New HC thread

[Captain 97]

Saban announces he is leaving Bama just hours after Pete is relieved of Head coaching duties..........

[D-train]

Like I said before, Vrebel probably be the smart choice wouldn't it

He was 54-45 2-3 in the playoffs. The 2 wins got them to the conference finals.

Good Lord that is 54%

[D-train]

Saban announces he is leaving Bama just hours after Pete is relieved of Head coaching duties..........

Imagine if PC landed there!

[Donn Beach]

Like I said before, Vrebel probably be the smart choice wouldn't it

He was 54-45 2-3 in the playoffs. The 2 wins got them to the conference finals.

Good Lord that is 54%

Get the impression he's considered a pretty good coach and could really hit the ground running

A coach who led that team to an AFC championship game and two division titles in six years, despite never having a high-caliber quarterback in a league defined by high-caliber quarterbacks. A defensive wizard who won NFL Coach of the Year after an injury-ridden 2021 campaign that saw the Titans roster an NFL record 91 players. And lest we forget, a coach who was ultimately undercut by former general manager Jon Robinson’s personnel mistakes, which gradually edged swaths of the Tennessee depth chart off a cliff.

[D-train]

Like I said before, Vrebel probably be the smart choice wouldn't it

He was 54-45 2-3 in the playoffs. The 2 wins got them to the conference finals.

Good Lord that is 54%

Get the impression he's considered a pretty good coach and could really hit the ground running

A coach who led that team to an AFC championship game and two division titles in six years, despite never having a high-caliber quarterback in a league defined by high-caliber quarterbacks. A defensive wizard who won NFL Coach of the Year after an injury-ridden 2021 campaign that saw the Titans roster an NFL record 91 players. And lest we forget, a coach who was ultimately undercut by former general manager Jon Robinson’s personnel mistakes, which gradually edged swaths of the Tennessee depth chart off a cliff.

I would prefer a virgin to someone that just got dumped by another Dude.

[Michael K.]

How about Wittingham as a long shot candidate. He has consistently done more with less than anyone in college football. Its hard to recruit to Utah but the Utes have the best record of any team in the Pac 12 during the CFP era. He is certainly someone who could fix this defense.

I just posted in the other thread a list of guys coaching now that had never had head coaching experience before taking the job. I think it is worth pointing out, that unless I missed something, no current HC was a HC in college, and the list of guys that aren't retreds is pretty impressive. Sign me up for not wanting some guy that used to coach in college. Give me a hot shot Coordinator.

[Michael K.]

A coach who led that team to an AFC championship game and two division titles in six years, despite never having a high-caliber quarterback in a league defined by high-caliber quarterbacks. A defensive wizard who won NFL Coach of the Year after an injury-ridden 2021 campaign that saw the Titans roster an NFL record 91 players. And lest we forget, a coach who was ultimately undercut by former general manager Jon Robinson’s personnel mistakes, which gradually edged swaths of the Tennessee depth chart off a cliff.

That is interesting, no doubt. That team went to shit when they decided they could just trade away AJ Brown so they could use the draft pick they got to hopefully get the next AJ Brown. It was a money saving move, and an odd one. The Chiefs are another cautionary tale. Yes, they won the Super Bowl after trading Hill, but they are a shadow of their former selves now.

I wouldn't hate Vrabel, but sure wouldn't be as excited as I would be if it was one of those young hot shot OCs. Or a guy like Steve Wilks. My problem there is I think the 49ers are great on defense because they are loaded with stars. Not sure it's Wilks doing. If you are going to go with a defensive guy, Vrabel is probably the call.

[Donn Beach]

I'm the opposite, I'm not excited about hiring a OC. It's a gamble, projecting if they can make the leap. I think we get too excited projecting possibilities. I'll take the veteran. What's interesting about Vrebel is he was fired for no appearant reason. Seems like the best of all worlds. He's up and coming no learning curve.

[D-train]

By Adam Jude
Seattle Times staff reporter
Pete Carroll is out as the Seahawks’ coach.

After the greatest run in franchise history — 147 total victories, five division titles, two Super Bowl appearances and one Super Bowl win in 14 seasons — the Seahawks will start a new chapter with a new coach in 2024.

Who will the Seahawks target to succeed Carroll?

Here are five names that could be a good fit:

Dan Quinn, Cowboys defensive coordinator
Quinn, 53, makes a lot of sense for a lot of reasons.

He has strong ties to the Seahawks and general manager John Schneider, having served as their defensive line coach in 2009-10 and returning as Seattle’s defensive coordinator in 2013-14, coaching the Legion of Boom and helping the Seahawks to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances.

Quinn parlayed that success into his first head-coaching job with the Atlanta Falcons, who won the NFC championship during the 2016 season and advanced to the Super Bowl.

Quinn had a 43-42 record in parts of six seasons with the Falcons. He has been the Cowboys’ DC since 2021, and he’s widely expected to return as a head coach somewhere this offseason.

There is, already, reportedly “strong” interest, according to several media reports, from the Seahawks on a reunion, and Quinn’s return as coach would likely allow Schneider to step up and assume Carroll’s duties as executive vice president of football operations.

If he does, he might never have a better chance not make the leap, coming off Monday’s appearance in the national championship game.

In two seasons with the Huskies, DeBoer, 49, has established himself as one of the best coaches in college football and one of the great offensive minds in the game. Maybe he wants to see how his prostyle spread offense would fare against NFL defenses?


DeBoer and new UW athletic director Troy Dannen have been open about ongoing contract negotiations to extend DeBoer, who, at $4.2 million, had just the 44th-highest salary in college football in 2023.

He’s expected to at least double his salary with a new deal at UW, but he could triple (or even quadruple) that in the NFL if money is a determining factor.

Mike Vrabel, former Titans coach

In an unexpected development, the Titans fired Vrabel on Tuesday.

Vrabel, the 2021 Associated Press Coach of the Year, is expected to be one of the more popular names to fill one the NFL’s seven head-coaching vacancies.

Vrabel, 48, won three Super Bowls as a linebacker with the Patriots from 2001-08, and he’s rumored to be a candidate for the New England job if the Patriots decide to move on from Bill Belichick.

Vrabel had a 54-45 record with three playoff appearances in six seasons with the Titans.

Mike Macdonald, Ravens defensive coordinator
Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, Aug. 17, 2023, in Owings Mills, Md. (Julio Cortez / AP)

Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, Aug. 17, 2023, in Owings Mills, Md. (Julio Cortez / AP)
The 36-year-old Macdonald is the hottest name in the coaching carousel.

The Washington Commanders, Carolina Panthers and Tennessee Titans have all reportedly requested permission to interview Macdonald for their vacancies.

After one season as Michigan’s DC in 2021, Macdonald returned to Baltimore as the DC in 2022. The Ravens ranked as the NFL’s No. 1 defense this season.

Mike McCarthy, Cowboys coach

In a recent interview, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones stopped short of committing to McCarthy as the team’s coach in 2024, raising some eyebrows around Dallas.

“We’ll see how each game goes in the playoffs,” Jones said, via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

The Cowboys went 12-5 and won the NFC East this season. They’ll host the Packers on Sunday in an NFC wild-card matchup.

McCarthy and Schneider have ties to Green Bay. McCarthy spent 13 seasons as the Packers’ coach, and Schneider was reportedly McCarthy’s “preferred choice” to be the Packers’ GM back in 2018. (Schneider remained with the Seahawks.)

[D-train]

I'm the opposite, I'm not excited about hiring a OC. It's a gamble, projecting if they can make the leap. I think we get too excited projecting possibilities. I'll take the veteran. What's interesting about Vrebel is he was fired for no appearant reason. Seems like the best of all worlds. He's up and coming no learning curve.

I think the reason may have been that he went 13-21 the past two seasons. We were 18-16.