Interviews Requested By Team
Atlanta Falcons
Eric Bieniemy
Todd Bowles
Joe Brady
Nathaniel Hackett
Raheem Morris
Robert Saleh
Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith was hired.
Detroit Lions
Darrell Bevell
Eric Bieniemy
Todd Bowles
Dan Campbell
Marvin Lewis
Robert Saleh
Arthur Smith
Dan Campbell was hired.
Houston Texans
Eric Bieniemy
Joe Brady
Jim Caldwell
David Culley
Matt Eberflus
Leslie Frazier
Tim Kelly
Marvin Lewis
Arthur Smith
Brandon Staley
David Culley was hired.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Eric Bieniemy
Urban Meyer
Raheem Morris
Robert Saleh
Arthur Smith
Urban Meyer was hired
Los Angeles Chargers
Eric Bieniemy
Joe Brady
Brian Daboll
Matt Eberflus
Jason Garrett
Robert Saleh
Arthur Smith
Brandon Staley
Brandon Staley was hired.
New York Jets
Eric Bieniemy
Joe Brady
Brian Daboll
Matt Eberflus
Aaron Glenn
Patrick Graham
Marvin Lewis
Robert Saleh
Arthur Smith
Brandon Staley
Robert Saleh was hired.
Philadelphia Eagles
Dennis Allen
Eric Bieniemy
Todd Bowles
Joe Brady
Jerod Mayo
Josh McDaniels
Kellen Moore
Robert Saleh
Nick Sirianni
Arthur Smith
Brandon Staley
Duce Staley
Nick Sirianni was hired.
Interview Requests By Candidate
Eric Bieniemy: 7
Arthur Smith: 7
Robert Saleh: 6
Joe Brady: 5
Brandon Staley: 4
Todd Bowles: 3
Matt Eberflus: 3
Marvin Lewis: 3
Raheem Morris: 2
Brian Daboll: 2
Dennis Allen: 1
Nathaniel Hackett: 1
Darrell Bevell: 1
Jim Caldwell: 1
Dan Campbell: 1
David Culley: 1
Leslie Frazier: 1
Jason Garrett: 1
Tim Kelly: 1
Aaron Glenn: 1
Patrick Graham: 1
Josh McDaniels: 1
Jerod Mayo: 1
Urban Meyer: 1
Kellen Moore: 1
Nick Sirianni: 1
Duce Staley: 1
All seven teams requested an interview with Eric Bieniemy. The Eagles reportedly never actually interviewed him.
Four of the seven coaches that were hired during this cycle had a single interview request.
Dan Campbell
David Culley
Urban Meyer
Nick Sirianni
It shouldn’t be a surprise that those four coaches weren’t flooded with interview requests. Dan Campbell, David Culley, and Nick Sirianni were surprise hires. At least, they surprised me. Urban Meyer was very selective in his choice of teams. He was only going to interview with the team of his choosing.
One of the biggest surprises of this coaching cycle was that Byron Leftwich wasn’t interviewed at all.
The seven new head coaches:
Arthur Smith
Dan Campbell
David Culley
Urban Meyer
Brandon Staley
Robert Saleh
Nick Sirianni
Of those hired, Arthur Smith and Robert Saleh were the only two that I figured were certain to be two of the seven new head coaches. I didn’t consider Urban Meyer a candidate because I didn’t think that he’d return to coaching. The profession had taken such a toll on his health. I figured that the remaining five openings would be filled by Eric Bieniemy, Brian Daboll, Todd Bowles, Marvin Lewis/Jim Caldwell, and perhaps a college coach (Matt Campbell?). I should’ve known that there’d be no change in the hiring of minority coaches. That’s probably the least surprising aspect of this year’s coaching hires. I shouldn’t be surprised by wealthy, white men being hesitant to hire people that don’t look like them.
How about this little nugget from the league’s demographics report:
Fewest interviews until first head-coaching job
1-Doug Pederson (white)
1-Kliff Kingsbury (white)
1-Joe Judge (white)
2-Ben McAdoo (white)
2-Matt LaFleur (white)
5-Anthony Lynn (minority)
5-Brian Flores (minority)
6-Steve Wilkes (minority)
7-Vance Joseph (minority)
12-Todd Bowles (minority)
Brian Flores had better continue his upward trajectory with the Miami Dolphins. If there’s anything more difficult than a minority coach getting a head coaching job it’s a minority coach getting a second head coaching job. They can’t all be Eric Mangini. Or Adam Gase.
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