Vikings interviewed Jim Harbaugh on Saturday night

Posted by Mike Florio on January 29, 2022, 8:49 PM EST
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The interview has happened. What happens next remains to be seen.

Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Vikings interviewed Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh on Saturday night.

Harbaugh, who led Michigan to the college football semifinals in 2021, previously spent four years as head coach of the 49ers, taking San Francisco to a Super Bowl in his second season. As a source familiar with Harbaugh’s thinking told PFT a couple of weeks ago, Harbaugh wants to get back to a Super Bowl and win one. At 58, he knows he only has so many more chances.

The Vikings last went to the Super Bowl 45 years ago, losing for the fourth time in eight title games. If, as ownership has said, the Vikings intend to contend for championships, Harbaugh seems like a viable option to try to make it happen.

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57 responses to “Vikings interviewed Jim Harbaugh on Saturday night”

  2. Wow! This came out of nowhere.

    Why would the Vikings job be that much better than some of the other head coaching jobs?

  3. Don’t let him walkout without a contract done. Look at Andy Reid as he loss Superbowl with the Eagles, but won with Chiefs.

  4. So Harbaugh is culturally the opposite of Zimmer?

    Is that what we’re supposed to believe?

  5. I just remembered…Minnesota Vikings fans have a lot in common with Buffalo Bills fans concerning Super Bowls.

  6. Just take a second and think about the NFC north as a whole…… the Detroit Lions are the only team that doesn’t meet a soap opera criteria currently

  7. The guy does nothing but win. Wherever he is the HC. He knows how to coach QB’s to their fullest potential. He will be able to bring Fangio as DC. He is competitive. He will bring the culture change the Vikings need. This would be the move to make. He’s got all the intangibles the Vikings mentioned they are looking for.

  9. I thought the vikings were doing the whole “collaborators only” approach now. This seems counterintuitive.

  10. If the Vikings do hire Jimbo. That means Justin Fields can continue with his kicking jimmy’s butt.

  11. Why would the Vikings job be that much better than some of the other head coaching jobs?

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    They are closer to a playoff team than any other opening… ton of good talent on offense with QB flexibility.

  13. I would be shocked if they hire him, but then again, I’m shocked that they are even interviewing him. Seems like a slightly younger version of Zimmmer. I’m ready to give Kwesi a shot and hope for the best, but I’d much rather see a new guy (Ryans?) get a shot at HC.

  14. ton of good talent on offense with QB flexibility.
    ++++++
    How is being committed to Cousins for a fully guaranteed $45 million for next season considered QB flexibility?

  15. BREAKING NEWS

    Tom Brady’s dad is saying his son is not retiring. According to media outlets

    So…… please step back from that ledge my friend.

    Ps all the comments of “sad day” is JUST a bit too much!!! He’s retiring!!! As in living and enjoying his family, hopefully comfortably. Nothing to be sad about

  16. Terrible idea, he aint won snot at the college level. But you go Vikes. laughingstock. !

  18. It would be GREAT to see the Vikings get a coach that will make them relevant again.

  23. Wonder if Harbaugh will resurrect that super-cool “Who’s got it better than us?” chant he did with the Niners ad nauseum if he gets hired by Ziggy. It would be funny to hear most of the team yell “The Packers!”

    Harbaugh or not…..

    Still
    Keep
    On
    Losing!!! SKOL!!!

  24. Harbaugh called Stephen Ross last week and told him he wanted to be the coach of the Dolphins… because of Ross’ own ego (He’s a Michigan booster)… he won’t hire him. I can’t tell you how frustrating this is.. I’ve been a Dolphins fan since I was 2…. Ross bought the team on a whim.. and this old man’s ego is destroying MIAMI’S team.. not his team!

  25. Eric Bienemy should get the job…Eric Bienemy is the only Reid coach in recent memory who gets DISPARAGED for working with an elite QB and Reid. Frank Reich? Matt Nagy? Doug Peterson? Sean McDermott? Pat Shurmur?….Eric’s resume should be enough.

  26. nathanp2013 says:
    January 29, 2022 at 9:16 pm
    Why would the Vikings job be that much better than some of the other head coaching jobs?

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    They are closer to a playoff team than any other opening… ton of good talent on offense with QB flexibility.

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    Actually on paper the Dolphins job is currently the best… they have 70+ mill in cap space, a super bowl caliber defense, and a very deep WR corps… the problem.. is Stephen Ross

  29. Packer fans leaving Brett Farve’s steakhouse right now to go buy Depends at Walmart 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  30. Ahhhhhahahahaha! Vikings fans are such yokels. Hilarious! It’s like watching Fargo 100% of the time!?

  31. Why haven’t any of the other teams looking for a head coach reached out to Harbaugh about a job?

  32. Raiders should hire him. If they don’t, I might be done. I live in Florida now, anyways. Who am I kidding, I’ll always bleed silver and black. Ugh.

  33. I must be dreaming. If they take him they two of my wishes are made, a lousy coach to screw up the Vikings worse then they are now and a great opportunity for M AD to get a new young coach who can recruit those portals.

  34. He will so screw the Vikings up just like he did Michigan. He had 6 of 7 losing seasons and someone wants him to be there coach. The guy sucks

  36. eremy3186 says:
    January 29, 2022 at 10:05 pm
    nathanp2013 says:
    January 29, 2022 at 9:16 pm
    Why would the Vikings job be that much better than some of the other head coaching jobs?

    —————————–
    They are closer to a playoff team than any other opening… ton of good talent on offense with QB flexibility.

    ______________________
    Actually on paper the Dolphins job is currently the best… they have 70+ mill in cap space, a super bowl caliber defense, and a very deep WR corps… the problem.. is Stephen Ross

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    On field performance trumps what is on paper and cap numbers change from year to year…

    Will Fuller – averages 500 yards and 4 TDs over his 6 year career
    Waddle – 9.8 yards per catch
    Parker – averages 675 yards and 3 TDs over his 7 year career
    RB’s – averaged 3.5 yards per carry

    Jefferson and Cook outproduce are superstars… Miami has role players. And I say this about very few teams; but, the Vikings QB is far better than Miami’s.

  37. You gotta hand it to them. Going hard for another off season championship before the off season’s even started.

  38. Stephen Ross doesn’t need to worry about taking Harbaugh away from Michigan because some other NFL team will. Only a desperate person would coach in Miami!

  39. Eric Bienemy should get the job…Eric Bienemy is the only Reid coach in recent memory who gets DISPARAGED for working with an elite QB and Reid. Frank Reich? Matt Nagy? Doug Peterson? Sean McDermott? Pat Shurmur?….Eric’s resume should be enough.

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    He may be getting hurt by the head coaching tenures of Childress, Shurmur, and Nagy.

  40. Jim Harbaugh wins and knows quarterbacking and also knows the Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, who is in dire need of a coach. So what’s the issue with Harbaugh coaching the Dolphins? Ross is a good civic minded billionaire developer but he continues to be the reason the Miami Dolphins are a mediocre NFL franchise. The Dolphins have more cap space than anyone in the league. Ross felt compelled to have his paid executive front office staff put down Brian Flores instead of showing class and just getting the best offensive coach he can find. Then winning by adding the player personnel needed.

  41. arrowhead816 says:
    January 29, 2022 at 10:01 pm

    Eric Bienemy should get the job…Eric Bienemy/////////

    The Vikings had EB before the Chiefs and why they haven’t interviewed him. He cost the Vikings a SB title in ’09 by sending a player in the huddle because he wasn’t wearing his headset. The 12 men in the huddle cost them points and the game.

  42. Packers’ fans act much like post-2004 Red Sox fans, only without all those post-2004 championships.

  45. I think 49’ers Offensive Line coach Chris Foerster deserves a shot as head coach somewhere. There’s those big grains falling. Whaddya think, crazy?

  46. He can’t coach in the NFL. They won’t let him put attaboy stickers on the helmets.

  47. Harbaugh wants the Gruden deal to leave Michigan. That’s why he didn’t sign with the Raiders.

  48. The Vikings will do anything to help out the Golden Gophers wont they.the offer had better be a great one to snag big bucks Jimmy away from his alma mater.if hired will he get along well with others especially the front office.compared to Zimmer he is tyrant.

  49. This would be a disaster! He is the dumbest man and has completely underachieved at Michigan. Don’t be fooled by his years with SanFran…anyone can catch lightning in a bottle…he did…
    I have rooted for this team since the days of Fran Tarkenton. Hiring Jim Harbaugh would be worse than Les Steckel. Don’t do it!

  50. NO Harbaugh, hire DeMeco Ryans and be done with it. DeMeco Ryans #1 and Raheem Morris #2-there is nobody else. And by the way you people who are so keen to get rid of Kirk Cousins look for Cousins to sign an extension for salary cap room if nothing else. There is no one at the quarterback position that the Vikings can turn to in either the draft or free agency without taking three years setback before becoming relevant in the playoffs-besides Kirk Cousins is a good quarterback just get him offensive line help-lots of it!

  51. Imagine how many offseason championships they’ll win under Harbough!? Records will be set!

  52. This just proves how selfish this guy is. In the last month Harbaugh hired two coaches from other schools. One from Notre Dame. So if Harbaugh leaves, these two coaches are out of work. No matter where he goes, I will continue to root against him and his brother.

  53. All you guys talking about Harbaugh and big bucks have to remember that he took a $4 million pay cut last year – half his salary. I don’t think he’s a 10 year $100 million guy anymore — maybe 5 and $40 with some incentives.

  54. Word just out is the Vikes have two or three candidates in mind and two for sure are coming in for second interviews and hairballs name wasnt on that list but it doesnt mean he doesnt get another shot. they plan to make a decesion next week and all have ties to the niners and the current GM

  55. One thing for sure, there are no varying opinions on Harbaugh’s viability as an NFL head coach.

  56. Maybe it’s because Im from the Bay Area and Jim Harbaugh is like s Icon in The Bay. But you really dont have to put too much thought into hiring Jim Harbaugh. What is there to interview?

    We all know he can hire a coaching staff.
    We all know he has a winning NFL formula
    We all know he can change a culture and create a winning culture.

    It really comes down to if you want to win – you want Jim Harbaugh
    If winning isnt the only thing that matters to your franchise then you dont want Jim Harbaugh because he’s going to challenge his players and the entire organization to their core to win football games.

  57. I thought Harbaugh was considering returning to the NFL . . . what’s he doing talking to our Vikings???

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