Charlie Weis Fired at ND / Going back to the Pats?

[celts55]

yah, im not sure i want him back. we have a good offense.i really want romeo back. i dont understand why the pats didnt hire him for this season. the superbowl teams we had had a very good D

While the defense was terrible last night, I must say that the offense has been quite unimaginative all year. I find myself calling what the play will be before it happens. I'd love to see Brady run an offense like the Saints run. You never know what comming next. As I recall Weis was pretty good at that.

[Evantime34]

Charlie Weis was designed an offense that allowed the Patriots to get mediocre recievers open and move the ball.

Then we got good recievers and we set records.

This year the ball is only being thrown to Welker and Moss, with no gimmicks to keep the pass rush off Brady. We should not only welcome him back but we need him back

[Redz]

Wouldn't the Pats have to pay him something comparable to the money he was making in ND to make this worth his while?  He still has some mileage on that contract doesn't he?

[celts55]

Wouldn't the Pats have to pay him something comparable to the money he was making in ND to make this worth his while?  He still has some mileage on that contract doesn't he?

I believe he still has something like 7 years on that contract. I don't know how that works. Don't they still have to pay him even if he gets another job? If not, I would guess they will look to buy him out. I can't imagine he will just sit around and collect a check for that long.

[Brickowski]

Yes, they have to pay him, but if I were representing ND in negotiating that contract, there would be a duty to mitigate (i.e. go find another job, in which event ND would only owe him the difference between what ND would have paid him and what he is receiving from his new employer) and a lump sum buyout at substantially less than full value, particularly when the termination occurred during the first half of the 10-year contract.

I'm assuming that mere losing was not grounds to terminate for cause.  If it was, then ND owes him nothing.  Of course, no coach in his right mind would ever agree to such a provision.

[Redz]

Yes, they have to pay him, but if I were representing ND in negotiating that contract, there would be a duty to mitigate (i.e. go find another job, in which event ND would only owe him the difference between what ND would have paid him and what he is receiving from his new employer) and a lump sum buyout at substantially less than full value, particularly when the termination occurred during the first half of the 10-year contract.

I'm assuming that mere losing was not grounds to terminate for cause.  If it was, then ND owes him nothing.  Of course, no coach in his right mind would ever agree to such a provision.

Anyway you slice it Charlie's got a sweet situation. (except in the failing at his job part)

It's completely insane how many coaches get fired with so much time left on their contracts.

[Roy Hobbs]

Charlie Weis plans to be back coaching in the NFL next year, the former Notre Dame coach told WNDU-TV, Pro Football Talk reports.

"I'm going to coach in the NFL next year," Weis said. "I have no idea for who. All those stories that there have been 100 teams that have contacted me; that's a bunch of garbage. First of all I wouldn't talk to anyone until after I was fired."

The Patriots are the most likely team to hire Weis, according to PFT. Weis said during the interview that he and New England coach Bill Belichick "have never been closer."

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