I would rather go with a young guy who is a prodigy.
I love that type of thinking.
Unfortunately, those guys don't exist. The "brilliant minds" in football have all shifted towards the offense and the advantages that the game and rules have shifted to.
It's coming though, it's always cyclical. I just don't think we're there yet.
Which is why I'd go with Venables if I could get whoever I wanted.
One, he's the intense leader this defense needs.
Two, he's very good at his job.
Two B, no one has more experience game planning and adjusting to the wide variety of spread offense concepts. Venables is old-school tough and (fundamentally) sound, but still able to play chess with modern offenses.