I’d make Richard head coach/dc and keep Moore as OC. Richard has some fire to him that the team needs right now.
I admit that at this stage, I’m not completely convinced about Kris Richard;
Yes, he’s really the voice of the defense, ..he’s the one that vocally rallies the entire group on the sideline , ..Yeh he’s properly converted Byron from FS to CB.
and I know he’s the architect of the Legion of Boom defense in Seattle but I don’t see enough improvement and impact to be sold on what he has done as defensive signal caller of this defense.
I do wonder if Richard had the idea DL coach - as oppose to the current DL coach, (who I can't wait to rid of)
- Marinelli is responsible and handles the works of the
front four of the DL unit, and is the lead voice in how the run stop gap scheme is ran, - but Richards handles the
back seven ….the LBs
and secondary.
- And its’ really been a fall off as Awuzie is just a JAG who hasn't progressed, Xavier is still an up and down performer, Heath is average and he no longer forces even the few turnovers he’s had in the past
and all the CBs still have the same problematic issues of not turning their heads to make plays on the ball,
- And our LBs can still be fooled by misdirection and RB screen passes. ..and frankly as much as he imploys the blitz as much as the past coaches , they don’t seem well schemed and designed,
rarely do we get home to a sack with it.
and I don't see these players swarm gang and punch strip the ball out of opposing players arms, they are not responding to Richard's coaching.
To how much is it on Richard, ..to how much is it on not having the ball hawk players he needs to be Legion of Boom 2.0 ?
to much is management limiting what he can do with wrong coaches ( ala Marinelli, Ben Bloom)