Steelers offensive line coach Mike Munchak has turned down the chance for a second head coaching interview with the Cardinals, a source tells Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com (Twitter link). With Munchak out of consideration for the job, Patriots linebacker coach Brian Flores is now a leading candidate for the job.
It’s not immediately clear why Munchak has removed himself from consideration for the Cardinals job. As PFR’s Head Coaching Search Tracker shows, Munchak is also a candidate for the Giants’ head coaching vacancy, but that job likely belongs to Pat Shurmur. With rumors swirling about Todd Haley‘s departure, one has to wonder if Munchak is in the mix to become the Steelers’ new offensive coordinator.
Munchak went just 22-26 in three seasons as the Titans’ head coach, but was said to have made a great impression on Cardinals brass. The Cardinals will now dig deeper into Flores – despite his lack of coordinator experience – as well as Eagles quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo.
Dunno if Munchak would be better than Haley as OC. I’d like the Steelers to look outside the organization. Maybe Munchak is waiting to see if Tomlin ends up resigning.
Hoping QB coach Randy Fichtner is promoted
He will be.
Why on earth would Tomlin resign?
I think he meant re-sign, but that doesn’t really make sense either considering he’s already under contract. Minority owners want him fired, but that is also unlikely. Tomlin isn’t going anywhere, at least on his own terms.