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QB Bridgewater signing with Lions, source says
Free agent quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is signing with the Lions, a source said Monday, giving Detroit a reliable option behind starter Jared Goff.
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How to say your woke without saying your woke.
Also, Goodell just waved the magic wand and ordered refs call 2 less penalties per game against the Titans now.
On Monday, Vrabel announced that assistant head coach/defensive line coach Terrell Williams will serve as the head coach of the Titans for their exhibition Saturday against the Bears.
There's no issue with Vrabel. He's not sick and he's not going on vacation. He'll be right there all week and even on the sideline Saturday night.
"We'll go into the game with things that we think we need to try to get done and I'm sure he'll try to do that, and I'll help him where need be," Vrabel told Nashville media Monday. "But I do think it'll be a great opportunity, well deserved. And so, this is something I wanted to do."
Coaches handing over play-calling duties in a preseason game has been done before. And due to a variety of factors (including several due to COVID-19), permanent head coaches have been replaced by assistants in preseason and regular-season games. But I (and others I chatted with) cannot recall a coach freely volunteering the reins for a preseason game.
Vrabel didn't dive into the reasons why he opted to do this, so let me try. First of all, he's an incredibly secure person and head coach. He has a career .585 winning percentage and has been to the playoffs three times in five years.
The 47-year-old Vrabel won NFL Coach of the Year in 2021. (By the way, on a recent visit to the team facilities I spotted that trophy sitting on a cabinet in his office. Not encased in glass or with a spotlight on it. Just sitting there like a table lamp or a book you've been swearing to yourself you'll read for the past several months but still haven't picked it up.)
The Titans are also one of 13 teams that will have joint practices against two teams this summer, having joints with the Patriots and Vikings. So Vrabel will get plenty of opportunity with his team in game-like situations this preseason that he can hand the headset over to Williams.
Beyond that, it's an incredible gesture by Vrabel because it allows an assistant coach to "put some tape out" if you will. In the same way down-the-roster players need to show out in a preseason game so they can get picked up by another team, an assistant coach can get irreplaceable experience while showing what he's got for a potential future employer.
It's further impressive that Vrabel does this for a Black coach amid all the well-documented issues the league has had with teams hiring Black men as head coaches. The league office continues to implement programs to increase diverse hirings but can only do so much. A head coach giving such an opportunity to an assistant -- even no matter race or gender -- is one that, frankly, needs to be replicated by those who are in a position to do so.
Also, Goodell just waved the magic wand and ordered refs call 2 less penalties per game against the Titans now.
Why Vrabel deserves credit for handing over HC duties
Titans head coach Mike Vrabel deserves a great deal of kudos for his unique and unusual decision this week.On Monday, Vrabel announced that assistant head coach/defensive line coach Terrell Williams will serve as the head coach of the Titans for their exhibition Saturday against the Bears.
There's no issue with Vrabel. He's not sick and he's not going on vacation. He'll be right there all week and even on the sideline Saturday night.
"We'll go into the game with things that we think we need to try to get done and I'm sure he'll try to do that, and I'll help him where need be," Vrabel told Nashville media Monday. "But I do think it'll be a great opportunity, well deserved. And so, this is something I wanted to do."
Coaches handing over play-calling duties in a preseason game has been done before. And due to a variety of factors (including several due to COVID-19), permanent head coaches have been replaced by assistants in preseason and regular-season games. But I (and others I chatted with) cannot recall a coach freely volunteering the reins for a preseason game.
Vrabel didn't dive into the reasons why he opted to do this, so let me try. First of all, he's an incredibly secure person and head coach. He has a career .585 winning percentage and has been to the playoffs three times in five years.
The 47-year-old Vrabel won NFL Coach of the Year in 2021. (By the way, on a recent visit to the team facilities I spotted that trophy sitting on a cabinet in his office. Not encased in glass or with a spotlight on it. Just sitting there like a table lamp or a book you've been swearing to yourself you'll read for the past several months but still haven't picked it up.)
The Titans are also one of 13 teams that will have joint practices against two teams this summer, having joints with the Patriots and Vikings. So Vrabel will get plenty of opportunity with his team in game-like situations this preseason that he can hand the headset over to Williams.
Beyond that, it's an incredible gesture by Vrabel because it allows an assistant coach to "put some tape out" if you will. In the same way down-the-roster players need to show out in a preseason game so they can get picked up by another team, an assistant coach can get irreplaceable experience while showing what he's got for a potential future employer.
It's further impressive that Vrabel does this for a Black coach amid all the well-documented issues the league has had with teams hiring Black men as head coaches. The league office continues to implement programs to increase diverse hirings but can only do so much. A head coach giving such an opportunity to an assistant -- even no matter race or gender -- is one that, frankly, needs to be replicated by those who are in a position to do so.
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