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Report: Mike Vrabel didn’t lobby for Jon Robinson’s firing

As we learn more and more about what led to the firing of former Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson, the more and more the move makes sense.

Not only was he reportedly at odds with head coach Mike Vrabel and owner Amy Adams Strunk over personnel decisions, his overall results were not viewed as favorable in the eyes of ownership.

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But despite the fact that Vrabel and Robinson didn’t see eye-to-eye, the Titans head coach did not lobby for the now-former general manager’s firing behind the scenes, according to Buck Reising of AtoZ Sports Nashville.

According to sources, Robinson’s compounding mistakes had been wearing on Tennessee’s ownership for some time. While Vrabel and Robinson have had disagreements on personnel decisions, no public or private undermining of the former general manager by the coach is said to have occurred. Robinson and Vrabel had a healthy working relationship during their time together.

Among the moves we know of that Robinson and Vrabel didn’t agree on were the trading of A.J. Brown, the trade for Julio Jones, and the release of punter Brett Kern, as Reising reported on Tuesday.

With Robinson gone, the Titans have named Ryan Cowden the interim GM, but reports suggest that Vrabel is likely to have “significant power” moving forward. Hopefully that yields better results.

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