I wanted to come around on him, I truly did. My disdain for his selection is fairly well known but he'd developed a physical edge that I came to appreciate and hoped he could be a credible CB2 for us.

But he was ALWAYS mouthing and his fire was usually directed at...well anyone really. It was always someone else that needed some shit and never him.

And over the last half of the season he played like wang. I mean he got absolutely abused on that TD to Dorsett. He truly looked like he'd never seen an out and up before. I mean FFS man...what the hell are you doing there?

Yeah, I'm out on Nelson. And I understand that may mean overexposing Fuller out wide but so be it. If we're lucky we end up with a solid CB prospect in the draft who can work inside early and maybe get the game reps he needs to move outside late and put Fuller in a spot where he simply plays better, but one way or the other, a guy like Nelson just doesn't need to be here.

I understand that some guys need a chip on their shoulder to compete but that chip can't create a toxin in you. Oh...and you can't get your ass torched by a practice squad caliber player who's only in the league because he ran fast in gym shorts once.

THANK GOD!!!!

Good riddance.

Now go get someone who can actually form a plan, react during a drive, and motivate players to rip someone's head off and shit down their neck.

Rejoice! If only this would have happened last year

I just hope we gut the entire defensive staff and let a young fresh guy from Seattle, Dallas, or Baltimore come in completely fresh. I swear to god if it’s Britt..... Don’t promote from within, its all AIDS pool
Not excited about REX either.

no way a coach of Reid’s stature allow owners or GM’s to dictate assistant coaching decisions. This was Andy’s decision.

Chris Hewitt

so we hire Sutton back since your not excited about Rex?

Nelson is a nickel corner.

He was always out of position/overmatched.

Rex Ryans system requires studs to work like Suttons. I'm sure Reid can hire any up and coming defensive coach he wants given his track record with getting guys head coaching jobs.

Steve Nelson's post on twitter is telling...lol

I know how we can find a pretty good outside corner.

It won't be cheap and he likes to talk a lot.

Yeah....it's telling how much of a ****ing moron Nelson really is.

He was overmatched in the slot in 2017 when he played primarily NCB as well.

Bottom line is that the guy just isn't very good and maybe a couple days after he gave up a critical touchdown ISN'T the time for him to be running his mouth.

Can we go back and play to AFCCC

Yep.

Hopefully Andy Heck

Good to hear

Addition by subtraction

YES!

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Juan Castillo his OL coach and is well respected in that role despite the him trying to be a DC disaster he can really coach the OL

Hecks Asst OL coach Eugene Chung the first few years in kc who followed Pederson to Philadelphia didn’t have his contract renewed so he’s available

If Dee Ford lines up on sides...he's praised for holding the Patriots to 24 points.

Life comes at you fast

The fact that Stephen Nelson posted this shortly after the news came down should tell you something...

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That Steven Nelson lacks any capacity for introspection?

:shrug:

Mr. FAX, let's release a LOT of people. :D

True, Ford cost us. But there were also plenty of other opportunities to get a stop and they didn't....

DO IT CLARK

Why he runs a 4-3..............

Which some of us have been advocating for a long while.

Don't be an asshat and pretend like nobody was saying Reid would never fire a coach because he's too loyal and that's why he's turrible.

That is what we need to run and we have the personnel or most of it to do it. Not like it matters much anyway since most teams don't use their base package much.

Because we have some very real problems with how we disguise/mix up our coverage looks.

That problem is that we....don't. Ever.

I still laugh at the "Bob's complicated scheme" narrative because there was absolutely nothing complicated about it and it took Tony Romo barking out what we were doing before every play before folks went "hey, wait a minute...."

Sutton's schemes lacked any sort of wrinkle to them. And yet somehow that bumble**** Scandrick still didn't know where to stand but I digress.

If we can get someone in here who does with our coverages what Reid is able to do with route combinations, etc... we would be goddamn unbeatable. Now defense isn't as open to tinkering so that's not going to work quite as well, but even a little bit of advancement there could be huge.

Besides, I think Houston will be excellent with his hand on the ground and frankly the only way to extract any value at all from Speaks or K-pass is to put them in-line as well.

A 4-3 transition should absolutely be considered and frankly I would prefer it. Then again, I don't know that Richard is likely to be married to ANY sort of alignment on his front; he's a coverage guru first who is likely to simply fit his fronts to his talent.

I'm with the guy that will blitz the crap out of an offense. Lebeau is free.... Bring him with some young guy he can mentor

YES...

Its so crazy....it might actually ****ing work.

I just don't think we have the DT's for a 4-3, and we sure as shit do not have the Lber's for a 4-3..........

4-3 Line Backers have to be hella fast, not to mention this would mean Ford is gone because he is not a DE.

The **** are you talking about?

You put a combo of KPass and Speaks on one side and Houston on the other side with Jones and Nnadi in the middle.

Hitchens and DOD can play LB in a 4-3 scheme.

Oh noes.

There's no question that he is the greatest coach of all time," Polamalu said of LeBeau back in 2013, "and there's no question to me that he is the epitome of what a Hall of Famer should be.

It's so complicated he can't make adjustments because it would complicate it....

I have heard of certain coaches having complex schemes that are also easy for the quarterback to decipher. Complicated responsibilities for the players but smart quarterbacks can figure it out.

Sometimes teams defenses appear simple on TV but then after the DC gets fired we learn the scheme was too “complex.”

Not always like this and I don’t have any concrete examples right now but I’ve seen heard this before

Ok,

lets just assume we did exactly what you said.

KPass and Speaks, ok... Maybe DE is their natural position, but neither of them have speed. Houston moving from standing up to hand in the dirt MIGHT work.

Jones great! Nnadi not sure of, but let assume you can fix this by signing David Irving (sketchy at best)

Now you are going to put Hitchens and DoD in space, which one exactly is going to attack the LoS?


Making moves like this isn't just so simple.........

Sometimes you just gotta line up and beat the guy in front of you.

Personally my problem with Sutton's defense is he always tried to prevent everything on every play.

I will reiterate that folks spent 4 years calling out Bob's schemes as too vanilla until the moment Parker said it was complicated and Petro started preaching it like the gospel.

That narrative NEVER existed until Ron Parker showed up and tried to defend his existence on the team when he knew his athleticism damn sure wouldn't do it for him.

I mean c'mon - did you see anything in that game that was hard to decipher? Read safety, kill play, rinse/repeat. It was fish in a barrel and it didn't take Tom Brady to prove it. Sutton may be rigid and he may be antiquated or too relaxed. There are a dozen reasons or more to criticize the job performance of Bob Sutton but 'complicated scheme' just ain't one of them from anything I ever saw from this squad.

Hitchens seemed to play just fine in a 4-3. And don't feed me some bullshit about he played clean up. Go back and watch games and you'll see him attacking the LOS. Sutton misused him all season long.

I know little about football, so I could be extremely wrong on this. Isn't DE in a 4-3 just used to set the edges and your pass rush comes from the DT. If that is true Speaks and Kpass don't need speed. I mean I am sure they have more responsibility than just setting the edges but I thought that was the main responsibility

If I am wrong I will just go ahead and **** off.

Sutton's defensive schemes need defensive players who can actually do their jobs. He should have come up with a scheme where the players can suck harder than a black hole and still magically stop the opponents. That might have been enough for that garbage defense to hold up. Outside of that, even Belichick wasn't getting that back 7 into good enough shape to be a Super Bowl caliber defense, even with a good offense.

K.C. needs LBs and CBs, and getting those is the job of the personnel guys, not the D.C..

You are wrong, but you don't have to **** off.

Charvarious Ward also made the claim that the defense was complicated.

Hitchens was very good in a 4-3 and DoD is a BORN modern day Sam linebacker, IMO. And frankly, Ford can absolutely succeed as a Will given his first step quickness and development as an edge over the years.

Not all major shakeups are simple, no. This one, OTOH, is. This team is absolutely well suited to make a 4-3 transition.

At least it had better be because if Veach brought K-Pass and Speaks in here expecting them to play in a 3-4 long-term, we're in trouble. That suggests that the guy simply doesn't know what he's looking for in a defensive player. However, if he brought those 2 in (and later DoD) with an eye on a long-term shift in base fronts...well I'll give him a pass.

Ah ok, I thought I had read somewhere that DE in 4-3 had the main job of setting the edges. Guess I will go read more about it then.

I think it was more along the lines of "Bob Sutton doesn't play young players when he should".

“I got here late after the four preseason games,” Ward said. “I just had to catch-up with the playbook. I’ve been learning the playbook all season. The playbook is kind of difficult. That’s really why I haven’t been playing. But I know it now, so I’m out there. I’ve just got to get better, help this team win.”

A 4-3 switch might make the Hitchens contract halfway salvageable.

If we stick with the 3-4, I’m afraid he’s just going to be another guy that we have to count down the years until we can cut him and have the savings outweigh the dead money

On running downs you would be correct. But a DE's primary job in a 4-3 is rushing the passer.

I'm not celebrating much until we see the new hire. If it's a non attacking DC then we haven't gained anything.

I think he is still salvageable in a 3-4, he just needs to be #2

No, he said he wasn't playing because he needed time to learn the system.

So what you're saying is that a UDFA from Middle-Tennessee State couldn't be dropped onto an NFL field on day 1 and play as a starter?

Stunner.

Ward wasn't ready to play because of COURSE he wasn't ready to play. Most 1st rounders aren't quite ready for that transition at CB, let alone UDFA's who played at FCS schools. Don't you think you're reading a little too much into how that went down? It would have been something of a miracle for the guy to contribute in the first 6-8 weeks. Hell, we should consider ourselves pretty damn fortunate he came around by the time he did - it's no easy feat for an undrafted, small college player to transition to this level.

Like, as in DEPTH? Or as in he should be a 2 down guy?

Oh. That's right.

A UDFA from an FCS school who MISSED CAMP.

C'mon man, how the hell quickly do you think he's going to absorb anything? Of course he was learning the playbook all season - it's hard to get a guy like that anything more than mental reps. And any NFL coverage system is going to seem difficult when you're coming from low level college ball.

Again - if being a backup for 14 weeks with limited practice reps after he didn't even attend camp here got him to where he 'knows it now', it just ain't that complicated.

Ah makes sense, appreciate it.

Look I'm just saying it took the Cowboys YEARS before they had a half way decent 4-3. Years of hitting on draft prospect AFTER DRAFT PROSPECT.

- Randy Gregory
- Leighton Vander Esch
- Jaylon Smith
- Demarcus Lawrence
- Maliek Collins

Well...this is the guy who said that in Dallas....all Hitchens did was play clean up and never attacked the LOS.

Maybe because their old, alcoholic GM is the one making the picks. Think that might have something to do with it?

No he can be good in Coverage, I dn what Sutton had him doing most of year. But he was never a attack the LoS guy in Dallas.

Sean Lee

and

Jaylon Smith

Those two manned the middle

You do realize that their last 5-7 drafts are full of pro-bowlers and All-Pros right?

Look at you trying to sneak Randy Gregory in there as though that guy is worth a shit.

Randy Gregory sucks hard. Like, maybe not appreciably better than K-Pass or Speaks hard.

Change is gaining something important. It’s called...hope.

If Reid hires from outside the organization, he’s actually done a real search. He’s a brilliant offensive mind. I’ll trust whom he brings in given that he has some sense of what can stop his offense in the current NFL. Much better than the CP experts at least.

This will be a fun part of the offseason.

Very true.

That’s the thing

I feel that Sutton’s defense is hard to learn, but easy for NFL quarterbacks to read. That’ll get a coach fired quick

14 GP and 6 sacks............ I mean he hasn't seen the field much but considering the same amount of games played he has more sacks than those guys combined.

Full? Of defensive pro bowlers and all pros?

They took a chance on Jaylon Smith and it worked out for them. Other than that....it's been Awuzie, Lawrence and Byron Jones. And Jones wasn't that great his first year. It took Richard to turn him into something good.

We're RUNNING a 4-3, we're GOING back to playing Chiefs Defense, and that's the END OF THE GODDAMNED DEBATE.

Jones worked out because he got switched back to his natural position

Don't listen to him he has no idea what he's talking about. He keeps overrating the Cowboys front 7 like they didn't just change to Kris Richard re-scheming the secondary to a more Seahawks single high coverage, which in return made Jones and the secondary way better. The front 7 hasn't changed. It's still Demarcus Lawrence and Tyrone Crawford doing all the heavy lifting and like you said them taking a flyer on Jaylen Smith and hitting gold.

Big Biscuit is hiring bus-boys you looser

Defensive rankings of Richard when he was the DC in Seattle


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(Passing Yards - Sack Yards) / (Passes Attempted + Times Sacked)" scope="col">nY/A</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th class="left " data-stat="year_id" scope="row">2015</th><td class="left " data-stat="team">SEA</td><td class="left " data-stat="coordinator_type">DC</td><td class="right " data-stat="teams_in_league">32</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_win_percentage">8</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_takeaway_giveaway">5</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_points_diff">4</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_yds_diff">1</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_yds">2</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pts">1</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_turnovers">16</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_att">2</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds">1</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_td">10</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds_per_att">4</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_fumbles_rec">16</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_att">11</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_yds">2</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_td">1</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_int">13</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_net_yds_per_att">5</td></tr><tr><th class="left " data-stat="year_id" scope="row">2016</th><td class="left " data-stat="team">SEA</td><td class="left " data-stat="coordinator_type">DC</td><td class="right " data-stat="teams_in_league">32</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_win_percentage">8</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_takeaway_giveaway">16</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_points_diff">6</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_yds_diff">5</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_yds">5</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pts">3</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_turnovers">22</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_att">25</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds">7</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_td">22</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds_per_att">1</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_fumbles_rec">19</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_att">5</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_yds">8</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_td">3</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_int">21</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_net_yds_per_att">15</td></tr><tr><th class="left " data-stat="year_id" scope="row">2017</th><td class="left " data-stat="team">SEA</td><td class="left " data-stat="coordinator_type">DC</td><td class="right " data-stat="teams_in_league">32</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_win_percentage">11</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_takeaway_giveaway">8</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_points_diff">13</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_yds_diff">13</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_yds">11</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pts">13</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_turnovers">9</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_att">23</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds">19</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_td">22</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds_per_att">14</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_fumbles_rec">7</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_att">17</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_yds">6</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_td">7</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_int">13</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_net_yds_per_att">6</td></tr></tbody></table>
Data courtesy Pro-Football-Reference.com.


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</th><th aria-label="" class=" over_header center" colspan="4" data-stat="header_rall">
</th><th aria-label="" class=" over_header center" colspan="3" data-stat="header_def">
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</th></tr><tr><th aria-label="Year" class=" poptip sort_default_asc left" data-stat="year_id" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Tm" class=" poptip sort_default_asc show_partial_when_sorting left" data-stat="team" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Coordinator type for this coach (OC = Offensive Coordinator, DC = Defensive Coordinator)" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-stat="coordinator_type" data-tip="Coordinator type for this coach (OC = Offensive Coordinator, DC = Defensive Coordinator)" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Number of teams in the league this season" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-stat="teams_in_league" data-tip="Number of teams in the league this season" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="WL%" class=" poptip center" data-over-header="Overall" data-stat="rank_win_percentage" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Team's Rank in Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Overall" data-stat="rank_takeaway_giveaway" data-tip="Team's Rank in Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Team's Rank in Point Differential(the lower the number, the more they outscored their opponents)" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Overall" data-stat="rank_points_diff" data-tip="Team's Rank in Point Differential
(the lower the number,
the more they outscored their opponents)" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Team's Rank in Yardage Differential(the lower the number, the more they outgained their opponents)" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Overall" data-stat="rank_yds_diff" data-tip="Team's Rank in Yardage Differential
(the lower the number,
the more they outgained their opponents)" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Yds" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Defense" data-stat="rank_def_yds" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Pts" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Defense" data-stat="rank_def_pts" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Rank in takeawaysPasses Interceptions + opponents Fumbles LostLower is better" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Defense" data-stat="rank_def_turnovers" data-tip="Rank in takeaways
Passes Interceptions + opponents Fumbles Lost
Lower is better" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Att" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Rushing Def" data-stat="rank_def_rush_att" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Yds" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Rushing Def" data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="TD" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Rushing Def" data-stat="rank_def_rush_td" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Y/A" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Rushing Def" data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds_per_att" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="FR" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Rushing Def" data-stat="rank_def_fumbles_rec" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Att" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Passing Def" data-stat="rank_def_pass_att" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Yds" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Passing Def" data-stat="rank_def_pass_yds" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="TD" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Passing Def" data-stat="rank_def_pass_td" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Int" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Passing Def" data-stat="rank_def_pass_int" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Rank in Net Yards gained per pass attempt by opposition(Passing Yards - Sack Yards) / (Passes Attempted + Times Sacked)" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Passing Def" data-stat="rank_def_pass_net_yds_per_att" data-tip="Rank in Net Yards gained per pass attempt by opposition
(Passing Yards - Sack Yards) / (Passes Attempted + Times Sacked)" scope="col">
</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th class="left " data-stat="year_id" scope="row">
</th><td class="left " data-stat="team">
</td><td class="left " data-stat="coordinator_type">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="teams_in_league">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_win_percentage">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_takeaway_giveaway">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_points_diff">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_yds_diff">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pts">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_turnovers">
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</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_td">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds_per_att">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_fumbles_rec">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_att">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_td">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_int">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_net_yds_per_att">
</td></tr><tr><th class="left " data-stat="year_id" scope="row">
</th><td class="left " data-stat="team">
</td><td class="left " data-stat="coordinator_type">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="teams_in_league">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_win_percentage">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_takeaway_giveaway">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_points_diff">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_yds_diff">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pts">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_turnovers">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_att">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_td">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds_per_att">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_fumbles_rec">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_att">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_td">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_int">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_net_yds_per_att">
</td></tr><tr><th class="left " data-stat="year_id" scope="row">
</th><td class="left " data-stat="team">
</td><td class="left " data-stat="coordinator_type">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="teams_in_league">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_win_percentage">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_takeaway_giveaway">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_points_diff">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_yds_diff">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pts">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_turnovers">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_att">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_td">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds_per_att">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_fumbles_rec">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_att">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_td">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_int">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_net_yds_per_att">
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</th><th aria-label="" class=" over_header center" colspan="4" data-stat="header_rall">
</th><th aria-label="" class=" over_header center" colspan="3" data-stat="header_def">
</th><th aria-label="" class=" over_header center" colspan="5" data-stat="header_def_rush">
</th><th aria-label="" class=" over_header center" colspan="5" data-stat="header_def_pass">
</th></tr><tr><th aria-label="Year" class=" poptip sort_default_asc left" data-stat="year_id" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Tm" class=" poptip sort_default_asc show_partial_when_sorting left" data-stat="team" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Coordinator type for this coach (OC = Offensive Coordinator, DC = Defensive Coordinator)" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-stat="coordinator_type" data-tip="Coordinator type for this coach (OC = Offensive Coordinator, DC = Defensive Coordinator)" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Number of teams in the league this season" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-stat="teams_in_league" data-tip="Number of teams in the league this season" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="WL%" class=" poptip center" data-over-header="Overall" data-stat="rank_win_percentage" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Team's Rank in Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Overall" data-stat="rank_takeaway_giveaway" data-tip="Team's Rank in Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Team's Rank in Point Differential(the lower the number, the more they outscored their opponents)" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Overall" data-stat="rank_points_diff" data-tip="Team's Rank in Point Differential
(the lower the number,
the more they outscored their opponents)" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Team's Rank in Yardage Differential(the lower the number, the more they outgained their opponents)" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Overall" data-stat="rank_yds_diff" data-tip="Team's Rank in Yardage Differential
(the lower the number,
the more they outgained their opponents)" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Yds" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Defense" data-stat="rank_def_yds" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Pts" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Defense" data-stat="rank_def_pts" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Rank in takeawaysPasses Interceptions + opponents Fumbles LostLower is better" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Defense" data-stat="rank_def_turnovers" data-tip="Rank in takeaways
Passes Interceptions + opponents Fumbles Lost
Lower is better" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Att" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Rushing Def" data-stat="rank_def_rush_att" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Yds" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Rushing Def" data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="TD" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Rushing Def" data-stat="rank_def_rush_td" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Y/A" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Rushing Def" data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds_per_att" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="FR" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Rushing Def" data-stat="rank_def_fumbles_rec" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Att" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Passing Def" data-stat="rank_def_pass_att" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Yds" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Passing Def" data-stat="rank_def_pass_yds" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="TD" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Passing Def" data-stat="rank_def_pass_td" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Int" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Passing Def" data-stat="rank_def_pass_int" scope="col">
</th><th aria-label="Rank in Net Yards gained per pass attempt by opposition(Passing Yards - Sack Yards) / (Passes Attempted + Times Sacked)" class=" poptip sort_default_asc center" data-over-header="Passing Def" data-stat="rank_def_pass_net_yds_per_att" data-tip="Rank in Net Yards gained per pass attempt by opposition
(Passing Yards - Sack Yards) / (Passes Attempted + Times Sacked)" scope="col">
</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th class="left " data-stat="year_id" scope="row">
</th><td class="left " data-stat="team">
</td><td class="left " data-stat="coordinator_type">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="teams_in_league">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_win_percentage">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_takeaway_giveaway">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_points_diff">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_yds_diff">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pts">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_turnovers">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_att">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_td">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds_per_att">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_fumbles_rec">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_att">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_td">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_int">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_net_yds_per_att">
</td></tr><tr><th class="left " data-stat="year_id" scope="row">
</th><td class="left " data-stat="team">
</td><td class="left " data-stat="coordinator_type">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="teams_in_league">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_win_percentage">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_takeaway_giveaway">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_points_diff">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_yds_diff">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pts">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_turnovers">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_att">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_td">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds_per_att">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_fumbles_rec">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_att">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_td">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_int">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_net_yds_per_att">
</td></tr><tr><th class="left " data-stat="year_id" scope="row">
</th><td class="left " data-stat="team">
</td><td class="left " data-stat="coordinator_type">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="teams_in_league">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_win_percentage">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_takeaway_giveaway">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_points_diff">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_yds_diff">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pts">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_turnovers">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_att">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_td">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_rush_yds_per_att">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_fumbles_rec">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_att">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_yds">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_td">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_int">
</td><td class="right " data-stat="rank_def_pass_net_yds_per_att">
</td></tr></tbody></table>

When I played 4-3 DE my first job was to contain the play. No sweeps, runs or QB roll outs around the end. Always force the play inside where LB's and backs can make the play. Sacks happened when the DT's did their job and pushed back the pocket..

Reid once hired Juan Castillo as his Defensive Coordinator. Juan Castillo, who joined the Eagles as an offensive assistant, then was promoted to Tight Ends coach, then promoted to Offensive Line coach, and THEN promoted to Defensive Coordinator because he played linebacker and coached defense at a high school.

And then Reid kept Sutton this year, and repeatedly praised Sutton after the games, for making "great" adjustments at half time.

So, I am hoping that Veatch and even Clark Hunt will have input on who becomes the next DC.

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