What a relief! If the initial reports are true, Daboll is off the market and there is no chance he will be coming to the Jets to re-join Sparano. But that still leaves us with Cavanaugh - there are reports he is under consideration for some OC jobs as well in college and maybe Tampa Bay? So - does everyone else feel like we dodged a bullet? And do we think Cavanaugh will still be here in 2012?

I've seen this discussion on a number of sites, including NFL.com, and the debate annoys me on a couple of levels. First, they claim to be discussing the greatest of all time, but most don't go further back than Walsh & Montana. Second, they are positively abusive in some cases if you do, thinking that football only started in 1980 or 1966.

I have my own list that of the 5 greatest coach/QB combos in history, and I saw three of them in their prime. I'd like to put it out here and see what everyone else thinks. The list after the jump.

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I've been thinking about this question a lot all year, and even more watching the teams in the playoffs. Rex is a really strong defensive coach but maybe he needs to go back to his roots in the original "46" defense. With the draft coming up this is the time to re-evaluate everything. My reasons for asking this question and putting it out there after the jump.

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