Head coaching hirings

[medaille]

The Saints kept kicking the can down the road with Brees' contract and its caught up with them. If I were a first time head coach, I would stay clear away from NO. It is a 3 year and fired situation.

I saw people on the NFL subreddit (probably Saints fans), and they were talking about it like, the Saints would be giving the coach assurances that this would be like a 5 year commitment, 2 years to blow it up and then start a 3 year rebuild.  I just don’t see how that can be a given.  Very few teams can commit to a long term vision, after 3 years of sucking, whether it’s their fault or not, that coach is probably getting fired because everything will be stale, the locker room vibes are going to suck because all the players know it’s just a paycheck at that point.  They’ll be ready for a breath of fresh air and bring in a new coach.

If I was a coach that was getting multiple HC interviews, I’d probably just wait it out.  Maybe I’d consider doing it a year at a time.  Something like $20M a year, but only for a year.  Keep my options open.  Maybe if everyone saw me overperforming that job, it would open up other options?  I just don’t know how you would commit to like a 4 year deal or something.

[Vikergirl]

For whatever reason, the Jacksonville job isn't that enticing....and Coen is a nutbag. He's brutal behind the mic. And although the national media is slobbering all over Aaron Glenn, I don't think its a homerun hire at all. Remains to be seen.

There is a lot of dysfunction in Jacksonville and Khan is kind of bizarre, I think that is why it is not an attractive job. I think Baalke was a deterrent as well.

[medaille]

I think it was mostly Baalke. Nobody wanted to work with him. I feel like Jacksonville probably isn’t the most desirable spot, but a lot of guys would have given it a go if they felt they would have been given an honest chance.