The Indianapolis Colts dropped a bombshell on the NFL world after they fired head coach Frank Reich on Monday.
Naturally, this caused the Tennessee Titans’ fanbase to start salivating at the mouth at the mere possibility of eventually replacing embattled offensive coordinator Todd Downing with Reich down the road.
This intrigues the fanbase for a couple of reasons.
For starters, it will give Reich two chances per year to stick it to his old team, which seems to be finding a new scapegoat with each passing week. More importantly, the former Colts head coach had plenty of success as an offensive coordinator with the Philadelphia Eagles.
In his final year in Philly alone, the team not only won a Super Bowl with a backup quarterback, but it also did so with a top-10 offense in every major category.
The 2017 Eagles offense ranked:
- 1st in points per game (29.0)
- 4th in total offense (391.0 yards per game)
- 6th in rushing yards per game (148.8)
- 9th in passing yards per game (242.3)
And, Reich has a fan in Titans head coach, Mike Vrabel.
“I think Frank’s an unbelievable football coach, an unbelievable man,” Vrabel said. “I’ve gotten to know Frank well in the time we’ve been in the division, some of the committees been in on. We all know what we signed up for (as coaches). This is the other side of it that’s difficult. You never want to see anybody lose their job. They made a decision. I’ll try to obviously reach out to Frank and support him however I can.”
Obviously, this is just wishful thinking at the moment, and it’s very possible Reich will be in line for another head-coaching gig in 2023.
However, many Titans fans hope this becomes a real possibility at the end of the year when the team hopefully relieves Downing of his duties barring a drastic offensive turnaround to end the year.
