The chance to get a top tier HC has come and gone

Vrabel is another guy that simply cut everyone off once he got an offer from the team he primarily played for. That is virtually always going to happen.

That is fate, destiny, all lining up and the culmination of a player turned coach’s dream scenario. Not you necessarily, but not too many people are fully grasping that. You are essentially angering the football gods by turning down an offer in that scenario.

Let me ask you - is Vrabel top tier over McCarthy? If so, why?
I'm so taking McCarthy over Vrabel. Vrabel lost his only conference championship game he ever coached , and he only got here because Henry went off for 200+yds in the previous 2 games. Vrabel was never my 1st choice.