lead, sitting in great position to secure home field advantage throughout the playoffs. In constructing this championship-caliber team, Fisher appears to have taken a page from his playing days as defensive back on the 1985 Chicago Bears. That team relied on a smothering defense, a powerful running game and a spunky quarterback on the way to an 18-1 record and Super Bowl title. Looking at the foundation of his Titans’ team, the similarities are evident. The suffocating defense ranks first in the league in scoring (12.9) and second in takeaways (18). Its attack-firs
