2024 Black Monday Thread

[George Cumby]

Gonna' be a blood bath this year, I think.

[Joemailman]

Report is that Arthur Smith is out in Atlanta.

[call_me_ishmael]

Drama queen Harbaugh will flirt but end up back at UM. Where's there a better job? Maybe Atlanta but no way am I taking the Chargers gig omg.

[Fritz]

Drama queen Harbaugh will flirt but end up back at UM. Where's there a better job? Maybe Atlanta but no way am I taking the Chargers gig omg.

Please no. I can't stand Harbaugh's "poor me the victim" routine after he (regularly) gets busted for violating the rules. That whole "us against everybody" crap just drives me up a wall. Eff you Harbaugh. I know college football is just a big money machine any more, which it mostly always was, but let's drop the pretense that you're molding these young men into solid citizens. That's a joke.

Yup, I think Harbaugh's going to jump off the sinking ship at U of M and coach in the NFL, and let some other coach take the brunt of the punishment they'll receive for Harbaugh's sins. That would be just like him.

Is the Panthers' owner going to fire his interim guy now? Maybe throw a drink on him on the way out. There must be some unspoken NFL rule that the NFL must have at least one douchebag owner, and since Snyder's gone, this guy has taken on the mantle.

[Joemailman]

So far this year:

Atlanta Falcons: Fired head coach Arthur Smith January 8.

Carolina Panthers: Fired head coach Frank Reich November 27. Named Chris Tabor as interim head coach.

Las Vegas Raiders: Fired head coach Josh McDaniels and General Manager Dave Ziegler on October 31. Named Antonio Pierce as interim head coach and Champ Kelly as interim G.M.

Los Angeles Chargers: Fired head coach Brandon Staley and General Manager Tom Telesco on December 15. Named Giff Smith as interim head coach and JoJo Wooden as interim G.M.

[Joemailman]

Ron Rivera out at Washington. He could be in demand as a DC candidate.

In a sweeping overhaul of the franchise's football leadership that started with the dismissal of coach Ron Rivera on Monday morning, Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris has hired two prominent executives - ex-Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers and ex-Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman -- to assist his ownership group with searches for a new head of football operations and a head coach, franchise officials told ESPN.

[Sparkey]

Scott Fitterer out as GM of Panthers.

[Fritz]

Scott Fitterer out as GM of Panthers.

Wink Martindale OUT as both host of Tic Tac Dough AND Giants' defensive coordinator.

He could garner interest from both Jeopardy and the Green Bay Packers.

[bobblehead]

Drama queen Harbaugh will flirt but end up back at UM. Where's there a better job? Maybe Atlanta but no way am I taking the Chargers gig omg.

If the Chargers were still in SD I'd coach them for housing allowance. In LA...yea, garbage.

[Joemailman]

Quiet day. So HC vacancies are:

Atlanta
Carolina
Las Vegas
LA Chargers
Washington

Still to hear about New England.

[Vincenzo]

Wow, Mike Vrabel out of Tennessee ….maybe he’ll be the next Patriots Head Coach

[Joemailman]

Wow, Mike Vrabel out of Tennessee ….maybe he’ll be the next Patriots Head Coach

Or maybe Belichick stays and Vrabel joins him there. Vrabel had 4 winning seasons followed by 2 losing seasons. NFL is very unforgiving.

[Joemailman]

Quiet day. So HC vacancies are:

Atlanta
Carolina
Las Vegas
LA Chargers
Washington
Tennessee
Still to hear about New England.

Anew addition.

[run pMc]

Or maybe Belichick stays and Vrabel joins him there. Vrabel had 4 winning seasons followed by 2 losing seasons. NFL is very unforgiving.

A little surprised Vrabel is gone, but it's tough to survive two losing seasons as a HC in the NFL.
He'll land somewhere as a DC if he wants to and be back in HC consideration soon enough.

[call_me_ishmael]

I think Vrabel wanted out, that was the rumor anyway. If the choice is Jerrod Mayo (unproven) or Mike Vrabel (proven) I'd go MV in a heartbeat.