Adam Schefter: I expect the Saints to have some level of interest in Mike Vrabel [mod edit] (11 Viewers)

[Mamba]

A question, folks. Not wanting bash anybody's opinion, just wondering.

Why are some people clamoring for Vrabel? Other than the Saints, I don't follow any team, so I don't know about his coaching, other than the record.
As head coach he had 4 winning seasons w/1 winning playoff appearance. His last 2 years (after his best 1), were worse than DA(before the M*A*S*H unit this year). He inherited a decent team, something he wouldn't be getting here. He ended up .545 reg season & .400 playoffs.

Everybody wants a new, modern system, how is his "New"? Has he shown that it can work against the "new" type of O? His heyday was in NE as a DC, but his D system worked better in TN, for the 1st 4 years. He was a top DC in the same time as DA.

Thanks

Vrabel repeatedly proved himself as a brilliant gameday coach & tactician (like Belichick). He was stuck in a dysfunctional organization without having personnel control. He did not want Will Levis and was visibly upset over the draft day A.J. Brown trade. So any critique of his last couple seasons needs to be analyzed with those variables in mind.

 

[Tulsa Saint]

Didn’t Nick Underhill say Vrabel wouldn’t be interested? Or was that addressed already?

 

[SweetT]

-Give me Vrabel.
-Draft 2 TEs
*Tyler Warren and Mason Taylor (1st and 3rd rd).

Shades of Gronk and Hernandez in NE……..minus the Hernandez murderish thing.

That way if we get a rash of injuries to Wide outs, then we can still create mismatches.

I hope ML thanks me for my armchair GM abilities to help him look good.

 

[Mamba]

Didn’t Nick Underhill say Vrabel wouldn’t be interested? Or was that addressed already?

He was just speculating. Thinks Vrabel will be a hot commodity and that he will want a stable, promising QB situation.

 

[tinman]

Vrabel repeatedly proved himself as a brilliant gameday coach & tactician (like Belichick). He was stuck in a dysfunctional organization without having personnel control. He did not want Will Levis and was visibly upset over the draft day A.J. Brown trade. So any critique of his last couple seasons needs to be analyzed with those variables in mind.

Thanks!

 

[SystemShock]

To be fair:

Belichick - Success 5 Years Ago
Carroll - Success 5 Years Ago
Cowher - Success 20 years Ago
Ryans - One Good Season
Quinn - One Good Season

Quinn took a 6-10 Clown team to the SB 2 seasons later; he also took a 4-13 Washington team and has it in the playoffs, looking that they'll end with 12 wins.

Ryans took a 3-13 team to the playoffs and a playoff win his first year. This year the Texans are 9-6, so that's at least another winning season.

The Seahawks went to the playoffs in 2022 and 2020, which is more recent than 5 years ago.

Belichick may have been 5 years ago, but his teams dominated the NFL for 17 years.

 

[Saintstigerking]

I like Vrabel, but don’t really want a defensive minded head coach. He got lucky that Ryan Tannehill played out of his mind when he was looking to get a contract. The Saints have been putrid on offense for too long and have no QB. It doesn’t make sense to build a team with a defensive minded head coach in this situation.

Yes so let’s get an offensive coach in here to work with no qbs. We need a good coach. Dan Campball is a defensive coach but he has a great OC. It needs to be more than just a good head coach. It needs to be a good staff.

 

[Saint Greg]

He was just speculating. Thinks Vrabel will be a hot commodity and that he will want a stable, promising QB situation.

I’m sure I heard underhill say he heard Vrabel is not interested. It didn’t sound like speculation.

 

[Saint Greg]

Vrabel repeatedly proved himself as a brilliant gameday coach & tactician (like Belichick). He was stuck in a dysfunctional organization without having personnel control. He did not want Will Levis and was visibly upset over the draft day A.J. Brown trade. So any critique of his last couple seasons needs to be analyzed with those variables in mind.

What about the Tannehill years? Good regular season records with an average QB doesn’t seem like anything this fan base has an appetite for. At least they were trying with Levis. What did he want? More Tannehill?

 

[Saint Taysom]

Saints need an offensive-minded HC..

Vrabel could only have a chance to work if Loomis is gone, and Loomis will stay.

 

[No2DC]

Vrabel repeatedly proved himself as a brilliant gameday coach & tactician (like Belichick). He was stuck in a dysfunctional organization without having personnel control. He did not want Will Levis and was visibly upset over the draft day A.J. Brown trade. So any critique of his last couple seasons needs to be analyzed with those variables in mind.

I think I've heard that story before about a coaches or player that came from a so called dysfunctional organization. I would rather a first time coach

 

[Mamba]

What about the Tannehill years? Good regular season records with an average QB doesn’t seem like anything this fan base has an appetite for. At least they were trying with Levis. What did he want? More Tannehill?

Do they have an appetite for a coach who led them to the AFC Championship game with that average QB?

 

[Mamba]

I think I've heard that story before about a coaches or player that came from a so called dysfunctional organization. I would rather a first time coach

If you’re talking about Dennis Allen (I guess?) when did he ever have any of the success Vrabel had in Tennessee?

 

[slaym]

The Saints need an offensive minded head coach.

 

[Saint Greg]

Do they have an appetite for a coach who led them to the AFC Championship game with that average QB?

2 playoff wins in 5 years as HC? No I don’t think we’d be happy with that. It would be enough for Loomis to give him an extension we’d regret though.