Marcus Freeman NFL Rumors

[Michelle Lynn]

Marcus Freeman is the current betting favorite to be the New York Giants next headcoach (-250 as of yesterday). More reports of teams reaching out / interested starting to circulate (from more legitimate sources than a guy wearing a Just Fine hat taking the trash out I might add 😅). 
 

I think the Titans/Giants jobs would be a downgrade from Notre Dame (both poorly run orgs the last decade). But where it gets interesting is Baltimore and Pittsburgh could both be in the market for new coaches…

Because Freeman isn’t an NFL coach, these teams can talk to him and not publicly report it. Freeman might be all in on ND, but this is something I have bookmarked… just a little fyi  (Finley, come on home!)

[TTaylor2135]

As a Giants fan, can confirm that would be a downgrade lol.  

[Michelle Lynn]

19 minutes ago, TTaylor2135 said:

As a Giants fan, can confirm that would be a downgrade lol.  

Was not trying to be shady, I love the G-men! But it hasnt been a beacon of stability lately 😅 I have enjoyed the Jameis content from them this season tho, vibes improving!

[Rocky P]

37 minutes ago, TTaylor2135 said:

As a Giants fan, can confirm that would be a downgrade lol.  

Their season went downhill since this photo.   Yacht photo 2.0 

 

[Michelle Lynn]

2 minutes ago, Rocky P said:

Their season went downhill since this photo.   Yacht photo 2.0 

 

They had finally come back from the yacht curse, then had to this 🤦🏻‍♀️ They can’t help themselves 😅

[TTaylor2135]

33 minutes ago, Michelle Lynn said:

Was not trying to be shady, I love the G-men! But it hasnt been a beacon of stability lately 😅 I have enjoyed the Jameis content from them this season tho, vibes improving!

Oh no, you are spot on haha. I wanted Jameis the whole time over old man Russell purely based on content like you mentioned. Dart will be on his 15th concussion by the season ends unfortunately. 

[TTaylor2135]

13 minutes ago, Michelle Lynn said:

They had finally come back from the yacht curse, then had to this 🤦🏻‍♀️ They can’t help themselves 😅

haha not wrong. I will say beating Philly was my highlight of my season. I have low expectations every year regardless if we have potential with the young guys. 

[Paul L]

This will be interesting to keep an eye on. 

[Tuco Ramirez]

That would be the cherry on top of a colossally bad fall for ND. It’ll be interesting to see if Freeman would actually bolt on his team after everything that transpired. 

[GetHooked]

5 minutes ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

That would be the cherry on top of a colossally bad fall for ND. It’ll be interesting to see if Freeman would actually bolt on his team after everything that transpired. 

I would LMAO.  Screw ND.

[Michelle Lynn]

14 minutes ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

That would be the cherry on top of a colossally bad fall for ND. It’ll be interesting to see if Freeman would actually bolt on his team after everything that transpired. 

It’s something I’ve thought about…the ND AD is doing a whole lot of talking, which is getting all of the coverage. Is this the real story and he wants to keep the focus on him while they figure it out with Freeman bts? My tin foil hat is on, and I’m eager to see how it all plays out. 

[Glass Joe]

33 minutes ago, Michelle Lynn said:

It’s something I’ve thought about…the ND AD is doing a whole lot of talking, which is getting all of the coverage. Is this the real story and he wants to keep the focus on him while they figure it out with Freeman bts? My tin foil hat is on, and I’m eager to see how it all plays out. 

In listening to the ND AD rant and rave against the ACC, makes one wonder if ND is laying the groundwork for their next steps after the ACC dissolves in 2031.  

When combined with these rumors of Freeman leaving for the NFL, makes one wonder if Freeman wants ND to get out of the ACC scheduling partnership (5 games per year).

[Thailand T Sip]

21 hours ago, TTaylor2135 said:

As a Giants fan, can confirm that would be a downgrade lol.  

Me, too! 

[FootLaw]

23 hours ago, TTaylor2135 said:

As a Giants fan, can confirm that would be a downgrade lol.  

Not having to recruit 24/7 and leaving South Bend would be upgrades though lol

[TTaylor2135]

Just now, FootLaw said:

Not having to recruit 24/7 and leaving South Bend would be upgrades though lol

Totally. That's why I won't get upset if/when Sark jumps ship to the NFL eventually. Austin obviously nicer than South Bend but still just a lot easier of a job. 

[Michelle Lynn]

27 minutes ago, TTaylor2135 said:

Totally. That's why I won't get upset if/when Sark jumps ship to the NFL eventually. Austin obviously nicer than South Bend but still just a lot easier of a job. 

I feel the exact same. Coaching in college is absolutely more challenging than NFL (no structure, nonstop, no rules, etc). Don’t blame any college coaches for heading to the league if given the opportunity. 

Edited 4 hours ago by Michelle Lynn

[CHorn427]

1 hour ago, TTaylor2135 said:

Totally. That's why I won't get upset if/when Sark jumps ship to the NFL eventually. Austin obviously nicer than South Bend but still just a lot easier of a job. 

You sacrifice control as a NFL HC. Many things are out of your control that could wind up getting you fired. 

[Michelle Lynn]

Just now, CHorn427 said:

You sacrifice control as a NFL HC. Many things are out of your control that could wind up getting you fired. 

It’s the same in college….you cannot control other teams offering your players the bag, having unexpected attrition/injuries leading to poor results, etc etc. 

[CHorn427]

35 minutes ago, Michelle Lynn said:

It’s the same in college….you cannot control other teams offering your players the bag, having unexpected attrition/injuries leading to poor results, etc etc. 

college football coaches are the ultimate GMs of their programs. They have much more final say so over everything. Rare for NFL HCs to have final say so. 

[Oldest Horn]

11 minutes ago, CHorn427 said:

college football coaches are the ultimate GMs of their programs. They have much more final say so over everything. Rare for NFL HCs to have final say so. 

Depends on the reporting chain regardless of pro or college. Vrabel, Reid, Shanahan, et al, have the GMs report to them. Just like Cal, Stanford, OU the GM is either the co-report or supervisor of the coach. 

[CHorn427]

1 hour ago, Oldest Horn said:

Depends on the reporting chain regardless of pro or college. Vrabel, Reid, Shanahan, et al, have the GMs report to them. Just like Cal, Stanford, OU the GM is either the co-report or supervisor of the coach. 

Yeah. We’re obviously not talking about Cal, Stanford or OU. We’re talking Texas and Notre Dame, and Freeman and Sark have ultimate control at both places. Coaches at all true contenders do

[Oldest Horn]

27 minutes ago, CHorn427 said:

Yeah. We’re obviously not talking about Cal, Stanford or OU. We’re talking Texas and Notre Dame, and Freeman and Sark have ultimate control at both places. Coaches at all true contenders do

And the pros? I think NE, KC and SF are pretty good. 
 

Point is, there’s no one chain of command, either in college or the NFL. 

Edited 31 minutes ago by Oldest Horn

[CHorn427]

8 minutes ago, Oldest Horn said:

And the pros? I think NE, KC and SF are pretty good. 
 

Point is, there’s no one chain of command, either in college or the NFL. 

Nearly full control is the rule among contender HC positions in college.

It’s the exception in the pros, and the places where more full control is the case in the pros, those jobs come open much less frequently than the crap shows with micromanaging ownership

[Oldest Horn]

Just now, CHorn427 said:

Nearly full control is the rule among contender HC positions in college.

It’s the exception in the pros, and the places where more full control is the case in the pros, those jobs come open much less frequently than the crap shows with micromanaging ownership

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