N/S Jaguars Fire GM Trent Baalke

[DerrickB]

McCarthy to Jags.

 

[Wisco Steve]

Totally bizarre. When the head coach was fired, my memory is that the owner was specifically asked about and defended the general manager. Now what? Is the owner open to a head coach who will largely be the general manager, or will the owner, who might have someone in mind, quickly hire a general manager who will resume the search for a new head coach?

Jacksonville has to do something quickly. Without a general manager, few will want the head-coach job, and there is the question of who will conduct the head-coach search.

Not really...Kahn did an interview --with Baalke right there-- and said they were staying put with him as GM unless a HC gave them a good reason not too...it was awkward, but very telling.
Coaches knew what was going on and nobody wanted the job. It will likely be better now with a power vacuum to fill, possibly giving a new coach extra power/say in things.

 

[DerrickB]

I hope he doesn't delete this. Lol

 

[3ParStillDriver]

Not really...Kahn did an interview --with Baalke right there-- and said they were staying put with him as GM unless a HC gave them a good reason not too...it was awkward, but very telling.
Coaches knew what was going on and nobody wanted the job. It will likely be better now with a power vacuum to fill, possibly giving a new coach extra power/say in things.

Which makes me wonder if perhaps Coen said something to initiate this when he took the Tampa contract, turning down the Jags further pursuit.

 

[Taker597]

I hope he doesn't delete this. Lol

I remember when I used to post Nick tweets and at least 1 out ten always get deleted. Lol

 

[St. Widge]

I think Glenn to the Jets is done already.

Last I heard is that it was going to happen but still working out the details, but maybe that' been updated. Anyway, if they are still negotiating they are probably working out the money for them and the coaching staff. Could try to use the Jags as leverage to get more. But maybe it's all done.

 

[jesusfish]

Saints have officially dropped to least desirable job. Fun stuff.

 

[DerrickB]

 

[St. Geezy]

Last I heard is that it was going to happen but still working out the details, but maybe that' been updated. Anyway, if they are still negotiating they are probably working out the money for them and the coaching staff. Could try to use the Jags as leverage to get more. But maybe it's all done.

Keep up!

 

[Elvis]

So Kahn recognizes his team isn't desirable to top tier coaches and immediately acts. What are the Saints going to do? Are they just going to say top tier coaches are wrong and go with a bottom tier coach? Again?

 

[60minutes]

By far the worst job now with all this turmoil. Good for us.

Yes, in a sense. But they could very well become our biggest competition for Joe Brady with Trent out the way. Brady did a virtual with them and they could turn back to him depending on how serious they are about Saleh.

 

[St. Geezy]

So Kahn recognizes his team isn't desirable to top tier coaches and immediately acts. What are the Saints going to do? Are they just going to say top tier coaches are wrong and go with a bottom tier coach? Again?

Define “top tier coaches.”

Perhaps they already have landed who they believe is their top tier coach for what they specifically want but can’t make the move official.

I’m not understanding why it’s being so widely stated that Glenn was our top choice and we are suddenly left scrambling.

Even the fan favorites like Brady, Moore, and Kingsbury are all there as is the guy I think they wanted all along, McCarthy.

Seriously, the only guys that have been hired that we went after are two guys that essentially elected to go back to the teams they primarily played for. Nothing to hang our heads about. Hardly any player would turn down that rare opportunity.

 

[Elvis]

I think it's pretty much universally accepted that Glenn, Johnson and Vrabel were the top tier guys going into the off season. Glenn having been a pretty recent employee of the Saints didn't even give the team the courtesy of an in person interview. Johnson never considered us at all and Vrabel scheduled us as a backup or pressure on the Pats for a better deal. The Bears and Jets have both been dumpster fires for a decade, yet they are getting those guys. The Pats have been garbage since Brady retired and got Vrabel.

The team has had months to get the search going and Loomis insanely said in his end of year presser that they didn't even start the process until the season was over. Add that we have no money, a depleted roster and a bad recent draft history. And so far they have only had an in person interview with a single candidate that is already on staff while 3 teams have already hired a coach.

So the question remains, what are the Saints doing to improve the attractiveness of the team? Staying the course sounds like a bad option.

 

[DerrickB]

This would be wild.