Falcons say they will meet Jim Harbaugh for the job of head coach
A lot of teams have talked to Jim Harbaugh about becoming their new head coach, not just the Los Angeles Chargers.
Not only have the Falcons talked to Belichick and Harbaugh, but they have also talked to Mike Macdonald, Brian Callahan, Steve Wilks, Ejiro Evero, and Anthony Weaver.
The Atlanta Falcons just asked Bill Belichick on Monday for the same job, and now they’ve also interviewed Jim Harbaugh in hopes of taking their open spot, the team said Tuesday.
There were a lot of good teaching options that the Falcons could have chosen, but Harbaugh or Belichick are the best.
There are now rumors that Harbaugh remains in talks with the University of Michigan about a possible new deal.
According to Yahoo Sports, reports indicate that Harbaugh is seeking protective measures to prevent his termination in the event of an NCAA investigation and subsequent findings or sanctions against the Michigan football team. Yahoo Sports revealed this information.
Harbaugh has been in charge of the Wolverines for nine years. They won the national title just recently after going perfect all season.
The team that wanted to sign Harbaugh away from Michigan would have to pay them $1.5 million to do so if he wanted to go straight to the NFL.
Before going back to college to teach the Wolverines, Harbaugh was the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, who had a 44-19-1 record during the regular season from 2011 to 2014.
Both Harbaugh and Belichick have won a lot of games as NFL coaches. Harbaugh has won every game he has led.
During the 2012 season, Harbaugh helped take the 49ers to the Super Bowl, but the Baltimore Ravens beat them. From 2011 to 2013, the 49ers got to the NFC Championship Game all three years in a row.
Harbaugh has interviewed for a head coach position for two consecutive seasons and is likely to return to the NFL.
Since there are a lot of open jobs and more might open up soon, maybe this will be the year that he decides to do it for real.
The Falcons said on Tuesday that they had finished an interview with Jim Harbaugh, the coach of Michigan.
This came a day after they had interviewed Bill Belichick, the former coach of the New England Patriots.
He has led 86 games for the Wolverines and lost 25. Although Michigan won the national title this past season, he faced two bans, and his team triumphed in at least twelve contests in each of the last three seasons.
Before coming to Michigan, he coached the 49ers of the National Football League from 2011 to 2014. During that time, they went 44-19-1, won two NFC West titles, made the playoffs three times, made it to the playoffs for the NFC Championship three times, and made it to the Super Bowl once, but lost to his brother John Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII.
Harbaugh was at Stanford for four years and helped turn around a struggling school. He left with a 29-21 record, including a 12-1 season or a No. 4 title as head coach in 2010.
During that time, Harbaugh played a key role in developing Andrew Luck, who was selected as the first overall pick in both 2009 and 2010. Harbaugh also had a 29-6 record in San Diego and won multiple Pioneer League titles.
The Falcons have spoken with Harbaugh, the seventh coach, regarding the potential replacement of Arthur Smith, who was fired on January 8 after three years on the job.
Harbaugh, who is 60 years old, has been at Michigan since 2015 and has led the team to three straight Big Ten wins and the national crown earlier this month.