REPORT: Tony Sparano to be named head coach of Dolphins

in the famous words of Louis in casablanca

I'm shocked, shocked I'd say!!!!
just shocked to find gambling going on.

thanks for my winings.

Has strong bloodlines being the son of Mike Shanahan, but it runs much deeper than this.  Shanahan has gotten strong reviews from a few other coaches for his work ethic and preparation skills.  Possesses a knack to connect naturally with players.

For DC...
Raheem Morris - Secondary Coach, Tampa Bay

Is perhaps the hottest young coach in the league right now.  Morris is an excellent teacher and puts a lot of emphasis on fundaments, both of which are rare for younger coaches these days.  Has excellent communication skills and is very well-respected by players.

I am VERY looking forward to the selections.

Chris Palmer is in his first season as the Giants' quarterbacks coach. Palmer, whose appointment was announced on Jan. 29, 2005, is a 35-year coaching veteran who is in his 18th season as an NFL coach. During his long and distinguished NFL coaching career, Palmer has tutored Pro Bowl quarterbacks Drew Bledsoe, Mark Brunell and Tony Romo.

Palmer filled an opening created when Kevin Gilbride became the offensive coordinator. Gilbride had been the quarterbacks coach since 2004, which encompasses the tenures of both Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning with the Giants. Palmer and Coughlin previously worked together with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1997-98.

Palmer came to the Giants from the Dallas Cowboys, for whom he was the quarterbacks coach in 2006. It was his only season in Dallas. Under Palmer's guidance, Romo enjoyed a meteoric rise from a player who had never thrown a regular season pass in almost 3½ seasons with the Cowboys to a Pro Bowler. Romo, who took over the job at halftime of a loss to the Giants on Oct. 23, won five of his first six starts, finished 6-4 and led the Cowboys to an NFC Wild Card playoff berth. He completed 220 of 337 passes (65.3 percent) for 2,903 yards, 19 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

Palmer joined the Cowboys after serving as the offensive coordinator of the Houston Texans from 2001-05, the first five years of the franchise's existence (the team played its initial game in 2002). The Texans' first-ever draft choice was quarterback David Carr. With Palmer at the forefront of his development, Carr developed into a productive quarterback, completing 61.2 percent of his passes and throwing for 3,531 yards in 2004.

Prior to his stint with the Texans, Palmer spent two seasons as head coach of the expansion Cleveland Browns. The team was 2-14 in its inaugural season in 1999 and suffered several serious injuries in a 3-13 campaign in 2000. In Cleveland, Palmer worked with quarterback Tim Couch, who, like Manning and Carr, was a first overall pick in the NFL Draft.

Coughlin and Palmer first worked together when the latter was named the Jaguars' offensive coordinator in 1997. During his two-season stint in Jacksonville, the Jaguars were ranked seventh and 10th, respectively, in the NFL in total offense. The 1997 team averaged 339 yards per game and was fourth in the league in average passing yards with 231.5. The '98 Jaguars won the AFC Central championship, averaged 325.9 yards a game, including 131.4 yards on the ground, which was good for fifth in the NFL.

In addition, Palmer played a pivotal role in the improvement of Brunell, who became one of the AFC's finest quarterbacks. In 1997, Brunell led the conference with a 91.2 passer rating and played in his first Pro Bowl. He returned to Hawaii the following season. Palmer's influence was perhaps more evident when Brunell was sidelined. In his two years in Jacksonville, five different Jaguars starting quarterbacks won at least one game: Brunell, Rob Johnson, Steve Matthews, Jamie Martin and Jonathan Quinn.

Palmer was with the New England Patriots from 1993-96, the first three seasons as the wide receivers coach and the final year as the quarterbacks coach. In his season as Bledsoe's position coach, the quarterback led the NFL in passing attempts (623) and completions (373) and was third in passing yards (4,086) and touchdowns (27). The Patriots won the AFC title before losing to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXI.

Palmer's first NFL coaching experience was as the Houston Oilers' wide receivers coach from 1990-92 when Gilbride was the Houston offensive coordinator. During those three seasons, the Run `N Shoot Oilers had the NFL's most productive passing attack. Four Houston wide receivers - Curtis Duncan, Earnest Givens (twice), Drew Hill and Haywood Jeffires (twice) made the Pro Bowl while being coached by Palmer.

Prior to entering the NFL, Palmer was a successful college coach. He was the head coach at Boston University in 1988-89 and at the University of New Haven in 1986-87, when the Chargers posted consecutive 8-2 records.

PALMER AT A GLANCE

1972-74.................Connecticut......................defensive line/wide receivers
1975.....................Lehigh.......................................wide receivers coach
1976-82.................Colgate...................................offensive coordinator
1983.....................Montreal Concordes.............................offensive line coach
1984.....................New Jersey Generals...........................wide receivers coach
1985.....................New Jersey Generals............quarterbacks/offensive coordinator
1986-87..................New Haven.........................................head coach
1988-89..................Boston University.................................head coach
1990-92..................Houston Oilers..................................wide receivers coach
1993-95..................New England Patriots.........................wide receivers coach
1996......................New England Patriots........................quarterbacks coach
1997-98..................Jacksonville Jaguars.........................offensive coordinator
1999-2000...............Cleveland Browns...............................head coach
2001-05...................Houston Texans..............................offensive coordinator
2006.......................Dallas Cowboys..............................quarterbacks coach
2007.......................New York Giants.............................quarterbacks coach

Also Todd Bowles Cowboys Secondary coach might come on as DC.

Todd Bowles was a newcomer to the Cowboys coaching staff in 2005, but he had plenty of previous NFL experience, spending 13 seasons as a player or coach. Bowles was able to translate the knowledge he gained in eight seasons patrolling the secondary into tangible results on the sidelines as a coach as the Cowboys defense improved drastically from their 2004 rankings.

Under his guidance last year, the club finished the year 13th in the league in total defense allowing 322.8 yards-per-game. The defense came up with 18 interceptions on the year, three more than in 2005, led by safety Roy Williams who had five interceptions.

In 2005, the defense finished 11th in the league in pass defense (192.7 passing yards-per-game allowed) and 10th in the league in total defense, allowing 300.9 yards-per-game. The defense also snatched 15 interceptions on the season and allowed just 18 passing touchdowns, down from the 31 allowed in 2004.

With the Browns in 2004, Bowles oversaw the secondary and helped the group finish with the fifth best pass defense in the league (181.3 passing yards-per-game allowed). Overall, the 2004 defense closed out the year ranked 15th in the NFL, matching their finish from the 2003 season. From 2001-03, Bowles served as the Browns defensive nickel package coach. Cleveland's 13 passing touchdowns allowed in 2003 tied for the fewest allowed in franchise history during a 16-game season (1988 and 1994), and the Browns 2003 defense ranked 15th in the NFL, the club's best overall defensive ranking since 1994. The 2001 Browns led the league and set a team record with 33 interceptions - with the secondary accounting for 28 of the thefts, including 10 by then rookie Anthony Henry, now the Cowboys starting right cornerback.

Prior to joining the Browns, Bowles served as the New York Jets defensive backs coach in 2000, helping the Jets pass defense improve from a 24th ranking in 1999 to sixth in 2000. They also tied for sixth in the league with 21 interceptions. Bowles served as the defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach for Grambling State University from 1998-99. He made his coaching debut in 1997 as the defensive coordinator/secondary coach at Morehouse College. Before entering the coaching ranks, Bowles worked in the Green Bay Packers personnel department as a college scout from 1995-96.

Bowles spent eight years as a defensive back in the NFL with the Washington Redskins (1986-90, 1992-93) and San Francisco 49ers (1991). He played on the Redskins Super Bowl XXII championship team. Bowles saw action in 117 games, starting 65 consecutive games at safety at one point during his career, and totaled 570 tackles, 15 interceptions and four fumble recoveries.

PRO: defensive back Washington Redskins 1986-90, 1992-93, San Francisco 49ers 1991. College coach: Morehouse College 1997, Grambling State 1998-99. Pro coach: New York Jets 2000, Cleveland Browns 2001-04, Dallas Cowboys 2005-06.

These are just rumblings mind you. Info comes from each teams respected sites.