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Does Arthur Smith ever get another head coaching job?

Posted on 1/9/24 at 10:49 am
Posted by Mootsman
Charlotte, NC
Member since Oct 2012
6024 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 10:49 am
Can't figure out how he got there in the first place outside of nepotism/having a billionaire father. His resume is a complete joke. Only OC experience is riding Derrick Henry's coattails for two seasons (with a very average record at that) and is offered a HC job? Total daddy's girl.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
13338 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 10:52 am to
If I'm him, I don't work at all
Posted by JetsetNuggs
Member since Jun 2014
13887 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 10:52 am to
Select RB #8 overall - Check
Select TE #4 overall - Check
Select WR #8 overall - Check

Give the ball to Jonnu Smith and Van Jefferson instead - Check
This post was edited on 1/9/24 at 10:53 am
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
421898 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 10:52 am to
He was very highly thought of the year he was hired. One of the hottest coordinators in the NFL.
Posted by tom
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2007
8155 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 10:53 am to
While Arthur Smith sucks arse, the other end of the spectrum is Dennis Allen. The NFL needs more outsiders, not less.
Posted by Mootsman
Charlotte, NC
Member since Oct 2012
6024 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 10:55 am to
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One of the hottest coordinators in the NFL.


Lol for running Derrick Henry to 9-7 (no conference championship) and 11-5 (lost in wildcard round) finishes?
Posted by SirWinston
PNW
Member since Jul 2014
81396 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 10:59 am to
I still rather like him. I'd def try to grab him as a coordinator if I owned an NFL team.
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
20068 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:07 am to
Nah. He cries if teams score touchdowns in a manner he doesn’t like. He should coach Jr high football and give everyone a trophy.
Posted by TulaneFan
Slidell, LA
Member since Jan 2008
14035 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:08 am to
His dad has a net worth over 6 billion why does he work at all?
Posted by 4x4tiger
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2006
2780 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:12 am to
My dad is Thurston Howell lll and I work. Gotta make my own money
Posted by Billy Mays
Member since Jan 2009
25273 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:12 am to
Some guys aren’t HC material. He’s a good OC if you want your team to run heavy 12 personnel etc. and he should just stay in that lane.
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
94915 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:19 am to
If Hue Jackson got multiple jobs, Smith MIGHT get another if he does a good job as a coordinator somewhere.

But the chances are pretty damn low.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
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Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:22 am to
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I still rather like him. I'd def try to grab him as a coordinator if I owned an NFL team.

Well I had to ask a few days ago and apparently he had a lot of say in personnel, and hitching his ride to Ridder is what doomed him.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
421898 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:25 am to
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Lol for running Derrick Henry to 9-7 (no conference championship) and 11-5 (lost in wildcard round) finishes?


The resurgence of Tannehill was a big deal.

NFL's hottest coaching candidate: Titans OC Arthur Smith reportedly courted by all six teams that need a coach

quote:

His accomplishments on the offensive side of the ball took the Titans as a franchise to another level. He took Miami Dolphins castoff Ryan Tannehill and turned him into the AP Comeback Player of the Year, as Tennessee registered two major postseason upsets to get to the AFC Championship game in 2019. Smith also turned second-round pick wideout A.J. Brown into an immediate star, and then of course helped running back Derrick Henry begin a run which could one day land him in Canton.
Posted by Mootsman
Charlotte, NC
Member since Oct 2012
6024 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:31 am to
Well established run game and AJ Brown at WR likely played more a role than Smith being a qb whisperer. But could see the confusion at that point in time I suppose. He sure didn't do much for Ridder.
Posted by red sox fan 13
Valley Park
Member since Aug 2018
15339 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:34 am to
It seems that once you are an NFL head coach, you're a made man in the "fraternity" and can always get another job no matter how shitty the first go-round was. Examples are Dennis Allen and Josh McDaniels.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
421898 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:36 am to
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He sure didn't do much for Ridder.

Ridder sucks.

I remember smith being really praised for how he used the TEs, in addition to saving Tannehill off the trash pile.
Posted by RLDSC FAN
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Member since Nov 2008
51500 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 11:37 am to
Titans
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
33410 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 12:10 pm to
Most expensive decoys in history
Posted by CharlieTiger
ATL
Member since Jun 2014
744 posts
Posted on 1/9/24 at 12:18 pm to
quote:

Select RB #8 overall - Check
Select TE #4 overall - Check
Select WR #8 overall - Check

Give the ball to Jonnu Smith and Van Jefferson instead - Check


I took Pitts as my first TE in my fantasy draft this year confident that Ridder would use him multiple times a game as a checkdown/safety net. Boy, was I wrong. He got me some points toward the end of the year, but Jonnu stole a whole lotta points from me this year.
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