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By Sam Phalen
November 8, 2022
The recent firing of Frank Reich is just another testament to
the greatness of Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel.
Major AFC South news
broke on Monday morning when NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero broke the story that the
Indianapolis Colts had fired fifth-year head coach Frank Reich after a 3-5-1
start in 2022.
Over
five seasons in Indy, Reich was 40-33-1 as head coach.
Not a bad record, but
one playoff win over five seasons was never going to cut it for Colts
owner Jim Irsay. After five seasons with five different starting
quarterbacks, Irsay finally found his scapegoat, and decided it was time to
pull the plug on Reich.
The Colts needed a
leader, winner, and decorated head coach to guide the current 53-man
roster every Sunday. So naturally, they hired former Colts
center Jeff Saturday, whose only coaching experience
comes as a high school head coach for Hebron Christian Academy in Dacula, Georgia where
he was 20-16 over four seasons.
Anyways,
I’m not here to talk about Jeff Saturday, Frank Reich or what the firing means
for the state of things in Indianapolis.
I am here
to bring attention to what it means for Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel.
With the Colts moving on
from Reich, Vrabel is
officially the last man standing from the seven head coaches hired around the
NFL in 2018.
Six coaches have come and gone, and the Titans are left
with the one home run hire of the group.
Vrabel has led the Titans to four consecutive winning
seasons, three consecutive playoff appearances, and back-to-back division
titles. He has won the NFL Coach of the Year Award, and proven time
and time again that he can get the most out of his roster.
The Mike Vrabel culture is one that embraces
toughness, pays attention to detail, emphasizes preparation, and is
intentional about the personal relationships within the building. It is
timeless and sustainable at its core.
Vrabel is already the third winningest coach in Titans/Oilers franchise history, and his list
of achievement is only going to grow as the years go on.
Tennessee currently sits
atop the AFC South with a 5-3 record in 2022, and Vrabel has his eyes on
another playoff run.
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