Shortly earlier than it was discovered on Thursday that the Las Vegas Raiders had fired normal supervisor Tom Telesco, a report emerged claiming that Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was “intrigued by” probably turning into the subsequent head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Nonetheless, Johnson “may need his personal normal supervisor in place” as an alternative of present Jaguars GM Trent Baalke.
In Friday’s version of The Athletic’s “Scoop Metropolis” publication, NFL insider Dianna Russini shared how Raiders minority proprietor Tom Brady’s involvement in Las Vegas’ seek for a brand new head coach may lead to Johnson rejecting golf equipment such because the Jaguars and Chicago Bears to affix the Raiders.
“This had nothing to do with Telesco as a GM,” Russini mentioned in regards to the Raiders’ newest offseason transfer. “This has the whole lot to do with what Brady needs to convey to Las Vegas. From what I collect, he actually needs a head coach and a GM in tandem who know one another and converse the identical language.
“Anyone who we all know needs to have loads of energy within the decision-making course of: Johnson, who has agreed to interview with the Raiders — one thing I can inform you was not going to occur if Brady had not been concerned with this group.”
No matter whether or not or not Brady is actually “running” the Raiders as was alleged earlier within the week, it is now clear he’s, on the very least, an lively a part of the franchise’s newest reset. Some are convinced Brady needs to lure former New England Patriots head coach Invoice Belichick away from the North Carolina Tar Heels, however North Carolina normal supervisor Mike Lombardi insisted on Thursday that latest chats between the 2 legends have been largely about Brady “listening for recommendation.” On Friday, Russini echoed Lombardi’s replace and mentioned the dialog “was not about Belichick leaving the College of North Carolina to teach the Raiders.”
Many assumed way back to this previous fall that Brady would need to rent former teammate and one-time Related Press Coach of the 12 months Award winner Mike Vrabel, however New England reportedly is “the heavy favourite” to win Vrabel’s companies. The Raiders do not but have a promising younger quarterback on the roster, as do golf equipment such because the Patriots, Jaguars, and Bears, nevertheless it appears the considered working beneath Brady may very well be sufficient to trigger Johnson to reexamine the place he might need to land, assuming he decides to leave Detroit this winter.
