Now that this 12 months’s training musical chairs are finished, we will center of attention on the ones handed over through NFL organizations. Some of the sudden names in this checklist is former Tennessee Titans head trainer Mike Vrabel. On best of that, one of the crucial excuses circulating across the water cooler for why he wasn’t employed is totally absurd. The bodily stature of a former participant became head trainer is a brand new one. If that’s the most productive those entrance place of job executives can get a hold of, that’s pathetic.
“He’s an overly huge human being. And can also be very intimidating to other people in a company.”
That’s exceptionally bizarre to listen to when there are already different coaches main franchises who’re equivalent in measurement or larger than Vrabel. Detroit Lions head trainer Dan Campbell is 6 ‘5″, most effective about an inch or so taller than Vrabel. Ron Rivera is ready 6’3” and has stored a head training activity (till lately) for the previous decade. All giant, and what may well be perceived as, “intimidating” males. Alternatively, that doesn’t cause them to unhealthy guys. It is a league that isn’t shy about using dudes who’ve allegedly crushed, sexually assaulted, and abused ladies time and again.
Now sure executives are afraid to rent this giant brawny, former participant who simply ended a stint as head trainer? There’s no identify connected to this quote from Dianna Russini, nevertheless it looks like this most likely got here from anyone inside the Titans’ entrance place of job. He’d fallen out of style with the franchise and the writing used to be at the wall halfway throughout the season.
The truth that Vrabel used to be ignored of the hiring combine isn’t truly the problem. He’ll most probably bounce again in subsequent 12 months, however for anyone to make use of him being a “huge human” as a explanation why for now not hiring him is foolish. That doesn’t imply the ones phrases weren’t uttered in the back of closed doorways, it simply sounds bonkers.
Vrabel’s Titans had 4 profitable seasons to start out his tenure, performed in an AFC identify recreation, and made the postseason in 3 of his six years in Nashville. Sure, that they had two down years on the finish, however general Vrabel did a cast activity. Had they gotten it proper on the quarterback place previous, perhaps issues would have became out in a different way. Regardless, this nonsense about him being an intimidating determine is bull.
There’s additionally the conspiracy idea attitude my colleague, Sean Beckwith, floated final week. He posed the speculation of the entirety Invoice Belichick being “shadow-banned” through NFL franchises. A few weeks in the past, few concept Dan Quinn would land a brand new gig forward of Belichick and even Vrabel. But, right here we’re, just about every week into February with Belichick and Vrabel at the improper sideline. Possibly there’s one thing to it.
