As mentioned during an early Sunday bout of insomnia, Jerry Glanville is back.
And he hasn’t changed all that much.
“I am delighted to be leading the Colonials into the 2011 UFL season,” Glanville said in a statement confirming that he’s returning to the pro game as both coach and G.M. of the Hartford franchise. “How good a coaching job you have is judged by how good your support group is and with owner Bill Mayer, Commissioner Michael Huyghue and the Hartford fans, I may have the best coaching job in America.”
And so Glanville plans to hit the ground strutting. “I am already fired up by the excitement of coaching new players in a new city,” Glanville said. “There will be little or no sleep as we evaluate players, prepare for open tryouts and install our game plan. I am putting together a new coaching staff in my mind. The key will be that they are teachers that can get along and be able to hunt down players. Everything is about to change.”
It’ll be interesting to see whether those changes include targeting NFL players. If Glanville signs any of them while waiting for the lockout to end, Glanville truly will have some players on a “not for long” basis.
