Brian Flores Archives

Off-Season

NFL Offseason Fixer-Uppers: Three Positions Vikings Must Improve in 2023

February 24, 20233 min Watch

In an ongoing offseason series, experts from The 33rd Team offer three things each team can do to improve in 2023. AFC: BAL | BUF | CIN | CLE | HOU | IND | JAX | KC | LAC | LV | MIA | NE | NYJ | PIT | TEN NFC: ATL | CAR | DAL | DET | GB | LAR | NYG […]

Analysis

Adding Brian Flores Is Good Start, but Vikings Need Defensive Overhaul

Robert Smith Pro Bowl Running Back

February 9, 20232 min Watch

Well, I know Minnesota Vikings fans are upset about the way the 2022 season ended, especially because they know things were going so well on the offensive side of the ball. On the defensive side of the ball, I think people are very frustrated. They were near the bottom of the league in most of […]

Paul DomowitchSenior Writer

November 7, 2022 9 min read

Troy Vincent Q&A: NFL’s Minority Coach Hiring Remains Problematic

Troy Vincent was a five-time Pro Bowl cornerback who played in the NFL for 16 years. He finished with 47 career interceptions, including a league-high seven in 2002 with the Eagles. Vincent has been the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations since 2014. Before that, he served as the league’s director of player engagement […]

The 33rd Team

February 13, 2022 6 min read

What’s Next For the NFL Head Coaches Who Were Let Go?

With all nine NFL Head Coach openings filled, The 33rd Team steps back to profile the coaches who were let go at the end of this season from a bird’s eye view. We take a look at each of their previous stops, check in on what happened with their most recent situation, and look forward […]

Peter Engler

March 3, 20217 min min read

Study: What’s the Shelf Life of an NFL Defensive Coordinator?

After looking at the average tenure of an NFL offensive coordinator last week (read it here), this week we are going to evaluate their defensive counterparts. As we’ll see, defensive coordinators show more stability, with only 234 new hires at DC since 2000, or roughly 11 each year. Only one season since the turn of […]

The 33rd Team

December 16, 20201 min min read

Bill Belichick Coaching Tree Well Represented in This Week’s Discipline Index

Despite losing to the Rams last Thursday, the New England Patriots jumped three spots in this week’s Discipline Index to take the No. 1 spot in the rankings. And it’s no coincidence that the three most disciplined teams here are coached by Bill Belichick or members of the Belichick coaching tree. As a reminder, the […]

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