REACTING to Titans firing Mike Vrabel 🚨 'This was a ROSTER issue!' - Dan Orlovsky | NFL Live

Dan Orlovsky, Mina Kimes, Marcus Spears and Dan Graziano join Laura Rutledge on NFL Live to discuss the fallout of the Tennessee Titans firing head coach Mike Vrabel after six seasons along with other notable firings of Josh McDaniels, Brandon Staley, Arthur Smith, and Ron Rivera.
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[@MP-pg4cm]

lol they expected him to win a super bowl with Ryan Tannehill, Will Levis and Malik Willis on the roster and traded brown in his prime 😂

[@tigerhoods7927]

That’s what I’m saying stupid GM and owner don’t know what they are doing

[@warpdrivefueledbyinsomnia8165]

This was through-and-through front office incompetence.

[@silverjk3811]

Vrabel was the last person I expect to get fired but honestly the GM and Owner didn’t even help the Team to begin with. Quarter of the team went to Philly for half the value and they didn’t even get much back in the depth chart.

[@Gus-xw9yn]

@@tigerhoods7927 That was Jon Robinson's fault, not the current GM Carthon's fault. The reality is Vrabel was not very on board this yr and next season for a Rebuild. If it was up to Vrabel, Tannehill and Henry would be re-signed for another run next season...Vrabel's got his hand forced to play Levis...

[@randydixonii4300]

😊 😅😊😊77 6:06 😊😅😊😊​@@warpdrivefueledbyinsomnia8165

[@vmi4172]

Mike Vrabel done wonders for the Titans franchise. He literally got them above and beyond where anybody thought they would be. These organizations are shooting themselves in the foot nowadays. Too many competent coaches fired for unknowns. As a Giants fan I would love Vrabel as my coach!

[@MrCarson305]

Coming from a dolphins fan, we ran through plenty of quality coaches before they figured out the true problem was Tannehill.

[@londarousey8767]

Hmmm your roster also was so mediocre never that good. Also our best years were with Tannehill

[@MrCarson305]

@@londarousey8767 I disagree my friend. We had talent some of those years. Tannehill may have been decent in Tennessee but it was because of the running threat from Derrick Henry so you had to respect the play action. Tannehill's best years as a dolphin was when Jay Ajayi ran for 120 yds plus per game. (Pattern sound familiar?) Ill even go deeper. Tannehill had a mediocre record at Texas A&M. After Tannehill leaves, shockingly Jonny Manziel becomes a heisman trophy candidate with the same exact team. I've suffered many years of season tickets watching Tannehill. What people didn't see on television were receivers complaining because they were wide open and he didn't throw them the ball. In dolphins practices they literally told the defense to take it easy on him because he kept throwing picks. There was nothing wrong with Tennessee's coach, its just the man who touches the ball the most is garbage.

[@Fent-]

Now you have a coach that can turn backups into competent QBs

[@juanestrada6587]

@@MrCarson305😂😂💯

[@RealSpudsBuckley]

This is hard to watch as a Titans fan. Coach Vrabel will be fine, it's us Titans fans that will suffer long term 😢

[@4thlord51]

Titans fans are going to spend a lot of nights on Broadway.

[@obiarah4161]

This is crazy, reminds me of the past GM getting rid of AJ Brown in the beginning of his Prime. Clown show

[@darkwolfe6286]

Agree, I feel for you Titans, Sounds like the new GM is whispering in the owners ear. Well in life some rain must fall

[@kazuma5396]

lol i don't get y'all. His teams havent scored 30 in 800 days. he went 1-8 in division games since the terrible Home playoff disaster. name me a coach who can skate by that. you don't speak for all titans fans

[@marqueswalker81]

​@@kazuma5396 agreed. As a lifelong Oilers/Titans fan, I am happy with the move. I'm still not sure how people call Vrabel a great coach.

[@DIVISIONINCISION]

Unless you have a better coach than Vrabel walking through that door, you can't fire him. It's basically taking two steps backward for the franchise. Self-sabotage.

[@larry2281]

I have confidence in Vrabel no matter where he goes. Titans were banged up last year and not to mention they traded away Brown for whatever reason.

[@duanewashington3089]

Always love mina kimes

[@tedogg640]

And had uh tannehill at QB..

[@derps0n839]

It might take a year, but whatever team he goes to, win or lose, that's gonna be the team no one wants on their schedule.

[@MrCorner21]

I don't believe the national media understands what really transpired behind closed doors in Nashville, they just know Vrabel was fired. It's not the sexiest franchise, but the full story deserves to be told rather than these half-assed segments

[@brianhall3338]

There's is always like this in the beginning. I never expect to find out everything immediately

[@justinmorris7176]

Poor Titans having to play 44 games the last two years with that 13-31 record

[@DJMYSTERYYGC]

13-21

[@tjizzle7749]

But only 55 in first 4 seasons

[@Steven_Snell]

With that offensive line? How did they win 13?

[@jacoballen4189]

That doesn’t even make sense. There’s only 34 games in two years.

[@woodstocknation1961]

😂lol

[@WIHTV]

Atlanta better get this man right now!!! They should’ve fired the front office

[@bonecold4387]

They did fire the front office and got a new front office last year. Vrabel and the new front office don't see eye to eye, the reason for him being dismissed.

[@JeremyCaron]

Dan's takes are always so solid 💪

[@DoodaLifestyle1]

Yea he’s nice with it

[@AttilatheThrilla]

It’s not confusing.. He wanted out.. They did him a favour for firing him because now they still have to pay.. It’s a win/win for Vrabel

[@deshaun_thewise]

No he didn't 😂

[@hjean7789]

No he didn’t. Why would the titans fire him and keep paying him if he wanted out? If he wanted out, they would have agreed to a mutual termination of contract, not a firing. Dude got fired.

[@MaRz0o]

0:06 Should be "Six" head coach openings as of right now.

[@ihonestlydontevenknow4359]

let’s be real, belichick’s gone too.

[@granteison3984]

Lifelong Titan Fan here. Loved Vrabel, but he clearly forced his way out. Obviously had midseason conversations with Kraft and wanted to spare the Patriots the draft picks of a trade. Its a shame the Titans are a stepping stone for so many coaches, but it is what it is.

[@90FirstGenPGT]

"Go Back to the success we had uh.. you know... under Vrabel" LMFAO....

[@randallwilliamson3838]

Funny how many people who might have watched the Titans play ONCE this season if not even the past couple of seasons have so much to say now.... Vrabel was an average coach. He took over a team that had just won a playoff game against KC Chiefs. It isnt like he came in after one of the 2-14 seasons, no he took over a playoff winning team. Defenses figured out his 1970s offense, stack the box with 8 and Titans are doomed.

[@PhilFeedback]

As a Titans fan, I wasn’t expecting this. Vrabel was the coach of the year a few years ago. You know, even the greats have "lulls". - Well, Goodbye Titans and Hello New England Patriots. I’ll bet Amy Adams will probably Cheap out and hire some no name college coach 😢

[@Troll_king_alex]

What a disaster of a segment. “7 head coaching jobs available” but there are only 6. And apparently the titans managed to play 44 games across two losing seasons. How does this make it to air? Literally try learning the absolute basics of your job first.

[@rohanlawrence]

She said 7 openings despite showing 6 Names Because Belichick's time in NE was announced to be done by end of season since a month ago now

[@vdub102000]

Someone can't count. Definitely 6 teams on the screen.😂

[@darkwolfe6286]

Ok That's what I thought. I was figuring maybe someone had retired or there was a complications with some breaking news

[@tomtricity]

"Are you a Mack Jones guy" is a question no one is asking...

[@Marv_1994]

As a Chargers fan i am pulling for Jim Harbaugh to come and be our coach. But I wouldn’t mind having Vrabel as well. He is a heck of a coach and took that Titans team with Tannehille as their qb to the AFC Championship. Imagine what he can do with a guy like Herbert. Hope he gets another shot wherever he can.

[@ericbrown1101]

I think the best fit for Harbaugh is y'all. It's just a matter of Spanos being smart enough to pay him. I think AP should get the gig in Vegas. I know Swagu is beating the drum for Vrabel in Washington, but personally I'd love to see Bienemy in that job. As a Falcons fan, obviously I'd love Vrabel to come to us but if NE moves on from Bill, I think he's arguably the best possible successor.

[@michaels2208]

Been a fan since the Fout's days. Been a lot of down years in that time. I can't think of a time I'm more excited for the future than right now. But if course the Spanos family have let us down too many times. Harbaugh is my first choice, but Vrabel definitely second. I don't want Belichek. I just hope the team does the right thing to get the right coach

[@christopherthomas1393]

Harbaugh to Seattle, f**k them Cali taxes

[@jpcoqueran]

Vrabel would take that team to the superbowl and i say this as a titans fan. You guys have the Qb, and the defense to take the next step. It wasnt a personnel problem with yall it was coaching

[@evanmurphey]

Being a titans fan sucks man, lol oh yea we’re gonna “rebuild” alright. More like we are gonna draft some good players and then after their rookie contracts are over they’re gonna leave then it’s right back to square 1. In a never ending circle. Love it

[@sleekilla]

Nah, being a Jags fan sucks bro lol

[@TungstenArm]

They said seven openings at the start of the video but the board showed six. What’s the seventh opening?

[@richardstravelingchannel2397]

I am no expert but I hope he gets an interview in Washington! He comes from a good tree of coaching!

[@camctrail]

Atlanta should be throwing the kitchen sink at Vrabel to come to their team since they have a certain workhorse every down RB that would explode under the right HC

[@purplehaze1464]

I'm guessing Vrabel going to the Patriots, Bill to the Chargers, and Harbaugh going to the Falcons

[@dmoneic2787]

I believe this wasn't the best move because Vrabel is a great coach. That being said I can see the limitation from an offensive perspective, so it a great opportunity for them to get Eric Bienemy for the offence and he's still a very disciplined mindset when it comes to his players just like Vrabel. If you're going to make that move, be smart and keep the tough mindset there and just add the offensive mind.

[@robertleavell9944]

I can't put this on Coach Vrabel because the Ownership stop letting him build his team the way he needed to fit his style of play. When AJ Brown was released, all of the focus went towards Derek Henry. Why do you think that his rushing was so down this year, because he's a 1 and done back, lol. That's why the good teams have dominant Backs and Receivers, not just 1 or the other. There's not a lot of Barry Sanders...

[@KickItToTheKing]

So him not wanting to go outside the organization to hire outsiders for coordinator jobs instead of his close friends wasn’t an issue?

[@warpdrivefueledbyinsomnia8165]

Vrabel was going to will this team into wins. When you want to tank and rack up some number 1 picks, of course you fire a good head coach. You've committed to losing. Titans may as well be a fish at this point, because they're living in the tank for the next few years.

[@caponiefoulks8040]

That's crazy, Vrabel, Carroll both fired... #LeadersOfMen.....

[@rcauthen324]

It was Jon Robinson's fault for letting AJ Brown go; Vrabel wanted him to stay.

[@BillyDaGoat1017]

A female that’s been doing there 1 year…fired a great coach. Lmao this is wild on so many levels

[@elbob17]

With how everything is shaking up, watch Vrabel be the new coach of the Steelers next year.

[@nickr6926]

Mina literally says in her "piece" the exact same thing that the Titans already said, and then poses it as a question? Hey Mina....WE ALREADY KNEW THEY WEREN'T ALIGNED IN THEIR THOUGHT PROCESS.......thats what the Titans themselves said. What the actual F?

[@Warren-ym1dz]

To what level. What has the mf won?

[@Hy-BridAbroad]

It has become really obvious that the national media doesn't pay attention to the Titans really at all. Vrabel is a great leader of men, but when it comes to the x's and o's, especially his dated mindset offensively, he hasn't been as good as people think.

[@kazuma5396]

Every franchise can have expectations except Tennessee. we haven't scored 30 in two years and he hasn't won a playoff game since 2019. 1-8 in conference games after blowing a home playoff game as the 1 seed. i'm bout sick of everyone bashing tennessee yet every other team can fire their guy with the same results. always TN hate

[@undisputedtruth4954]

If the coach doesn't want Malik Willis & you draft him, then coach needs AJ Brown & you trade him, one can only assume the coach was next.

[@uncletido99]

Mina kimes should be on all the time when it comes to the NFL. She's had inside info to the level of schefter and rap sheet for years.

[@jimwerther]

Easy on the eyes, tell you that.

[@kazuma5396]

Notice how they never talked this great about Vrabel until today. Whenever someone leaves a TN team all of a sudden they are beloved. Look at a AJ Brown and a Dillon Brooks. Then notice how they talk down on players once they sign here (D-Hop)

[@docholladay13]

Yes they did talk highly of him

[@NicholasHughes-fh8ig]

Arthur blank this is the right Tennessee coach to get 💪🏾💪🏾

[@10akee]

Absolutely not. We don't want anything else from the Titans, especially coaches.

[@chandlerdavis7664]

The problem with Vrabel was he wasn't going to adapt or evolve the way the game has. He was going to stick with that 1975 offensive scheme and prevent crap. Mrs. Strunk and Mr. Carthon did the right thing in letting him go.

[@lynnglidewell7367]

This is so insane. You fire one of the best coaches in the NFL . It sounds like the inmates are running the asylum in Nashville. Nashville residents ought to show up in mass at the Titans front office tomorrow morning demanding heads roll. Starting with Amy!

[@nicholasobrien6046]

that 13-31 edit is so disrespectful 😂

[@954mrhollywood]

The qb position was his undoing and trading away AJ Brown

[@Gmen2487]

He didnt trade AJ. That was a gm thing.

[@treyblaze22]

​@@Gmen2487yep and AJ Brown made the GM pay for it, too, with his job.

[@brooksorlando4881]

Falcons are an underrated spot. Weak division, offensive arsenal is set, they can now draft a QB and give HC longer runway to groom him, Blank is considered one of the better owners too. It's up there with Chargers imo when you take all that into account. Could be even better too because there won't be immediate pressure to win, although there are still pieces in place.

[@BsFTae]

Only thing that gets you with Blank is that the time you have to turn a 8-9 franchise into a 11-6 franchise is very short. Arthur Smith lost 3 games because of bad QB play won 8 games with average QB play.

[@PATRIOTTTT]

Titans tanking for the next 8 years lol they f up…we of New England thank you

[@Fonzflicks]

I like Vrabel and agree with all these analysts, but losing twice to the Texans especially at home in Oilers colors was the nail in the coffin. That team is now hosting home field in the playoffs by default. Titans under Vrabel missed their window after the loss to the Bengals. They weren't as good as their record showed, but they were the team of destiny holding that top spot with all those injuries. Bengals took their spot and had no business being in that Super Bowl. I hope the Titans go after Jim Schwartz. Their defense reminded me of the old school Oilers when he came back as consultant. Titans losing to the Bengals when the defense played so well is a travesty.

[@svendb7]

Good take

[@kaantekuzman4536]

If it's over for Belichick in NE, I would like to see them to hire Vrabel.

[@christopherellis5979]

So let's get this straight, as a Titans fan since they were in Houston as Warren Moon's Oilers, and born and raised just outside Nashville, the national media always picks against us, never talks about us, constantly disrespects this team and all of sudden, Vrabel is a great coach and one of the best in the league....... well why you always pick against him, why you never talk about him? Give me a break!

[@shabazzed]

picking a no name gm over a former coach of the year lol

[@tigerhoods7927]

😂

[@warpdrivefueledbyinsomnia8165]

Yep. That is TOTALLY going to work out for the Titans.

[@dorinaperry8171]

And Boom!! They made a mistake- period.

[@babobenson5203]

That former coach of the year wanted bill O'Brien like control of the team and had 21 Ls the last 2 seasons... Get real he's a okay coach. If someone wants to sell their entire fanbase a guy who's has 21 Ls in the last 2 years? be my guest 😂😂

[@hailmendoza6106]

Nah theres definitely more going on behind the scenes that we aint talking about.

[@KickItToTheKing]

This doesn’t age well. Vrabel bet on himself, and came up with SQUAT! ZERO! The media love vs how owners feel about him are polar opposites

[@AndyTN64]

Vrabel got fired for beatings Jaguars and Texans win AFC South division. Adam family hated Houston for kicking them out of Houston.😂😂😂

[@Itz_Crawfish]

Id like to see him go to New England and see how he does there

[@Gmen2487]

Next year we need to fix the divisions. They're broken. Dallas needs to go to the nfc south, Carolina needs to go to the East. Afc needs tweaking too. Send the Ravens to the East, Indy to the North, Dolphins to the South.

[@Ckearney88]

Now marcus. Why woukd you say he needs to go to Washington knowing Eric B is there waiting for a head coaching job 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@K-DUBOfficial]

Dave Tepper has had 6 different head coaches since 2018 He needs to pay Mike Vrabel to come coach his football team He is the best option this off-season they have to hire him He could turn the Carolina Panthers around

[@bw7754]

Vrabel to the chargers?

[@jacoballen4189]

I’m tired of people acting surprised. You brought in a GM that didn’t hire him. He gave it one year and the team didn’t perform. How many times have we seen a GM come in, give the old guys who’s been there one year and he cleans house so he can build his own team. Is it a mistake to move on from Vrabel? Yes. Is it a surprise? No.

[@BladeRunner5505]

Nashville has gone insane. Big Mistake. Vrabel is the best Coach in Titans history. Now they'll go 2-15 in 2024.

[@LamNguyen-nm1id]

Swagu rallying for Vrabel to Commanders is infuriating while he can get a better spot at Chargers or Panthers with a decent QB / rookie QB. Commanders have absolutely nothing in terms of offense and defense for Vrabel to start strong on. unless you want to throw him in a pit and try to make something out of it

[@rohanlawrence]

As an owner, how stupid can you be when asked to choose between a Player's Coach & keeping a GM that drafts mediocre players trying to "Rebuild"? What a waste of another 3,4 years when they Ultimately fire BOTH the GM & whatever New puppet he "aligns" with in "Philosophy"

[@YiyiVizzel17]

Remember that mcvay was under Shanahan too the league is full of his sons 💪🏼

[@ValueDrew]

If the Chargers pick him up... with that roster..... oh no

[@kylewade8704]

What roster?? Next year it’ll be Keenan allen Justin herbert and Joey bosa that’s it

[@PoppinACap22]

As a Nashville native, If the Pats get Vrabel, I will buy a Pats Vrabel jersey just to wear it to the Pats-Titans game.

[@jakjones8680]

It's time to hire better position coaches and a offensive minded coach! Get rid of the 1985 offensive scheme.

[@teacherl8330]

Vrabel & Orlovsky have the same cadence.

[@keith7644]

You can’t hire Todd Downing as your OC & then keep him on

[@Ricochet79]

I’m a reformed Titans fan…any fan bases taking a free agent. Note, I’m clearly done with inept organizations…

[@rockofloveusa]

Mike Vrabel i find it funny how people don't talk about coaches let go and fire under him. the blame was mostly on them .not Mike. lol when they said commanders.. if they give him ryan and henry i can see it. but still a bad move for him..

[@mattl3086]

7 openings: proceeds to count 6 lol

[@nyfinest487]

“Tim Kelly good” 🤣 these media heads don’t know what they are talking about. Look at Amy Adams Strunk track record, she has been wrong since

[@Ali-oc8og]

Vrabel deserves another job. This guy took Ryan Tannehill to the playoffs and outplayed the ravens in the playoffs for years

[@lastpme]

Why ownership is critical with winning teams…

[@Needrng]

Titans need to draft better and work on roster construction, can’t blame the coach for everything.

[@circaen]

This is one of the dumbest things I have seen a football franchise do.

[@maverick214]

Laura Rutledge putting her University of Florida education to good use.

[@ericbrown7500]

Give him something that he hasn't had... a qb!!! Chargers and bring henry with you.

[@macleod1592]

Mike Vrable is NOT forward thinking. That's the biggest problem with him. He's coaching like it s 1985, trying to win every game 9-6 and he's too stubborn to change anything. The Titans have potentially the best QB they've ever had in Levis and he would be wasted in a Vrabel coached team because all he would be doing is handing the ball off and short, play action passes.

[@itoo3654]

Plus he's stuck in the Brady years. Mobile QBs win games too and go the the SB, and was stuck in statues. That's why Malik didn't work out, lack of confidence. He was told don't run at all, nothing. Yes, pocket passing is important - even Lamar does that primarily now, but even Daniel Jones, & PURDY run SOMETIMES

[@zaneplatt3533]

Levis being the best QB they have ever had is an indictment on the franchise, not a positive 😂. Also, name me the myriad of fantastic draft choices made by their GM's, I will wait honey

[@zaneplatt3533]

​​@@itoo3654Do they? Look at who is in the playoff right now. Baker, Flacco, Stroud, Rudolph, Goff, Stafford, Tua, Purdy etc. There are four mobile quarterbacks (Mahomes, Allan, Hurts and Jackson), only two of which have even gotten to the super bowl game. Three statues have gotten to superbowls, two of which won the big game (Flacco and Stafford). Malik is a running back playing masquerading at QB

[@joelm4847]

Facta

[@joelm4847]

Facts

[@ZJMusic1990]

The owners of the Titans are so cheap and stupid. It’s no wonder they have not been back to the Super Bowl. You can’t expect to go to the Super Bowl if you keep letting your best players go because you’re unwilling to keep paying them. The AJ Brown trade was the dumbest decision the Titans have made in a long time and now Mike Vrabel is fired. What is Amy Adams thinking?

[@Thrivel]

How can he be 13-31 for the last 2 seasons? There are only 17 games per season.

[@hks956]

Titans relied on old wr and rb and a qb that is never going to be great. Trade away their best players and draft replacements who do nothing. Then blame the coach. Great. We found the new Panthers for the next 10 years.

[@tommattie1240]

Fans of 30 other teams don't know if they should laugh or scratch their head over this one. What are they thinking?

[@Jeremiah3997]

Dallas can grab him as a defensive coordinator especially if Dan Quin departs for a head coaching job

[@jacksonvillejaguars5731]

Dan Quinn is a terrible HC but a PHENOMENAL defensive coordinator

[@darkwolfe6286]

Why is someone going hire Dan Quinn, when Mike Vrabel is available both are defensive coaches and Vrabel is better IMHO

[@Astros11]

I can’t believe they fired Mike V think he deserved one more year

[@izlit3599]

As a Seahawks fan I say let Pete go bring in Vrabel. I think he’s a top 5 coach in the league

[@johnrotten3268]

Dumb move on tennessees part. Vrabel prolly getting interviews lined up already today...

[@jagzorz]

Vrabel to the Pats. That one is a no brainer.

[@FabuBrik]

Titans could have traded Henry at the deadline now he just walks.

[@sleekilla]

It's the classy thing to do and like saying thanks I guess. Now he'll be able to choose where he goes

[@FabuBrik]

@@sleekilla what? he still would have been a FA...

[@ZackaryArmstrong]

My Titans have went south ever since the AJ Brown Trade. Vrabel is NOT the issue. Our stupid ahhh Management is

[@4bidden1]

No wonder they fired him, he lost 31 games last 2 seasons 😂

[@chriswalters6203]

Vrabel from the sideline,you could tell he never had control of the team

[@JosiahE13]

These guys don't watch titans football.... Vrabel literally said the run game has been successful in the past but it's not going that way this year. Hmmm maybe because we had a stacked o line in 18-21 its not the same anymore our o line giving up sacks almost every play. He's not great at making adjustments and taking risk. Every game we were lucky if we scored 2 touchdowns 😂

[@bossp6624]

I think the Titans wanted Vrabel to lose that last game. That's why he was fired

[@donaldteal6315]

Mike will get another team great coach ⚡all the best Mike titans messed up.⚡💥

[@Jamieegenti]

Ridculous!! I believe Vrabel is good for the chargers job!! A decent QB and players over there are established. if the titans are going for a head coach then they should get input from Derrick Henry if he wants to stay.

[@tribulation138]

They were trying to build a team around Derrick Henry. Didnt work out.

[@Jetspro100]

Vikings, raiders and titans continue to be the 7-8 win team range of mediocrity

[@HomeAloneGaming1]

if an NFL team hired Mina Kimes and made her GM she would have that team in championship games within 5 years. there are so many bad moves at the GM level...

[@stephengering1986]

Now Seattle