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Originally Posted by The Pest
Because Andy can control the offensive guys and help them out. He can't do that on defense because he doesn't know the defense. His best seasons were when he had Jim Johnson and Johnson ran the defense.
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Jim Johnson had a completely non-descript career in the NFL before Reid made him the DC. He'd been a coordinator in the USFL. He had recently been fired as the DC in Indy after a 3-13 season where they had one of the worst defenses in the NFL. He came to Philly after a season as a linebacker's coach.
He was no 'HC of the Defense' when he was hired. He was a guy who Andy gave a shot who went about proving himself to be among the more innovative and effective DCs in the NFL.
If he's looking for his next Jim Johnson, he's forgotten who his last Jim Johnson was before he hired him.