Dick Lebeau.....

[juck]

for coach next year?or DC?he would liven them up.

 

[SDogo]

Has my vote. He was on the list of 17 I posted earlier.

 

[DragonCowboy]

what's his background?

 

[CATCH17]

Hes getting kind of old but the guy is a great great defensive coordinator.

I'd love to have him here.

Everyone wants to compare Ware with Merriman but Ware does a lot of the same things Joey Porter is asked to do and with Wares athletic ability it would be ugly.

Roy Williams would once again be apart of this team and a major impact player.

Gah with that guy calling our defense with the talent we have it would be the best in the NFL.

 

[SDogo]

http://news.steelers.com/team/coach/49257/

 

[DBoys]

http://news.steelers.com/team/coach/49257/

Coaching Highlightsick LeBeau begins the third year of his second tour of duty with the Steelers, for whom he experienced much success during the mid-1990s as both the team's defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator.

Considered the architect of the Steelers' famed "zone blitz," LeBeau was named the Steelers' defensive coordinator Jan. 16, 2004, after spending the 2003 season with the Buffalo Bills.

His impact on the coaching staff was profound as the Steelers returned to the top of the NFL in total defense and rushing defense. Last year, LeBeau's defensive game plans planed an integral part in stopping four of the NFL's top five offenses in the playoffs, including limiting Seattle to just 10 points in Super Bowl XL.

LeBeau, 68, has been involved in the NFL for 47 years, 14 as a player and the past 33 as a coach. Prior to his return to Pittsburgh, LeBeau served one year as the assistant head coach with the Buffalo Bills and the previous two-plus years as the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals.

After six seasons in Pittsburgh from 1992-96, when he coached the secondary (1992-94) and then was defensive coordinator (1995-96), LeBeau returned to Cincinnati as the Bengals' assistant head coach/defensive coordinator (1997-2000). He was later promoted to head coach Sept. 25, 2000, (after three games) and served in that capacity for two more seasons.

LeBeau began his coaching career as a special teams coach for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1973-75. He also was an assistant coach at Green Bay (1976-79) and Cincinnati (1980-83), before serving his first term as the Bengals' defensive coordinator from 1984-91.

Prior to entering the coaching ranks, LeBeau produced an outstanding pro career from which he still holds the NFL all-time record of 171 consecutive games for a cornerback and currently is tied for seventh all-time in the NFL with 62 career interceptions. His nine interceptions in 1970 led the NFC and his 62 career interceptions ranked third in the NFL at the time of his retirement. LeBeau also appeared in three Pro Bowls.

LeBeau was born Sept. 9, 1937, in London, Ohio. He and his wife Nancy have one son, Brandon Grant.





LeBeau's Coaching Timeline:



Year Team Position

1973-1975 Philadelphia Eagles Special Teams

1976-1979 Green Bay Packers Defensive Backs

1980-1983 Cincinnati Bengals Defensive Backs

1984-1991 Cincinnati Bengals Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs

1992-1994 Pittsburgh Steelers Secondary

1995-1996 Pittsburgh Steelers Defensive Coordinator

1997-2000 Cincinnati Bengals Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator*

2000-2002 Cincinnati Bengals Head Coach*

2003 Buffalo Bills Assistant Head Coach

2004-2006 Pittsburgh Steelers Defensive Coordinator



* Named head coach after three games in 2000 season

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Sounds like another Chan Gailey

 

[CATCH17]

Sounds like another Chan Gailey

I dont know about that but Lebeau is one of the best D coordinators in the league.

Dont know if i'd want him as the head guy though.

 

[HTownCowboysFan]

for coach next year?or DC?he would liven them up.

I work with a guy who played in the NFL (and coached both college and pro) and his son played for LaBeau in Cincy for several seasons. You DO NOT want DL as the HC of the Dallas Cowboys. Great DC however.

 

[theebs]

You guys are funny. Parcells tried to get lebau in 03 and again in 04 I believe. He didnt want to come here, maybe it was just 04 he tried to hire him but he went back to pittsburgh.

He runs an aggressive 3-4 blitzing team and is the creator of the zone dog blitzing. Similar to what we saw from the eagles.

in 95 and 96 he made that "zone dog" blitz a household thing. Everyone tried to copy him...

He would be a terrific assitant coach.

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

Bring back Barry!

 

[DBoys]

You guys are funny. Parcells tried to get lebau in 03 and again in 04 I believe. He didnt want to come here, maybe it was just 04 he tried to hire him but he went back to pittsburgh.

He runs an aggressive 3-4 blitzing team and is the creator of the zone dog blitzing. Similar to what we saw from the eagles.

in 95 and 96 he made that "zone dog" blitz a household thing. Everyone tried to copy him...

He would be a terrific assitant coach.

Maybe with the HC at Pitt possibly leaving he will reconsider.

 

[Big Country]

Has my vote. He was on the list of 17 I posted earlier.

You have 17 listed...

Jerry had 500 coaches listed in 1994...

2 of his 500 were Jimmy J. and Barry S...

wonder who the other 481 coaches were???:laugh1:

 

[Cbz40]

Dick LeBeau.......is he hired yet? HC......DC I don't care get him on staff.

 

[ManicDepressiveMan]

I think you guys are forgetting how horrible LeBeau was as a head coach for the Bengals.

Great DC, horrid HC.

Plus the guy is 128 years old.

We need a fresh, young HC with fresh, new ideas.

 

[te0002]

HC? I'm not too sure about that.

DC? ABSOLUTELY!

 

[Da Hammer]

HC? I'm not too sure about that.

DC? ABSOLUTELY!

I agree with this guy!