There’s an NFL trend that’s evident in how teams with coaching vacancies are filling those jobs this cycle. A hint: It’s all about offense.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers filled their opening Tuesday by hiring Bruce Arians -- a proven and accomplished offense-minded coach.
The Arizona Cardinals filled their opening Tuesday by hiring Kliff Kingsbury -- who made the improbable climb from getting fired at Texas Tech to getting the USC offensive coordinator job to the NFL. However you want to judge this, and I’m not a fan, Kingsbury is an offense-minded coach.
The Green Bay Packers also filled their opening by hiring Matt LaFleur -- who was the offensive coordinator at Tennessee last season and has previously been the OC for the Los Angeles Rams, the quarterback coach for the Washington Redskins, and the quarterback coach for the Atlanta Falcons.