When the Tennessee Titans fired their former head coach Mike Vrabel, it was automatically assumed that he “would have a job in two seconds” thanks to the idea that he was highly thought of in league circles.
However, not only has Vrabel not landed a job in two seconds, he may not land one at all in this cycle.
Vrabel has completed a pair of head coach interviews, one with the Atlanta Falcons and the other with the Los Angeles Chargers. Both of those jobs have since been taken by Raheem Morris and Jim Harbaugh, respectively.
Then, Vrabel was supposed to interview for the Carolina Panthers’ vacancy, but they ended up hiring Dave Canales on the same day the former Titans head coach was supposed to interview with them.
With those jobs no longer available, Vrabel’s options are down to two, assuming one of the playoff teams don’t end up having an opening.
There has been no indication that Vrabel is an option for the Washington Commanders, and while there have been reports about the Seattle Seahawks wanting to speak to him, we haven’t seen anything about an actual interview.
On the surface, it would appear that this is yet another case of fans and media placing a higher value on someone than actual teams are — and it won’t be the last, either.
Granted, I fully expect Vrabel to get another head coaching job at some point down the road, but it’s looking less and less likely that will happen in 2024.
[lawrence-auto-related count=5]