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The MMQB NFL Podcast

An Instructional Guide to Becoming an NFL Coach

The MMQB NFL Podcast

SI NFL

Football, Sports

3.9944 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

With our four-step process, it’s never been easier to live out your dream of leading one of the 32 NFL franchises onto the field on autumn Sundays. Jenny and Conor run through everything you need to know to get started on your head-coaching career:

Getting your name in the news cycle

Learning how to ace an interview with a team owner

Do’s and Don’t’s for winning the press conference

How to lose your job but keep your dignity

By the time you finish this episode, you will have everything you need to go out and conquer the NFL’s next hiring cycle and land a job that could last multiple seasons if you’re lucky.

Have a question for the show? Email themmqb@gmail.com or tweet at @GGramling_SI, @JennyVrentas or @ConorOrr

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Transcript

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0:32.1

Hello, my name is Gary Gramling of the Monday morning quarterback and allow me to be the

0:37.1

first to congratulate you on your decision to become an NFL head coach.

0:42.6

On this podcast, we will lay out the simple four-step process you'll need to know on your

0:47.7

journey from becoming a buzzy candidate, mastering the art of the interview process with a billionaire owner, closing the deal and winning over your fan base, and finally, managing the shame of your inevitable firing.

1:01.0

At this point, I'd like to introduce my colleagues who will talk you through each step,

1:05.4

Jenny Vrentiss and Connor Orr.

1:07.8

Let's start with Part 1, Getting Your Name Out There. So hello everybody. out there.

1:15.0

So hello everybody. Jenny I think it's it's interesting like we found that having covered the

1:20.6

league for as long as we do, this seems to be the hardest step for a lot of coaches, right,

1:27.0

is to emerge as the buzzy candidate.

1:30.0

And sometimes it happens due to happenstance you happen to be the

1:34.4

offensive coordinator of a really good football team but there are all these

1:38.4

extenuating circumstances do you get the time to talk to the media are you

1:42.3

allowed to get out front do you get the time to talk to the media? Are you allowed to get out front? Do you have an agent

1:44.9

who's working behind the scenes for you? So I feel like this is a really, this is a really interesting

1:49.9

sort of step one. Yeah, and I think sometimes coaches who aren't the buzzy candidates

1:55.3

have a lot of frustration because they're not doing anything wrong.

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