By Bill Murphy
Another NFL season has come and gone, meaning coaching positions have opened up. Who will be filling these positions, as interviews are underway? The New England Patriots have already hired Mike Vrabel, at the time I am writing this, here is where I can see the other positions being filled
New York Jets
Pick: Pete Carroll
Resume: Head Coach Of The Seattle Seahawks (2010-2023 ) Head Coach at USC (2001-09), New England Patriots Head Coach (1997-99) Jets HC (1994)
The New York Jets can not afford more on-the-job training and need an experienced head coach. What says more experience than Super Bowl-winning coach Pete Carroll? He should be picked because he is more recently out of a head coaching position than other candidates like Ron Rivera, Matt Nagy, and Brian Flores. In 10 seasons with the Seahawks, Caroll only missed the playoffs four times and took them to the Super Bowl twice. Carroll can bring a culture change to the organization and he can work with Aaron Rodgers (if he stays ) ,just like he did with Geno Smith resurrecting his career. Finally, while Carroll was in Seattle on top of being head coach, he was also de facto General Manager. The Jets also have a GM position so the Jets can either hire him as Head Coach and GM , hire him as GM or hire him as head coach and he can be an asset to the new GM whoever it will be. Carroll was a part of the Jets organization before as the defensive coordinator from 1990-93 and the head coach in 1994.
Chicago Bears
Pick: Kliff Kingsbury
Resume: Offensive Coordinator of the Washington Commanders (2024-present ) , Head Coach of the Arizona Cardinals (2019-2022)
Everybody says that Ben Johnson would be a good choice for Chicago , but hear me out . We saw Caleb Williams this season that could use some further development. Kingsbury has aided in the development of two young quarterbacks , Kyler Murray in Arizona , who won rookie of the year in 2019, and Jayden Daniels in Washington, who had a rookie of the year quality season In Washington. Kingsbury has a personal relationship with Williams , he was an offensive Analyst while Williams was at USC.
- Note this was written before Ben Johnson was hired
New Orleans Saints
Pick: Aaron Glenn
Resume: Defensive Coordinator of the Detroit Lions (2021-present), Defensive backs coach of the New Orleans Saints(2016-2020)
Aaron Glenn had taken a bad Detroit defense and turned it into a top 10 defense in the NFL and he did it even with all the injuries including Aidan Hutchinson. New Orleans Defense was absolutely abysmal this year and hopefully bringing Glenn into New Orleans where he was defensive back coach can they turn them around . This could be the start of the New Orleans rebuild and Glenn is the guy to do it . He has received an endorsement from Saints legend Drew Brees saying “Everybody in the organization loves Aaron Glenn. He played for us in 2008 and then he was a coach on our staff for several years. As a defensive coordinator, highly respected, a leader of men. Everyone loves him, highly competitive and he’s a great teacher.”
Jacksonville Jaguars
Pick: Ben Johnson
Resume : Offensive Coordinator of the Detroit Lions (2022-present )
Under Ben Johnson , Detroit had the top offense in the league with 33.2 points per game (the highest in franchise history) and set the record with most 40 point games without any turnovers. The Lions had six games of 40 points or more during the season. Though it is risky picking a rookie head coach to coach a team with an already set QB , I think Johnson could be a solid one to do so. Trevor Lawerence was inconsistent this season , I think Johnson can help him , just as he did with veteran quarterback Jared Goff in Detroit.
Las Vegas Raiders
Pick: Liam Cohen
Resume: Offensive Coordinator of the Tampa Bay Bucs (2024-present), Offensive Coordinator and quarterbacks coach of the University of Kentucky (2023) Offensive Coordinator of the Los Angeles Rams (2022)
The Raiders need someone who is going to wake up their offense, Liam Cohen would be the guy for that . Under Cohens reign as offensive coordinator in Tampa Bay , they have ranked third in both yards per game and passing yards, they ranked fourth in rushing yards. This year he helped Baker Mayfield who threw 4,500 passing yards and 41 touchdowns, he can possibly do the same for Aidan O Connell ( or a QB they decide to draft) and the run game .
Dallas Cowboys
Pick: Kellen Moore
Resume: Offensive Coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles(2024-Present), Offensive Coordinator of the Los Angeles Chargers(2023) Quarterback coach & Offensive Coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys (2018-2022)
There could be a homecoming in Dallas and no I am not talking about Deion Sanders. Kellen Moore has been a player and a coach in Dallas and could be a potential successor to his former boss. During his time as Offensive Coordinator, the Cowboys offense ranked in the top 10 including number one in 2019 and 2021. In 2021, The Cowboys offense was the highest-scoring in the league. The offense that past season has been abysmal, they have no run-and-pass game, maybe Moore can wake them up, as he has a strong connection with Dak Prescott. His magic even worked with a division rival, the Philadelphia Eagles, especially with Saquon Barkley who has had a 2,005-yard season.
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