For some reason, the Pittsburgh Steelers decided to hire Mike McCarthy to be the team’s next head coach. Of all of the coaches that interviewed for one of the 10 head coach vacancies, I had McCarthy with Philip Rivers as the least promising. The only reason I grouped Rivers with McCarthy is because I don’t think Rivers has the required time to devote to coaching. Too damn many kids. I just don’t get the love for McCarthy. I wasn’t surprised that the Dallas Cowboys gave him a shot. Jerry Jones is a fool. The Steelers have had three head coaches since 1969. Chuck Noll (23 years), Bill Cowher (15 years), and Mike Tomlin (19 years). Noll won four Super Bowls. Cowher went to two and won one. Tomlin went to two and won one. 57 years. Three coaches. 6 Super Bowls. It’s been a remarkable run. Three coaches in 57 years. With McCarthy now holding the keys, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Steelers see three coaches over five years. Tomlin last year. McCarthy for, at most, three years, and whoever they hire after they fire McCarthy. I just don’t get it. The best thing about the Steelers hiring McCarthy is that it probably assures that Brian Flores remains in Minnesota as the Vikings defensive coordinator. Flores deserves another head coach opportunity. In this head coach churn, he interviewed with the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Ravens hired Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter. The Steelers, for mysterious reasons, hired McCarthy. Unless one of the four remaining teams with a vacancy suddenly deviates from their current coach searching course, Flores is staying in Minnesota. That’s a very good thing for Minnesota.
New York Giants: John Harbaugh
Atlanta Falcons: Kevin Stefanski
Miami Dolphins: Jeff Hafley
Tennessee Titans: Robert Saleh
Baltimore Ravens: Jesse Minter
Pittsburgh Steelers: Mike McCarthy
Cleveland Browns: ?
Las Vegas Raiders: ?
Arizona Cardinals: ?
Buffalo Bills: ?
Mike McCarthy? Seriously? Art Rooney II is making coaching decisions more like his grandfather than his father. Art Rooney picked 16 head coaches. Dan Rooney picked three.
Anyway, here’s a guess at the four remaining head coach vacancies.
Cleveland Browns: Jim Schwartz
Las Vegas Raiders: Matt Nagy
Arizona Cardinals: Klint Kubiak
Buffalo Bills: Brian Daboll
Since they brought him in for an interview, I’ve paired the Browns with Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski. He’s a coach on a rapid rise and I think that he’s going to get a head coach job soon. It probably won’t be this year as he’s withdrawn his name from the consideration for the Browns job. He’s reportedly still in the running for the Bills job but a return to the Jaguars for one more year of coordinating is more likely.
It looks like another year of snowy white coaching hires.
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