If Zimmer's moving on, available DC pool sure does seem to be shaping up well

[montgod]

Why . Jets were Horrible .

When he was there, their defense wasn't bad at all. After he left though, it fell off a cliff. I don't know. Don't really dig retreads either but nothing really matters with JJ at the helm.

 

[noshame]

I always had respect for Matt.

 

[Praxit]

..sure hope so, I dont trust Zimmer after this year. Bend dont break ideas, cost us few games this year.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Newly unemployed, but seemingly well-qualified DC candidates

• Lou Anarumo (Bengals DC who this time last year was getting HC interviews)
• Antonio Pierce (Raiders, technically skipped DC, going straight into HC from being LB coach)
• Marvin Lewis (Pierce's ***'t Head Coach, and who otherwise needs no introduction and notably was only other interviewee when McC was hired)
• Matt Eberflus (Bears, and has strongest Cowboys tie-in, having been LB coach here, followed by his DC job in Indy)
• Jerod Mayo (Pats, ditto Pierce's experience)
• Robert Saleh (Jets, and also needs no introduction given his Niners' DC stint)
• Ron Rivera (Out of football since being let go in WAS, but has almost always been highly regarded defensive coach for 20-ish years)
• Dennis Allen (Saints, and has similar regard and history to Rivera)

Bengals were 25th in defense,
Raiders were 15th, which is some what respectable,
Lewis is a retread coach, he is like zimmer, he just needs to retire and become an NFL consultant
chicago was 27th in defense
New england was 22nd, but I like Mayo
I like Saleh, but he has already been offered the job in SF, so he won't take a 50% discount to be a DC in the Zoo that's called the cowboys
Ron rivera needs to retire and become an NFL consultant.
Saints were 30th in defense.

not a good group

 

[cowboyec]

robert saleh.
i think he'd be a home run hire like dan quinn.
then leave after 3 or 4yrs and become the giants hc.
seriously tho...i think he'd be great here as dc.

 

[CWR]

Came here with Rob Ryan and his 3-4 scheme as the LB coach.
Year 1 Ware got 19.5 sacks, Lee blew up this year
Year 2 Ware and Spencer got double digit sacks
Year 3 he stayed after Ryan was canned and still coached LBs in the 4-3.
Was the LB coach with McClain, moving Lee to weakside, Hitchens and Smith in 2017.

Was the DC for the colts with Darius L. peak LB play and taking them from 30th overal to 10th in defensive rankings.

I'm not too opposed to it. Curious if he were to come back what type of defensive formations/gap assignments he would do.

With Parsons would he have Parsons as the LEO/wide 9 all the time, similar to a 3-4 LB where Parsons could be standing up or a 3 point stance?
I don't recall what defense he ran with the Colts as the DC.

One thing I believe all the coordinators will do is give Parsons a huge amount of flexibility to roam the defense. Quinn was forced to figure it out due to Dlaw being out, and Zimmer didn't change it. He's such an elite talent that I believe most coordinators will let him pick his spots.

 

[CWR]

Bengals were 25th in defense,
Raiders were 15th, which is some what respectable,
Lewis is a retread coach, he is like zimmer, he just needs to retire and become an NFL consultant
chicago was 27th in defense
New england was 22nd, but I like Mayo
I like Saleh, but he has already been offered the job in SF, so he won't take a 50% discount to be a DC in the Zoo that's called the cowboys
Ron rivera needs to retire and become an NFL consultant.
Saints were 30th in defense.

not a good group

Always amazes me the difference a year makes. I'd rather look at the whole body of work, of course focusing on the last 3-4 years and not ignoring the present as well.