So far this season 8 head coaches and 2 GMs have been fired in the NFL. This has created lots of media buzz and questioning over what is going to happen. Urban Meyer who was hired last year as the head coach of the Jaguars was fired during the season due to multiple situations with his personal life and within the team locker room. A similar situation occured with John Gruden, head coach of the Raiders, when emails were found containing racial, misogynistic, and homophobic language. These emails were found from 2011 so some people may argue that he is different now, but he resigned after apologizing as those emails go against what the NFL is supporting. Brian Flores, the coach of the Dolphins, was fired after the regular season. When Flores was fired it shocked the whole league because in his time with the Dolphins he went 24-25 in three seasons. He rebuilt the Dolphins to be a winning record team and he was doing great things. Most of the other coaches and GMs weren't doing what they were expected to be doing. They either had losing seasons or the teams weren't performing how they should be.
With all these coaches being fired it means a quarter of the league is without a coach or a coach and a GM. The offseason and draft are coming up and teams are racing to interview people to fill in the spot. This means position coaches and coordinators from other NFL teams or a big story lately has been Jim Harbaugh, coach of the Michigan football team. For the NFL this is great media and gains them popularity, however for the teams and fans it can be nerve racking. If teams don't find a good coach now they may be looking again at this time next season. Every front office and coach runs a team differently so it can take dozens of interviews before the match is met.
Personally, I think lots of the coaches deserved to be fired for the team to get any better. If a coach has a losing record and continues to not prove himself worthy he should be fired. It is a tough league and some coaches aren't made for it. When Meyer and Gruden were fired I agreed because players and coaches should follow certain protocols. Also their actions could have affected the players well-being and made for a negative environment on the team. In those situations I actually think it helped the team out so they can be better in the future. Some teams like the Dolphins tend to be a little too impatient and I believed they wrongfully fired Flores, unless there was more on that situation that has not been released. It's hard to say whether or not the coaching situation in the league is a problem or not. For most of the teams I believe the 2022 season will be a little rough still but I don't see this being a major problem in the league.
Do you think Meyer and Gruden should have been fired?
Do you think FLores should have been fired?
Do you think this will be a problem for the teams looking for coaches right now?
Do you think performances will be affected by the instability of the coaching situation?
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Good topic and great job on your summary!
I think that Meyer and Gruden should have been fired for what they did off the field. However, I don't think Flores should've been fired. He coached the Dolphins into a winning season, so I don't understand why he was fired. I don't see this as a major problem for the league, and I don't think player performances will be affected because they will have plenty of time to adjust.
I do think that it was right for Meyer and Gruden were fired. However, I do not think that Glores should have been fired because he was helping the team a lot. I think that it could be a problem for teams finding coachs. The performances of the players could be affected by the instability of the coaching situation but I think they will adapt.
I don't think that digging up the past is very nice. I think that somethings are meant to lay rest but sometimes yes they do need to be recognized. If a quarter of the leauge doesn't have the right staffing yes I do think this is a huge problem. I do think that preformances would be affected by this.
I agree that this is a problem in the league and that because of this problem performances may be affected. I also like to hear from someone who thinks bringing up the past isn't always the best option and I think in some cases most people have changed.
I dont think Meyer and Gruden were fired based on what they did to and for their team but what they did outside of it. If you're going to be and NFL coach football has to be on your mind 25/8 and to be honest I dont think it was on either of their minds ever.
I agree that the two coaches were very distracted with personal issues. I agree that being an NFL football coach you have to be focused on it as much as possible.
I think it made sense that Meyer and Gruden were fired from the teams perspective, they made the choice so that the team didnt look bad. The whole point of being an NFL coach is to win, and if you cant do that there is no point in having you on the team, and teams can always hire somone else.
I do agree that if you do not fufill your spot as a coach you can be replaced. There are many coaches who want a chance and would try their heart out to be an NFL head coach and therefore that makes all the coaches under pressure to do the job right or they are out.
Meyer and Gruden were fired not based on their performance, but on things they did either outside of games or things they did towards their players. In the NFL the goal is to win, and if you're a coach that is your job. If you can't do your job you get fired, that's how the world works. Although the fans may not agree it is the organization's choice if they see that you, being fired and finding someone else is the best choice, they do it. There will always be another coach.
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