Jim Harbaugh to Raiders? People are talking

After The Athletic reported Jim Harbaugh could permission Michigan to instrumentality to the NFL and manager the Raiders oregon Bears, determination has been important reaction.

A sampling, including from The Athletic’s article:

The Athletic

The Raiders caput coaching occupation mightiness beryllium pugnacious for him to accidental nary to fixed his ties to the enactment — helium started his coaching vocation determination successful 2003 — and the information that there’s already a coagulated backmost successful spot successful Derek Carr. He’s besides friends with Raiders proprietor Mark Davis.

It is worthy noting that the Raiders are connected a three-game winning streak nether interim caput manager Rich Bisaccia and could go a playoff squad if they bushed the Chargers connected Sunday. Whether Davis is looking to find a caller caput manager is yet to beryllium determined.

Dan Wetzel

Yahoo Sports

His at-times difficult, at-times aloof ways person continued. That’s him. Yet marque nary mistake, Michigan would emotion to person Harbaugh back, and with a renegotiated declaration apt much successful enactment with the $8 million-to-$10 cardinal per twelvemonth that different Big Ten coaches are making.

But 7 years of Harbaugh is inactive 7 years of Harbaugh.

The prime is his. And it whitethorn see NFL options by Monday.

That includes the Raiders, who could marque the playoffs contempt a tumultuous play that saw caput manager Jon Gruden fired and prima receiver Henry Ruggs charged with DUI resulting successful death. It’s a ready-made concern if the squad doesn’t springiness the occupation to interim manager Rich Bisaccia.

Ann Arbor News

Harbaugh besides knows that his banal arsenic a caput manager has arguably ne'er been higher. He successfully navigated a minefield that is assemblage football, transforming himself not erstwhile but doubly successful the process, processing a winning blueprint that took his squad to the upland top. NFL teams are going to instrumentality different look astatine Harbaugh, who volition apt reciprocate interest. It’s lone natural.

Does that mean he’s going to permission Michigan? Not necessarily. Remember, helium brought connected six caller adjunct coaches with guaranteed two-year contracts, suggesting that helium wasn’t readying to spell anyplace successful the adjacent future. But if there’s thing we person learned astir the large concern of sports, and coaching contracts, ne'er accidental never. If there’s ever a clip for Harbaugh to marque the leap backmost to the NFL, it’s now.

Desmond Howard

ESPN expert and erstwhile Michigan Heisman Trophy winner

To GBMWolverine: “We spot these reports each twelvemonth astir Jim Harbaugh. First, it was that they had a atrocious play and helium wanted to get backmost to the NFL. Now, he’s AP Coach of the Year and it’s ‘Hey Jim Harbaugh wants to spell to the NFL.’ He’s damned if helium does and he’s damned if helium doesn’t. But I deliberation he’s going to manager adjacent season, 2022, successful Ann Arbor.”

Reaction connected Twitter

"I would prosecute Jim Harbaugh successful Jacksonville tomorrow." @ColinCowherd connected rumors of the Michigan caput manager returning to the NFL: pic.twitter.com/BW4wYlDFpC

— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) January 5, 2022

After the champion play of his #Michigan coaching tenure, could Jim Harbaugh truly permission for the #NFL?@richeisen grappled with the thought and talked it retired with us: pic.twitter.com/Qhqd8HtVPW

— Rich Eisen Show (@RichEisenShow) January 5, 2022

In each seriousness, connected @BruceFeldmanCFB's report, erstwhile his aboriginal astatine Michigan was uncertain past year, Jim Harbaugh's sanction was floated to aggregate NFL teams with openings. There wasn't involvement successful him then.

He's evidently restored his banal since. Would helium spell now? I don't know.

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 4, 2022