John Gruden interested in returning to head coaching

Orion · Post by **Orion** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 4:47 pm

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1826 ... o-coaching

Vikings 2014? Is this a guy a decent number of teams will go after?

thatguy · Post by **thatguy** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 6:17 pm

Orion wrote:http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1826 ... o-coaching

Vikings 2014? Is this a guy a decent number of teams will go after?

Possibly. There are a couple teams that will be interested in head coaches after the season, and we know he's not going back to Tampa Bay! I think out of all of the options out there, the Vikings add the most intriguing possibilities with a QB situation that he could take control of and of course, All Day. Who knows if he'll actually come back or not though.

PurpleMustReign · Post by **PurpleMustReign** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 6:22 pm

I don't know that the Bleacher Report is a good place to get information about a potential coach...

PurpleKoolaid · Post by **PurpleKoolaid** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 7:15 pm

thatguy wrote: Possibly. There are a couple teams that will be interested in head coaches after the season, and we know he's not going back to Tampa Bay! I think out of all of the options out there, the Vikings add the most intriguing possibilities with a QB situation that he could take control of and of course, All Day. Who knows if he'll actually come back or not though.

I agree, I think its just a rumor. I think he would make a decent HC though. And if he could clean house, the Wilfs have deep pockets.

J. Kapp 11 · Post by **J. Kapp 11** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 8:23 pm

GBFavreFan wrote:--The Chiefs. I consider Andy Reid extremely overrated as a career and similar to his waistline, Reid's career in Philly was like an overripe cantaloupe and should've been put in the trash years ago. Yet he joins a talented team that majorly underachieved last year with their 2-14 record that came with the top draft picks of every round, and a new veteran peaking QB with a chip on his shoulder and a lot to prove. Mix that with an easy schedule and suddenly Andy Reid looks like Vince Lombardi. The Vikings could be the big turnaround team in 2014. Either Freeman pans out or a new QB takes over, but if Frazier gets the boot, maybe the idea of leading a huge comeback in 2014 will appeal to Jon Gruden! But no matter what, we need a big-time coach. I don't want experimental college guys, or the OC of a Top 20 offense, I want a major player.

Jeez, man. You always manage to come up with at least one seriously off-the-wall idea per post.

Andy Reid overrated? Five straight NFC Championship games? Whatever. Let's just say that most people around the NFL wouldn't come close to agreeing with you.

You need to get over the fact that he's fat. Andy Reid is a helluva coach that I would have been THRILLED to have in Minnesota.

J. Kapp 11 · Post by **J. Kapp 11** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:17 pm

And by the way, if Gruden is interested in coaching this franchise, I sure hope the brass rolls out the red carpet.

Demi · Post by **Demi** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 11:31 pm

They're probably too busy rolling that red carpet out for the couple they ripped off in New Jersey to the tune of 100 million dollars.

thatguy · Post by **thatguy** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 12:25 am

GBFavreFan wrote:
--The Chiefs. I consider Andy Reid extremely overrated as a career and similar to his waistline, Reid's career in Philly was like an overripe cantaloupe and should've been put in the trash years ago. Yet he joins a talented team that majorly underachieved last year with their 2-14 record that came with the top draft picks of every round, and a new veteran peaking QB with a chip on his shoulder and a lot to prove. Mix that with an easy schedule and suddenly Andy Reid looks like Vince Lombardi.

You had me until this point. All the dude does is win. He can only do so much for his players on the field, and if it wasn't for McNabb's choke-job in the Superbowl, he would have a championship ring on his already impressive resume.

VikingLord · Post by **VikingLord** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:19 am

I think the GM position is the one the Wilfs need to focus on, quite frankly. Coaches are much sexier to focus on, but the GM is the guy who not only manages the coach, but also the scouts and stocks the team's talent coffers. The Vikes desperately need a competent GM and not the next Matt Millen, which is who Spielman most closely resembles right now IMHO.

jackal · Post by **jackal** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:04 am

I wouldn't mind Gruden .. The guy is a winner IMO

Demi · Post by **Demi** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:34 am

jackal wrote:I wouldn't mind Gruden .. The guy is a winner IMO

Barely over .500.

I'd take him, but the guy acts like an offensive genius, in Philly he didn't seem to be anything special. In Tampa bay they went through 5 Qbs leading the team in passing in 8 years. Never above average in yards or scoring. They were successful because of their defense...including that super bowl. Dungy and Kiffin won that Super Bowl...and Gruden is still riding high off of it.

He won the super bowl his first year...and didn't a playoff game in the next 5 years before he was fired. Do we really want another horizontal west coast offense? Haven't had enough of that?

How about Pioli? Chiefs are on the rebound, and he was the GM for the three years before.

Who knows...talk a crap shoot.

DanAS · Post by **DanAS** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:38 am

Orion wrote:http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1826 ... o-coaching

Vikings 2014? Is this a guy a decent number of teams will go after?

I like Chucky. He won even with a team owned by the aging Al Davis. Who could question that accomplishment? Oh yeah -- he also took a team (albeit one primarily built by another coach) -- to an NFL title. Plus, I think the players respect him. I'd take him in a heartbeat. Whether he wants the Vikes is a better question. Why would a guy of that caliber want to inherit this mess? One answer could be that we somehow win the Bridgewater sweepstakes. Another is that he falls in love with a second QB and we get one of the top two spots. I can't remember our cap room situation for next year, and that is also relevant to see if we can fill some of the other holes.

King James · Post by **King James** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 4:32 am

Please..........Gruden is what Mike Tomilin is today. He won a championship off the previous coach's roster. I don't think he really knows how to build a team. But then again, im sure he's an upgrade over Leslie Fraizer.

J. Kapp 11 · Post by **J. Kapp 11** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 7:24 am

GBFavreFan wrote: Something tells me you guys were the same folks celebrating Donovan McNabb's signing and expected a playoff run. Andy Reid's glory days in Philadelphia were 10 years ago. Reid and McNabb peaked over 10 years ago. Reid wore out his welcome and was on the bubble of being fired for like the last 3-4 seasons with the Eagles and was only preserved because of Michael Vick's return to the NFL. That's what I meant by 'overripe'. Otherwise he took a loaded roster and drove it into the ground en route to a massive losing streak which got him fired. I'm not saying Reid is a bad coach with a bad career, at one time he was really strong (despite losing 4 NFC title games), but just like with McNabb, being good a long time ago doesn't make you good "now", and you can't judge how good a talent is for you now based on what they did in a previous era.

I believe the Chiefs were ripe for a major turnaround with any coach of average ability or more, with the roster changes and schedule, so that coach will reap the benefits of that situation, and I feel the Vikings can be that team in 2014 just like the Giants could as well if they drop Coughlin. So in a nutshell, the better the Chiefs do this season, the more appealing the Vikings will be to a heavyweight coach.

I love the way you spin Reid's career to "lost 4 NFC championship games." You should work in PR for a sleazy politician.

Look, the facts simply don't support your assertion. He turned a 5-11 Eagles team into an 11-5 team the next year en route to 5 straight trips to the NFCC game, with a sixth trip coming in 2008. His teams have won at least 9 games in 9 of his 14 seasons, and this year's Chiefs are a lock to make it 10 of 15. He's turned around the fortunes of two moribund franchises.

All of your other points have merit. But this one doesn't. And it's sort of a non sequitur. What on earth does Andy Reid's alleged overrated-ness have to do with the Vikings? If the Vikings hire someone with even a scintilla of Andy Reid's ability, he'll be our best coach since Bud Grant.

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Purpnation · Post by **Purpnation** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:07 am

GBFavreFan wrote: Something tells me you guys were the same folks celebrating Donovan McNabb's signing and expected a playoff run. Andy Reid's glory days in Philadelphia were 10 years ago. Reid and McNabb peaked over 10 years ago. Reid wore out his welcome and was on the bubble of being fired for like the last 3-4 seasons with the Eagles and was only preserved because of Michael Vick's return to the NFL. That's what I meant by 'overripe'. Otherwise he took a loaded roster and drove it into the ground en route to a massive losing streak which got him fired. I'm not saying Reid is a bad coach with a bad career, at one time he was really strong (despite losing 4 NFC title games), but just like with McNabb, being good a long time ago doesn't make you good "now", and you can't judge how good a talent is for you now based on what they did in a previous era.

I believe the Chiefs were ripe for a major turnaround with any coach of average ability or more, with the roster changes and schedule, so that coach will reap the benefits of that situation, and I feel the Vikings can be that team in 2014 just like the Giants could as well if they drop Coughlin. So in a nutshell, the better the Chiefs do this season, the more appealing the Vikings will be to a heavyweight coach.

LOL.

Calling anybody overrated when your avatar and name sake is Brett freaking Favre......just to much man, just to much.

Reid is a great coach, he took a 2-14 team and made them into what they are now, sure they had alot of talent on their roster prior to his arrival, but HE made it all happen, HE got Alex Smith and HE made that team the powerhouse it is today. The dude is just a great coach, and if not for the Patriots cheating, he would already have a SB ring.

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