Michigan HC Jim Harbaugh reportedly interviewing with the Vikings

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Would have to guess Gattis would get the job at this late date.
 

KAM & Harbaugh have a mutual admiration society dating back to when KAM started working for the Niners.
 


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Vikings interview Jim Harbaugh

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh has made no secret regarding his interest to return to the NFL. The Vikings will be the first team to take him up on the possibility. Per multiple sources, the Vikings w…
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You might not like him, but he can put together a team that can win a Super Bowl.
 


highwayman said:
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Vikings interview Jim Harbaugh

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh has made no secret regarding his interest to return to the NFL. The Vikings will be the first team to take him up on the possibility. Per multiple sources, the Vikings w…
profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

You might not like him, but he can put together a team that can win a Super Bowl.
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Can he? That team was pretty loaded when he got there. Just had a coach that the players didn't like playing for.

with that said, I don’t think this leaks out unless it’s near a done deal. Not sure how he’d go back to Michigan and recruit when he’s pretty much confirmed by taking this interview that he’s just waiting for the right NFL gig
 
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From what little I know; I would not get excited about a hire like this.
 


I don't buy it...but if it ends up true I will just shake my head at the stupidity. He will alienate the entire roster and front office in 3 years.
 





Dave H said:
I don't buy it...but if it ends up true I will just shake my head at the stupidity. He will alienate the entire roster and front office in 3 years.
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Why do you believe this?

Do you put more weight in what Jed York and Trent Baalke have to say?

No one seems to want to work for Trent Baalke.
 






Smart move by Harbaugh either way. If he wants to be an NFL coach this would be a great landing spot. If he wants to stay at Michigan he can use this as leverage to get more money and a longer deal done. Either way he is meeting with someone he probably respects and trusts not to do him harm in the interview process.
 


GopherWeatherGuy said:
Harbaugh is a good coach. I'd take him as the Vikings coach in a second. Hurts Michigan and helps the Vikings. Win - win.
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Yup. The guy wins, whatever you think of him. I'd much rather have an unlikable guy that wins games at a high level than a nice guy that shuffles along at .500 or worse.

At the end of the day, it's about winning games; everything else is largely meaningless. It's not a popularity contest
 

If he did get hired, you think he’ll have a good relationship with Fleck and support the local college team? One state mentality? 🤔
 

I'd approve of this. He's definitely a goofball but I think the guy can win in Minnesota and he does a pretty good job with the QB's (Smith/Kaepernick/Luck/McNamara etc.) . Might have to worry about him restarting Kaepernicks career :censored:
 



Dave H said:
I don't buy it...but if it ends up true I will just shake my head at the stupidity. He will alienate the entire roster and front office in 3 years.
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Not true! I live in the bay area and he did a great job and the players liked him. His problems were with those above him, not below.

EDIT: I'm not saying I like the guy, I don't. He got the niners to the SB and they should have won the game against his brother in a hell of a really weird game.
 
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I'd much prefer Demeco Ryans but I think it'll be Harbaugh. The Wilfs really seem to be risk averse. I say that a week after they hired a stock broker as their GM (and I actually liked the hire, I'm not ripping on it).

Harbaugh had a ton of success in the NFL and his biggest red flag was his relationship with the GM. The fact that KAM likes him is a good sign - - it's pretty clear he was universally hated throughout the Front Office in San Fran. Meanwhile, Trent Baalke (GM Harbaugh fought with), managed over a dumpster fire in Jacksonville.
 

Harbaugh is the most qualified candidate the Vikings have spoken with. He would be a great hire. I’ve never been against him at Michigan for any reason besides him coaching a quasi-rival.
 

Better not hear any Fleck to Michigan talk. Stop it.
 

highwayman said:
What….? The four previous coaches were 46-82. Loaded.
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Exactly my point, they were loaded with top tier talent because they had been bad for so long. Look at the loaded defense they had from day 1, he's not walking into that situation here. They'd gone 8-8 two years prior to Harbaugh pretty much with the same group. As much as anything, a new voice that happened to be a good coach was always going to get the best out of that team. Of course they fell back to 8-8 before Harbaugh was let go when the team and higher ups grew tired of him.

Harbaugh never had a top 10 offense in his time with the Niners and he has not shown to be an innovative offensive mind either. A top 5 defense carried those teams.
 

GopherNuts said:
Exactly my point, they were loaded with top tier talent because they had been bad for so long. Look at the loaded defense they had from day 1, he's not walking into that situation here. They'd gone 8-8 two years prior to Harbaugh pretty much with the same group. As much as anything, a new voice that happened to be a good coach was always going to get the best out of that team. Of course they fell back to 8-8 before Harbaugh was let go when the team and higher ups grew tired of him.

Harbaugh never had a top 10 offense in his time with the Niners and he has not shown to be an innovative offensive mind either. A top 5 defense carried those teams.
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There are a lot of teams who stock top tier talent for years and are still bad - Jacksonville, Detroit, NY Jets, etc. Coaches aren't walking into those situations and going to three straight NFC Championship games and 1 Super Bowl in their first 3 seasons as HC.

Harbaugh not having a top 10 offense has more to do with having Alex Smith and Colin Kaepernick as his QBs, than his coaching ability, and they still won at a high level.
 


I'm not in favor of this.

NOT because I think Harbaugh is a bad coach.

BUT because I think Harbaugh is a short-term solution. 3 or 4 years and he winds up leaving while burning bridges behind him.

The Vikings have been all about short-term solutions for 20+ years - mostly at the QB position.

So now, the Vikes hire a young brain wizard GM. People think, "wow, a fresh new approach for the franchise."

if the GM's 1st move is to hire a short-term, stop-gap solution at HC, that tells me that the Wilfs are running the show, and have told the new GM "no rebuild. Do whatever you have to to win as many games as possible next year."

I would rather go with a young coach, even if it means a couple of bad seasons, IF the franchise is put on a path for long-term success.
 

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