Black Monday 2026

[Derwood]

Falcons didn't wait until Monday and have already fired Raheem Morris

[WrigleyField 22]

Fontenot out as Atlanta GM too. 

 

And they are going to use two different head hunting firms to run the Head Coach and GM searches concurrently

Edited January 5 by WrigleyField 22

[Banedon]

Stefanski out in Cleveland.

[WrigleyField 22]

More Atlanta updates. They are hiring a President of Football to oversee GM and Head Coach. Their longtime President/CEO, Rich McKay (who previously held GM title with both Buccs and Falcons) is moving onto other endeavors within Blank's business/sports portfolio, and some other guy will be their business President.

 

We just saw Tennessee abandon the "Football president above GM" structure a year after they out it into place. We'll see if Atlanta'S last longer, but with 2 presidents, the old president still with the family, and 2 search firms it certainly seems like too many cooks in the kitchen. 

[WrigleyField 22]

Okay and apparently they expect Matt Ryan to be that president of football ops for Atlanta. 

[Derwood]

17 minutes ago, Banedon said:

Stefanski out in Cleveland.

He will fail upwards for another team

[Banedon]

Giants keeping their GM.

[Banedon]

No surprise, but the Bengals are keeping Zac Taylor.

[WrigleyField 22]

Pete Carroll out in Las Vegas

[jersey cubs fan]

Pete Carroll out

[Banedon]

It's almost like hiring 70 year old coaches isn't a good plan.

[NorthsideAvenger]

54 minutes ago, WrigleyField 22 said:

Pete Carroll out in Las Vegas

Most likely done in the NFL. But LOL at the Raiders. They will be hiring their FIFTH HC since moving to Vegas. 

[Banedon]

Cardinals fire Gannon

[jersey cubs fan]

That’s a TD worth of fired coaches, is the NFL going to kick the extra point or go for 2? 

[UMFan83]

1 hour ago, Banedon said:

It's almost like hiring 70 year old coaches isn't a good plan.

I really wonder how where the Bears would have gone if Ben Johnson didn't come here.  Most would say Mike McCarthy, and that would be a very McCaskey move, but so would Pete Carroll.  Thank God we dont have to live in that timeline.

[sweetpeteman]

Lol,  The Titans have requested to interview Nagy.

[Brian707]

1 hour ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

Most likely done in the NFL. But LOL at the Raiders. They will be hiring their FIFTH HC since moving to Vegas. 

2 More than the Steelers since the 1960's

[jersey cubs fan]

5 minutes ago, sweetpeteman said:

Lol,  The Titans have requested to interview Nagy.

I think Nagy will be ok. His biggest miscue was the over reaction to the doink and subsequent attention on the kicker tryout sideshow, which I think contributed to losing the locker room. 
 

he inherited an incredibly flawed Trubisky (and probably should have been more discerning in his first HC job) and didn’t stand a chance with the team Pace put on the field for Fields. 
 

Guys in second opportunities can improve. If he goes to the right spot he’s got a chance. He was better than the guys that came before and after him in Chicago. 

[Banedon]

Yeah, Nagy is probably gonna get another gig somewhere, even if it's not with the Titans.  Although having Ward there might make it an attractive landing spot for him.

[NorthsideAvenger]

I did not think Nagy would get another chance. If Nagy can grabbed another HC job, then good on him.

[Wilson A2000]

Nagy was Coach of the Year and lead the Bears to two playoff appearances with a flawed QB who is now a career backup. He could be a pretty good coach who deserves another shot. 

[NorthsideAvenger]

6 minutes ago, Wilson A2000 said:

Nagy was Coach of the Year and lead the Bears to two playoff appearances with a flawed QB who is now a career backup. He could be a pretty good coach who deserves another shot. 

And I said good for him if he can nabbed another HC job. 

[BigbadB]

Eberflus has been canned as DC of Dallas. No real shocker.

[Banedon]

23 minutes ago, BigbadB said:

Eberflus has been canned as DC of Dallas. No real shocker.

Kinda expecting that as a possible landing spot for Al Harris.

[Outshined_One]

Nagy's issues with the offense was that he seemingly refused to tailor his offense to the team around him and he had a complete inability to multitask.  I mean, I get it, you think you're the smartest guy in the room, but Trubisky (and most of the rest of the team) was in no way prepared to handle the ins and outs of that offense.   Moreover, that weird play calling tug of war that happened with Bill Lazor seemed emblematic of someone being way in over their heads.

I can see him succeeding in a new HC gig, but here's hoping he learned his lessons from his first go round.