My top 6
(No particular order)
Slowick
Bengals oc
Dolphins oc
Johnson
And two kinda wild cards...
Kalen DeBoer - everyone raves about his guy, and I like his offense.
Jim Bob cooter - he was a hot candidate recently, is from Tennessee, and did well as colts oc. Plus hiring him fucks the colts, which is always fun.
If they're a dumpster fire team, he'll get them playoff competitive quick, assuming decent drafting.
If there already a playoff caliber team, I don't believe he'll take them to the promised land. He can't hire staff for shit. Even his defense needed pees and Schwartz to function well.
This post nails it.
He's Nick siriani. Looks great with great assistants. Just a hype man without them.
Poorly run franchises are poorly run teams
It might have been mcafee’s show but they were talking about how Vrabel isn’t a team rebuild type guy, he’s really good with a roster already built.
min not sure why that’s a vote for his talents and not a major shortcoming.
Well, a lot of that had to do with J Rob. How many first and second rounders were squandered? Ran had his vision for the team, Vrabel had his own. Ran was apparently able to convince Amy that his vision was the better one for the future. Ran wanted to blow things up for the 2023 season, Vrabel thought the Titans could compete with Tanny, etc. It's apparent Ran had the better vision for the future and Amy saw it that way too.
If that's true and he ends up in New England his tenure there will resemble the end of his tenure coaching the Titans. Their cupboard isn't exactly well stocked. They have no QB, their best RB is a washed Zeke, no receivers and holes all over the place.
Agree, I do think they said the same but also added “you never want to be the coach after THE coach”.
Suggested Vrabel’s best options were LAC or LV.
not that I don’t like Vrabel at all, but I do hope he fails wherever he goes just to help solidify this move as a good move. Have no beef moving on, but it would look worse if he immediately has success.
As pointed out on another show, consider Andy Reid leaving Philly, eventually change just needs to happen, Vrabel isn’t Reid.
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Well, here’s why that doesn’t work:
Titans: Hey Bob, any interest in trading for our head coach?
Pats: Heck yeah! We love that guy! We’d definitely give up multiple firsts to get him!
Titans: All right! Let’s do this!
Pats: Sweet! We just need to follow league protocol, interview several candidates (just to comply, you know) and we should get back to you in a couple of weeks.
Titans: But, why not just agree now?
Pats: well, per league rules, we can’t. So, we have to wait until all candidates have had the opportunity to interview with teams who have a head coach opening. Of course, by then you’ll be desperate to get rid of Vrabel so that you can actually interview candidates, so we won’t offer you crap for him. Why should we give you anything for a guy you don’t want?
Titans: You mean this doesn’t work like ignorant fans think it does? Crap.
Well said.
Maybe … as anyone thought about the possibility that New England isn’t firing Belichick?
Could be. A problem the Patriots are going to have is that they are going to have to restructure their organization if they fire Bill. I really don’t think they want to give all power to their next guy, especially seeing how Bill did as GM without Brady.
Did you guys know that the Patriots have not signed a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd round pick to a second contract since 2013? 10 years they have let all 1st through 3rd picks walk after their rookie contract expired. Thats insane!
Only 1 argument here.
Pats don’t care about rules.
This is brutal, but no lies were told.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2024/01/09/titans-not-a-good-organization-after-firing-mike-vrabel
https://www.si.com/nfl/2024/01/09/titans-not-a-good-organization-after-firing-mike-vrabel
