Head coach carousel 2024 edition

[Low Positive]

Harbaugh was the domino that needed to fall. Once he choose the Chargers, Atlanta moved to plan B. Plan A in Carolina was Morris, but they were forced to move to plan B. The rumors are that Washington will hire Ben Johnson as soon as the Lions season is over. Who knows what Seattle is doing. 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

1 hour ago, stuvian said:

Commanders interview list

 

• Ravens assistant head coach Anthony Weaver
• Ravens DC Mike McDonald 
• Bobby Slowik
• Raheem Morris (new Falcons HC)
• Eric Bienemy (stop laughing!)

 

Still to come: Aaron Glenn, Ben Johnson, Dan Quinn

They’re waiting for Ben Johnson.

[stuvian]

looks like Vrabel intimidated some people

 

https://nypost.com/2024/02/05/sports/mike-vrabels-physical-appearance-may-have-been-too-intimidating-for-teams/

[Richard Noggin]

16 minutes ago, stuvian said:

looks like Vrabel intimidated some people

 

https://nypost.com/2024/02/05/sports/mike-vrabels-physical-appearance-may-have-been-too-intimidating-for-teams/

 

NY Post and Rossini. Quite the credibility combo. Plus there's no actual story here aside from Rossini conjecture that stretches even the unattributed vague-as-eff conversation anecdote. 

[GunnerBill]

Also some really interesting reflections on Johnson in the Athletic as part of the Commanders search:

 

1. He doesn't interview well (there were whispers of this last year as well aloof and doesn't make an effort to connect with owners);  

 

2. Has the reputation of being a coach who prefers his office to engaging with people, better at the Xs and Os than the personal relationships with players;

 

3. As widely reported his agents demands are top of the market. 

 

Sounds like Washington was willing to overlook all that but there were whispers even within their search and Mike MacDonald was a live candidate there too. It's possibly the case that this stuff is just bound to come out after a messy end to the process from Johnson and his people, that stuff always gets frowned on by NFL folks and there will be a bit of a sense of league insiders wanting to make sure he feels it. But that is two years in a row the interview whispers have been out there and it does mean his approach is even higher risk than I imagined. If the Lions offense were to be even say middle of the pack next year does he still have the cache to overcome any perceived struggles in connecting with people? 

[HappyDays]

7 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

Also some really interesting reflections on Johnson in the Athletic as part of the Commanders search:

 

1. He doesn't interview well (there were whispers of this last year as well aloof and doesn't make an effort to connect with owners);  

 

2. Has the reputation of being a coach who prefers his office to engaging with people, better at the Xs and Os than the personal relationships with players;

 

Correct me if I'm wrong - didn't Kyle Shanahan have the same reputation when he was going through interviews?

[GunnerBill]

1 hour ago, HappyDays said:

 

Correct me if I'm wrong - didn't Kyle Shanahan have the same reputation when he was going through interviews?

 

I know he interviewed here really badly as part of the Rex process. It lasted less than half an hour and the Pegulas hated him. I think he came across as arrogant. 

[Gregg]

Rex interviewed to become the Cowboys DC.

 

https://nypost.com/2024/02/07/sports/rex-ryan-interviews-for-cowboys-defensive-coordinator-job/

[DrDawkinstein]

On 2/6/2024 at 2:42 AM, GunnerBill said:

Also some really interesting reflections on Johnson in the Athletic as part of the Commanders search:

 

1. He doesn't interview well (there were whispers of this last year as well aloof and doesn't make an effort to connect with owners);  

 

2. Has the reputation of being a coach who prefers his office to engaging with people, better at the Xs and Os than the personal relationships with players;

 

3. As widely reported his agents demands are top of the market. 

 

Sounds like Washington was willing to overlook all that but there were whispers even within their search and Mike MacDonald was a live candidate there too. It's possibly the case that this stuff is just bound to come out after a messy end to the process from Johnson and his people, that stuff always gets frowned on by NFL folks and there will be a bit of a sense of league insiders wanting to make sure he feels it. But that is two years in a row the interview whispers have been out there and it does mean his approach is even higher risk than I imagined. If the Lions offense were to be even say middle of the pack next year does he still have the cache to overcome any perceived struggles in connecting with people? 

 

I'd take all these "reports" with a huge grain of salt.

 

Commanders fans I've seen are mostly convinced this is all just pettiness coming from Jason Wright, who was Snyder's right-hand man and still employed by the WFT. It may be frowned on by most NFL folks, but that Commanders office is a different world.

 

Johnson stiffed them on the hire. Waiting for Johnson caused them to lose out on MacDonald. Classic Washington response to just trash anyone and everyone.

[GunnerBill]

20 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

I'd take all these "reports" with a huge grain of salt.

 

Commanders fans I've seen are mostly convinced this is all just pettiness coming from Jason Wright, who was Snyder's right-hand man and still employed by the WFT. It may be frowned on by most NFL folks, but that Commanders office is a different world.

 

Johnson stiffed them on the hire. Waiting for Johnson caused them to lose out on MacDonald. Classic Washington response to just trash anyone and everyone.

 

Yea I refer to that in my comment. But the rumours about him as an interviewee were out there last year too. I don't think it will stop him getting hired.