Black Monday has come and gone and we now have six NFL head teaching vacancies to fill — Raheem Morris (Falcons), Kevin Stefanski (Browns), Jonathan Gannon (Cardinals), Pete Carroll (Raiders), Brian Callahan (Titans), and Brian Daboll (Giants) have all been sacked.
Under, we’ll check out the New York Giants, who let go of their head coach Brian Daboll again in November. He completed his tenure with a 20-40-1 document and had gone 11-33 over these final two and half seasons. That’s backside of the barrel proper there. The Giants assistant head coach, Mike Kafka, took over as interim head coach to complete out the season.
The crew did preserve normal supervisor Joe Schoen, as they like what he’s carried out with personnel, however not how Daboll used that personnel. New York does have a powerful group on the line of defense, whereas Malik Nabers will return from his harm and rookie QB Jaxson Dart and RB Cam Skattebo did present some life this season.
Brian Flores (Vikings defensive coordinator)
The Giants actually might use a defensive thoughts to whip their proficient protection into form and Flores can be excellent for the job. His means to scheme defenses into pressuring the quarterback is the very best within the league proper now. And final season, even with a rookie quarterback, they managed to attain 22.4 factors per recreation, placing them round league common, however their protection simply couldn’t get the job carried out regardless of expertise.
There are many good defensive minds to select from, however Flores, together with the Broncos Vance Joseph, and the Chiefs Steve Spagnuolo, have the expertise of head teaching, whereas additionally with the ability to elevate the protection. In the long run, I’d like to see Flores get the job and make a fantastic rent at offensive coordinator.
Kevin Stefanski (former Browns head coach)
Stefanski will possible be seen across the league as getting a uncooked deal in Cleveland. His six yr tenure didn’t end up like he would have needed, however in context, he’s the most effective coaches the crew has had within the trendy period. He comes from the Mike Shanahan/Gary Kubiak teaching tree, which continues to carry relevance within the league.
The Giants is perhaps the very best job on the market proper now, because the crew does have expertise throughout the board. In fact, taking over a shedding crew comes with complications and QB Jaxson Dart hasn’t confirmed he’s the reply at quarterback but. New York is in fact a serious market and if Stefanski can flip issues round there, he’s cemented his title within the NFL historical past books. He appears to be like just like the frontrunner at this level, if he needs the job.
Mike McCarthy (Former Cowboys/Packers HC)
McCarthy doesn’t fairly match the invoice if a crew is searching for somebody new and thrilling to pump up the fan base, however you can also’t quibble an excessive amount of along with his outcomes as a head coach — 185 wins, 123 losses, and a pair of ties, with a 11-11 playoff document, together with a Tremendous Bowl win with the Packers. His document with the Packers was 125-77-2 and 49-35 with the Cowboys.
He’s a confirmed winner, however doesn’t carry a lot innovation to the desk. His rent would possible be seen as the identical outdated, standard. However, there actually aren’t many dwelling run choices on the market on this hiring cycle. I’d nonetheless moderately go along with somebody who has some untapped potential.
Klint Kubiak (Seahawks offensive coordinator)
Kubiak has the title recognition, however now he has some real-life accomplishments to point out to potential employers. The Seahawks rapidly turn out to be probably the most environment friendly passing offenses within the league below Kubiak and QB Sam Darnold. Positive, Darnold has confirmed he could be a good quarterback, however he’s additionally confirmed that he wants good teaching to get him by way of some tough patches and Kubiak has seemingly been that coach this yr.
Jaxson Dart has potential, however he wants somebody like Kubiak to place him in the very best spot to succeed. If the Giants actually wish to assist Dart, Kubiak makes numerous sense.
Lou Anarumo (Colts defensive coordinator)
Anarumo has shut ties to GM Joe Schoen, and acquired an interview for the job Daboll ended up getting. They labored collectively in Miami and Anarumo spent a season as defensive backs coach with the Giants. Anarumo is thought for his malleable defensive recreation plans to decelerate opposing quarterbacks. And, he simply helped elevate the Colts protection this season, however quite a few accidents harm their total numbers.
