When the Tennessee Titans fired head coach Mike Vrabel, it was assumed he would find a job quickly. However, he’s officially going to have to wait another year for a head-coaching gig.
The last team standing in terms of needing a head coach was the Washington Commanders, but they have reportedly hired Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn.
There were a total of eight head-coach openings in this cycle, with one of them being the Titans. Vrabel had interviews with three of the other seven teams, including the Carolina Panthers, Los Angeles Chargers and Atlanta Falcons.
I was among those who initially criticized owner Amy Adams Strunk for not exploring a trade for Vrabel, but clearly I was wrong and that was the right decision.
If no team was willing to hire Vrabel when he was a free agent, they certainly wouldn’t have traded premium draft capital for him.
And, not waiting on a trade prevented the Titans from missing out on some of the top options out there, one of which was the head coach the team ultimately hired, Brian Callahan.
This is not to say that Vrabel won’t eventually land another gig, but obviously we overestimated how desired he was around the league.
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