Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Mike Florio talks NFL coaching carousel & Brewers trade Freddy Peralta (Hour 2)
22 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What insights does Mike Florio share about the NFL coaching carousel?
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Ladies and gentlemen, joining us now is a man who's got a massive brain.
Mike Florio.
He used to be a lawyer, then he decided to take his talents to the internet.
NBC Sports. I'm sorry I'm late, I was talking to Robert Kraft. That isn't the time for an airing of grievances. Pro Football Talk.
I got a lot of problems with you people. Now, you're going to hear about it.
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Chapter 2: How has the Bears' performance impacted their future outlook?
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Not only is Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, where he is the creator and the editor-in-chief, kind enough to slide his lunch for us whenever he's on at 11 o'clock, but he even slid days. We were supposed to talk to him yesterday, per usual. He had the Bears press conference. Well, we had the Bears press conference. And we were nice enough, and he was nice enough, to make it work today.
So Mike Florio joining us via our Circa Resort and Casino Hotline, CircaLasVegas.com. Mike, it was nice to see you in person as well. What was it like being in Chicago for that Bears game?
It was awesome. It was awesome. I wish it was colder. I had myself mentally prepared for something worse at Soldier Field. And it helped to have like giant heaters that were like jet engines. And if you got too close, you burned your clothing. So it was a great atmosphere. It was a fun night. I felt bad for all the Bears fans that came out for the game. It felt like the Bears were going to win.
And it's just amazing how quickly momentum can shift in the wrong direction.
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Chapter 3: What are the implications of Freddy Peralta's trade for the Brewers?
And that was that. But there's a lot for the Bears to feel good about moving forward. What's happened this year feels sustainable. And we'll see going forward. They'll have a much higher bar next year.
I actually burned a really good coat of mine, melted it right down, Mike, on those heaters one time when I was doing sidelines for the Bears. They are for real. I mean, it can be zero and you got to get it because it's fire, Mike. It's basically a fire happening right there.
Yeah, I think Matthew Barry, our fantasy football guy, burned up a glove on one of the NBC heaters.
Chapter 4: How do the Cubs' chances in the NL Central change after this trade?
Done that too.
Yeah.
It still wasn't that bad. The wind is the key. We were out in the elements for a few games this year. Philadelphia in November was worse than Chicago in January just because you didn't expect it in November in Philly, and everybody expected it. So it was just fun. It looked great on TV. 45.4 million watched on NBC. I'm surprised it wasn't higher than that.
It was just a great game, and it's a shame that someone had to lose. And, you know, it's a memorable season. At the end of the day, only one team wins the Super Bowl, and 31 other teams end up disappointed, and then we just do it all over again.
Mike, if you want to come back this weekend, feel free. Tomorrow, a high of negative one or negative three, depending on who you ask, and breezy here in Chicago. Just thought you should know that.
Well, we're going to get dumped on with snow here in West Virginia, and that's good. This is the first weekend between Labor Day and travel to the Super Bowl that I don't have to go anywhere, and it's good because I wouldn't be going anywhere.
I'll have our boss send you one of those heaters we got a few stored away here I'm surprised you didn't go home with one that's true
Yeah, hard to carry it on.
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Chapter 5: What challenges do the Eagles face in hiring a new offensive coordinator?
I don't check bags, so I would have had to wheel it on with me.
See, a smart traveler there. I love that. Mike, let's get on the carousel. When I say the carousel, I'm not even just talking about the coaching carousel. I'm talking about the coaching carousel, the coordinating carousel. There's several individuals who are getting on both, it seems like, this offseason. First off, this is the most fascinating coaching offseason since when?
I don't know. It feels like ever. Now, there have been eight vacancies, I think, a couple of years ago. But to have 10 and to have them happen the way they did, we always have the revolving door from the dysfunctional teams that are firing coaches seemingly every two, three, four years. But you add in the Bills' job, the Ravens' job, the Steelers' job. That really changes the dynamic. So...
I think that all things considered, this is the craziest. And also because as of three weeks ago, we knew there were two openings with the Giants and the Titans. They'd been open. But the only clear vacancies were going to be the Raiders and the Browns. And everything else, who knew what was going to happen?
Chapter 6: How does the coaching landscape affect team dynamics in the NFL?
There were hot spots to watch and a lot of them heated up. So I think this one really is the most dynamic and confusing. And it just feels like a lot of these jobs, we have no idea who's going to end up taking them.
Just to hammer your point home, I mean, the Eagles this morning report comes out that they've requested an interview with 30-year-old Declan Doyle. And the reason they can do that is because Doyle would call plays in Philadelphia.
Is that surprising to you at all after one year under Ben Johnson, Declan Doyle's getting a shot to interview for a job with a team that just won the Super Bowl last season?
Here's why it's not surprising. I think that the Eagles just generally are experiencing a challenge when it comes to finding an offensive coordinator. Think of how many different offensive coordinators they've had in recent years. And as those coaches and other members of those prior staffs make their way around this very tight knit group.
of NFL coaches, the word gets around about the challenges in Philadelphia. And even though they've done a very good job of keeping a lot of the stuff under wraps and circling the wagons and saying nothing to see here, You're stepping into a spot where the head coach has an offensive background, but he seems to over delegate to the offensive coordinator.
There have been swirling questions about whether or not quarterback Jalen Hurts goes along with whatever it is that the coordinator wants to do. And frankly, I think that if you want to be successful with the guys they have, you better have a system designed and ready for Jalen Hurts.
And so if you've got a playbook you want to take with you, you better be ready to tear it up and create a new one that suits the skills and abilities, the strengths and limitations of Jalen Hurts.
So I think that just the overall vibe in Philadelphia right now with the roster, with the coaching staff, I think it makes the job less attractive and appealing to coaches who have options elsewhere where they can go and more confidently run their system.
Well, and he's not the only one interviewing, Mike, as we've seen Al Harris now in the mix for not just the commanders, but also, unfortunately, the Green Bay Packers. What do you think the likelihood is of Al Harris getting a job as a defensive coordinator?
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Chapter 7: What are the potential impacts of an 18-game regular season?
We see how the players feel about him. And, you know, Vance Joseph, the Broncos defensive coordinator, explained this last week because he's a candidate for some of these vacancies. Obviously, he can't be hired until the Broncos season ends. But other teams that are looking to get it right try to – what's the word I'm looking for, poach assistant coaches from teams that have gotten it right.
They want that recipe. They want some of that success. They want to plug it in. And when you see what the Bears have done this year, when you see what the Bears have started to put together, the assistant coaches become more attractive. I mean, it always goes that way. You rarely see a land rush for coaches from the teams that were bad. For the most part.
It's always we want to bring in someone from a team that is good because we want some of that vibe. We want some of that swagger in our locker room.
What do you think about this whole Matt Nagy thing that's been going on, Mike? Because he essentially is out in Kansas City now. Thought he was going to get the Tennessee job. I think he's interviewing for the Philly offensive coordinator job now. And Eric Biennemi has slid right back into Kansas City. Has he sabotaged himself?
Chapter 8: What humorous anecdotes are shared during the halftime segment?
Is Matt Nagy going to be a head coach again?
Well... I think that what happens in Kansas City, they get to a point where it's time for the coordinator to graduate out of the position, which makes it surprising that they've swung back to Eric Biennium. Now, as of a couple of years ago, there was a vibe that maybe some of those players would like to have Eric Biennium back.
I remember before one of the Super Bowls that they won, he came and spoke to the team, and the team was abuzz by the return of Eric Biennium. So it really doesn't shock me that they've gone back to Biennium, but it's They got to the point where they were ready to move on to Biennium and put someone else in, and it was Nagy back in that job again after his time as Bears head coach.
And it just feels like it's not really a firing. It's just like it's time for everybody to move on. And it felt for a while, over the weekend, like he was going to get the Titans job. He got the connection there to Mike Borgonzi, who's now the GM in Tennessee, had been in Kansas City, but they obviously decided to go with Robert Saleh instead, and now with Matt Nagy.
And I think Nagy probably is better off – taking a coordinator job than becoming the head coach of a perennially dysfunctional team because when you get your second chance, if your second chance doesn't work and if you're out in two or three years, you're never going to be heard from again. So,
I just think big picture for Nagy, he's better going to a place where he thinks he can thrive as an offensive coordinator than jumping on an opportunity just because the window's open, like if Arizona becomes a possible destination for him.
I think he's better off finding a good coordinator job, but it is a strange and awkward situation where he's yet to be hired by another team and they've already filled his spot.
Mike Florio joins us every week here on Rahimi Harris and Grody, the creator and editor of Pro Football Talk. And Mike, it's interesting because we've got so much drama going on. I feel like the NFL has slowly morphed into the NBA. The latest out of Buffalo. I'm very curious. Terry Bakula, the owner.
Saying something about how his team, basically Sean McDermott was the problem and certain draft picks weren't Brandon Bean's idea, but instead putting it on the head coach on his way out of the door. What do you make of what's going on in Buffalo right now?
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