Report: The Seattle Seahawks are interested in speaking with Mike Vrabel about a coaching position.
In less than a week since the Seattle Seahawks and legendary coach, Pete Carroll reached a mutual agreement to reduce Carroll to an advisory capacity following 14 seasons as head coach, the search for the eighth coach in charge in franchise history has formally begun.
Despite suffering a futile season-ending loss to the Green Bay Packers by a score of 48-34 on Sunday, Quinn, the esteemed defensive coordinator, supervised a top-seven defense for scoring in all of the three seasons he spent as a member of the Cowboys.
Furthermore, he maintains significant connections to the Seahawks due to his two separate coaching stints under Carroll.
This included a tenure as defensive coordinator during which the team led the league in scoring defense as well as advanced to the Super Bowl in consecutive seasons (2013 and 2014).
However, he resigned in his second season to become head coach of the Falcons, an organization he guided to a Super Bowl berth.
After 28 seasons of coaching, Carroll, who was 72 years old, accumulated 18 with the NFL, 14 alongside the Seattle Seahawks, and 10 at USC.
Schneider has zeros from six different coaches with whom he is planning to interview as potential Carroll replacements. They have never served as an A-level head coach.
It is Mike Kafka of the Giants, Ben Johnson of the Lions, Patrick Graham of the Raiders, Ejiro Evero of the Panthers, Frank Smith of the Dolphins, and Bobby Slowik of the Texans.
“Pete may have referred to this during his recent press conference: It is a difficult job,” “You are about to experience some quite dark times,” Schneider predicted. “You, too, are going to experience some wonderful times.
It is crucial to maintain a steady position and avoid being carried away by a roller coaster. Furthermore, understanding that a victory does not necessarily indicate perfect judgment and an undefeated team does not imply that you lack talented players or are the worst team within the National Football League when you lose a game.
The optimal balance is therefore precisely where that line crosses. Certainly, there is something that can be said about that experience. Individuals enduring adversity due to the media or other forms of pressure.
Vrabel has successfully managed the demands and emotions of the position of head coach. From 2018 until January 9, the 48-year-old longtime NFL and Super Bowl champion linebacker served as the Tennessee Titans’ coach.
Following the Titans’ 6-11 finish to the previous season, which included a home loss to Seattle on Christmas Eve, he was terminated.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Atlanta Falcons as well as Seattle Seahawks are also considering Vrabel for their respective head coach vacancies.
Thursday, the Los Angeles Chargers will conduct an interview with Mike Vrabel for the vacant assistant coaching position, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
Vrabel departs after six seasons as the head coach of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans, during which time his record was 54–45. In each of Vrabel’s first four seasons with the Titans, they finished with winning records.
This includes an appearance in the AFC championship game in 2020 and a pair of division titles. However, Tennessee’s 13–21 record over the previous two seasons was sufficient to result in Vrabel’s dismissal.
In their pursuit of a replacement for Brandon Staley, the Chargers have conducted interviews with David Shaw, a former college head coach, Jim Harbaugh, and Leslie Frazier, all of whom are former NFL head coaches. At the same time, Los Angeles must also fill the vacant general manager position.
Even though their names differ, Atlanta and Seattle are both investigating veteran coaches. For their vacant position, the Falcons have already interviewed Bill Belichick, whereas the Seahawks have been associated with former Falcons coach and present Dallas Cowboys defensive coach Dan Quinn. Quinn was the DC for the team between 2013 and 2014.
In the interim, the Seahawks have reportedly requested interviews with approximately eight assistants from across the league, with another likely. This week on Brock and Salk, former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Mat Hasselback stated that anyone can call the identical five plays.
Logically, all nine of those reports pertain to offensive and defensive coordinators presently employed by NFL teams, as the Seahawks are required to seek permission before interviewing such individuals.
When asked which quality is most crucial in a head coach, almost all former players, ex-coaches, and reputable commentators begin their responses with “leadership.”
While coordinators for the X’s and O’s can be hired, the head coach must possess an intangible quality that is difficult to define but readily identifiable: confidence, relatability, and an “it” factor.
K.J. Wright, a former linebacker for the Hawks, declared leadership and culture to be the primary attributes he desired. Albert Breer, a senior NFL reporter for the MMQB, ranked “culture” highest on his list.
Additionally, Seahawks executive vice president John Schneider mentioned team chair Jody Allen’s intention to sustain a positive culture as a principal goal during his press conference on Tuesday.