Rod Marinelli has enjoyed an illustrious career. Reality? He's old and due for retirement. Coach Richard has done some nice work with the DBs, though I am beyond frustrated with his stubborn insistence on Brown over Jourdan Lewis...and the lack of secondary turnovers.
Now look...this coaching duo could prove me wrong in the balance of the season. This post has nothing to do with changes within the next 13 weeks. We may be Super Bowl bound. We might win it all. If that happens...make Richard DC gawd.
If not...Could be time for changes. A new defensive DC...An innovator. Some real changes. What would a defensive equivalent of Kellen Moore look like? I don't think such a guy is inside the organization.
Jerry might ought to give $10 mil for the Bears, Bills, or Ravens DC. That money aint' capped.
- With Jordan lewis, I think fans are insisting on him because he plays a feisty game and seems to have the best INT hands and ball hawk skills among the DBs.
Jordan seems like a give some- take some DB, he can make some breakup in coverage and make some INTs if positioned, but he can also be took in coverage and at times for big plays
and if schemed right and given a limited role, he can be effective. if he has to take a bigger role as to running with the speedsters on the flank, I think he can be exposed,
- I tend to think Lewis would work best in a cover 2 scheme where he can play off cushion and keep plays in front of him to jump INTs, he may not just be a fit in Richard’s man press
coverage scheme. And I’ll take Richard’s way per his Legion of Boom direction, he has a proven resume and credentials to me.
- What I’d be interested in Richard if he takes over the full DC is his preference for the DL coach – would he continue with Marinelli ,
Would management (who seems to adore Marinelli)
insist that Richard keep Marinelli as DL coach?
and Kris has had success as a DC in Seattle, before Carroll and he had indifference in
philosophy that led to his dismissal.
- I've read where Kris prefers to blitz, ..he likes man press to wear down WRs, and he has a bigger preference to gamble and get the opposition off field, more than Marinelli’s
bend don’t break tendencies (to which players complaint) The Byron jones conversion to CB maybe remain Richard's biggest stamp of approval thus far,
I still don't think we have all the necessary tools needed, we lack the disruptive horses in the middle, I have my doubts about Awuzie, Jones lack of INTs will ever make us limited,
and Heath has his tackling limitations and we have a lack of ball hawks on this team.
- My issue was more on management than even the coaches, as the failure to sign proven All pro FS stud Earl Thomas, who the team was obviously interested in trading for .
but yet when Earl became a FA, and no picks needed to get him, suddenly acquiring him wasn’t a high prioriety ? Lack of turnovers – Earl here would have immediately addressed that.
- Pair him with Xavier and let it rip. But nope that idea and golden opportunity goes outta the window.(sigh)