Defensive Coordinator

[Guiness]

Tex, our pass rush was awful toward the end of last year, and the year before as well. This scheme asks too much of the DL imo. The offensive line is never tricked. They can line up and start blocking right away knowing full well the guy is coming at 'em straight ahead and that their won't be a blitzer hitting the gap either.

It's far too plain jane.

Interesting against Houston though, Bishop shot a couple of gaps and got to the QB.

[Merlin]

Marvin Lewis seems to be a good fit. Not to sure why every time our defense sucks ass someone starts the 3-4 talk. If we suck in the 4-3 then what makes anyone think it will be any better in a 3-4? There would have to be a certain amount of adjustments made by all players and that would take at least a season, you would need to find the players to fit the scheme thus extending the "rebuilding" for years. Fire the DC, bring in someone who can coach. Bates made a mediocre defense look good. Vanilla defense can work, if you execute, obviously there lies the difference between Bates and Sanders.