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Maybe, maybe not....
Here's another way to look at this situation. Harbaugh has a reputation as an excellent football coach, and he has had great success in three big time jobs - Stanford, San Fran, and Michigan. That's more than most head coaches can say, and it still counts for something despite his recent troubles at Michigan. In addition, Harbaugh is a better candidate than almost any typical NFL retread or unproven coordinator dude. So he's got two things heavily in his favor: (1) proven track record, and (2) weak competition.
Harbaugh's biggest challenge will be explaining the "collapse" at Michigan. First, "collapse" is an exaggeration. His record at Michigan, while clearly below Michigan Man expectations, is still 49-22, for a .690 winning percentage. Even though there isn't a whole lot of quality amongst those 49 wins, Harbaugh has undeniably taken Michigan up a level or two from his predecessors and made Michigan a solid top-20 program. The 2020 season can easily be explained away as an aberration due to COVID chaos.
And finally, Harbaugh's ace in the hole is the Michigan Man card: "I just couldn't succeed with that culture up there." We're always talking about the Michigan Man culture of arrogance and entitlement and living in the past. Harbaugh will play up that angle in job interviews (if he needs to do so) - he'll say that he tried to change the culture but it's just too ingrained in the program. Harbaugh's dumped on Michigan before, and there's no reason why he wouldn't do it again. Especially if there's an NFL job on the line.
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Assuming NFL franchise would be hoping to catch that fire he had before he fell out of favor in San Fran
VERY wishful thinking at this point. But thats all I can think of.
VERY wishful thinking at this point. But thats all I can think of.
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This isn't difficult - Pat Shurmur, Adam Gase, Romeo Crennel, Eric Mangini, and Bruce Coslet all got second chances in the NFL. Harbaugh will get his, too.
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44-19-1 in three seasons, plus 5-3 in the post season.
One 8-8 season in 2014, and the Niners said "you can go ahead and go."
He had well publicized clashes with the Yorks and then GM Trent Baalke. Local press was reporting that 2014 would be his last year in SF, regardless of the seasons outcome by the Spring of 2014...including a well publicized potential trade of him to the Browns.
The 2014 season began with high expectations after they made several pretty high profile FA signings. They got off to a decent (5-3) start, but the wheels came off in the second half and they finished 8-8. By early December, it was well known he was done. The players quit on him in November and a highly successful, short run in the Bay Area was cooked.
In the NFL, I think (assuming he would return to his previous level of insanity/intensity) he has a 3-4 year window. I didn't think it would be as significant an issue in college because every year you're turning over ~ 30% of your roster. Well, something happened after the 2016 season, and he has devolved into a very mediocre HC. And now they're basically in shambles. The recruiting never took off. The staff hires have ranged from mediocre to disastrous and his in-game coaching has been bad.
I'm not sure why any NFL team would want him, honestly.
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Honor&Glory
Paper,Rock, Scissors, Lizard, Spock!
I hate myself for asking a question that made you praise that dimwitted coward. lol
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Palpie
Legend
I think it would be the hope for a 3 to 4 year playoff run and chance at the superb owl. Sure he'd be hell to work with and you'd need to move on after that, but in the nfl that gets the owner & gm a lot of leeway with fans. The only question I could see an NFL team having is if they'd be getting the same coach san fran did, and given how many hilariously bad hires the nfl makes its not like missing on a harbaugh encore would even cause a stir, fire him and move on to the next guy.
All that said harbaugh is where he belongs. Tsun need to do whatever it takes to keep him. Another 3 or 4 crooting classes and he'll have his guys and the it's illinois under zook time.
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Buckeye86
I do not choose to discuss it
Also, there is a question about salary. It looks like only 7 NFL coaches currently make more than $8 million annually... so, would an NFL team explore hiring Harbaugh? Probably. Would they be willing to pay more than Michigan currently is and make him one of the top paid coaches in the league? That seems less likely.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
THE NFL HEAD COACHING CAROUSEL
Which candidate is the perfect match for each of the six vacancies? Match a coach to a team below.
Jim Harbaugh....Texans
GRADING THE MATCH: A
Houston has hands-down the best quarterback situation of any available job, and Harbaugh could focus on the bigger picture. -- Dan Graziano
Harbaugh's Current Job: Head coach, Michigan Wolverines
Background: After a 14-year career as an NFL quarterback, Harbaugh, 57, has been the head coach at San Diego, Stanford, Michigan and for four seasons with the 49ers in the NFL. -- Jeff Legwold
Biggest Strength: Winning....
Yes, he has had struggles putting Michigan over the top, but he went 36-11 in his first three seasons in San Francisco, including a Super Bowl trip in Year 2. He is 49-22 in six years with the Wolverines. -- Legwold
Why the job is appealing
Who wouldn't want to coach Deshaun Watson, one of the NFL's best quarterbacks? He just put up stellar numbers without DeAndre Hopkins and missing Will Fuller for five games. The 25-year-old Watson can carry a team, and he covers up a lot of holes on Houston's roster. -- Sarah Barshop
Why it might not be
Outside of Deshaun Watson, the Texans don't have many impact players they can build around. Without a first- or second-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft and with a lot of money tied up in veteran contracts, there aren't a lot of opportunities to renew their roster. -- Barshop
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/s...usel-make-your-pick-texans-lions-falcons-jobs
Which candidate is the perfect match for each of the six vacancies? Match a coach to a team below.
Jim Harbaugh....Texans
GRADING THE MATCH: A
Houston has hands-down the best quarterback situation of any available job, and Harbaugh could focus on the bigger picture. -- Dan Graziano
Harbaugh's Current Job: Head coach, Michigan Wolverines
Background: After a 14-year career as an NFL quarterback, Harbaugh, 57, has been the head coach at San Diego, Stanford, Michigan and for four seasons with the 49ers in the NFL. -- Jeff Legwold
Biggest Strength: Winning....
Yes, he has had struggles putting Michigan over the top, but he went 36-11 in his first three seasons in San Francisco, including a Super Bowl trip in Year 2. He is 49-22 in six years with the Wolverines. -- LegwoldWhy the job is appealing
Who wouldn't want to coach Deshaun Watson, one of the NFL's best quarterbacks? He just put up stellar numbers without DeAndre Hopkins and missing Will Fuller for five games. The 25-year-old Watson can carry a team, and he covers up a lot of holes on Houston's roster. -- Sarah Barshop
Why it might not be
Outside of Deshaun Watson, the Texans don't have many impact players they can build around. Without a first- or second-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft and with a lot of money tied up in veteran contracts, there aren't a lot of opportunities to renew their roster. -- Barshop
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/s...usel-make-your-pick-texans-lions-falcons-jobs
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Crump's brother
Moxahala Park Carnie/ Rehoboth Strangler
Once he finds out they drink milk out of bags and not cartons he's gone.
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