Teams looking for new coaches:
- Giants
- Ravens
- Steelers
- Falcons
- Dolphins
- Browns
- Titans
- Cardinals
- Raiders
Available coaches (just fired/or left)
- Brian Daboll
- John Harbaugh
- Mike Tomlin (?)
- Raheem Morris
- Mike McDaniel
- Kevin Stefanski
- Brian Callahan
- Jonathan Gannon
- Pete Carroll
Other coaches (coordinators or wasn’t coaching)
- Mike Kafka (OC Giants)
- Kliff Kingsbury (OC Commanders)
- Arthur Smith (OC Steelers)
- Patrick Graham (DC Raiders)
- Vance Joseph (DC, Broncos)
- Mike McCarthy
- Steve Spagnuolo (DC, Chiefs)
- Jessie Minter (DC, Chargers)
- Chris Shula (DC, Rams)
- Lou Anarumo (DC, Colts)
- Brian Flores (DC, Vikings)
- Robert Saleh (DC, 49ers)
- Klint Kubiak (OC, Seahawks)
Who am I missing?
Some thoughts:
- The Raiders and Browns not only need a good coach, but a coach who has experience and has been a winner. And the organizations would be wise to be patient. For the Raiders and Browns, John Harbaugh and Mike Tomlin would fit the bill. However, I tend to think they won’t see improvement in year 1. It could be ugly, so the organizations have to be patient. With the Browns defense, a good defensive HC might be good–like Robert Saleh and Spags, and I mention those two because they’re 4-3 guys (and I’m pretty sure the Browns are mostly a 4-3 team).
- I feel like the Giants, Titans, and Cardinals need a really good experienced coach as well. Kliff Kingsbury for the Giants seems like a decent fit, although I say this because Dart seems like a decent fit for his offense. There’s enough talent on the roster for Tomlin or Harbaugh to have success–so I think those two would be good as well. Stefanski would be another I’d consider. For the Titans, Mike McCarthy or Stefanski might be a nice fit there.
- For the Falcons, because of their offense (and OL’s ability to block the wide zone and Bijan), Klint Kubiak would could hit the ground running. I don’t know if he is good HC material though. If he is, and he could find a good DC, the Falcons could take off.
- I would like to see Arthur Smith and Mike McDaniel as OCs, maybe to the Seahawks if Kubiak leaves.
- Minter, Shula, and maybe Flores to the Ravens or even the Steelers, would make sense, but I don’t know how good they’d be as HCs. (For the Steelers, someone with new defensive ideas, taking them away from the LeBeau roots and philosophy would be a good thing.)