Unofficial and Uninformed Defensive Coordinator Speculation

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So, who will it be? If Sanders is removed, is there a candidate like Fritz Shurmur floating around for M3? Post all possible candidates here so we can look back in October next year and say, yes, we saw it coming.

Jauron stays in Buffalo and JJ says Wade Phillips is staying. I hope the Cowboys game against the Packers is in December next year Whatever disappointment was felt in Philly has gone by the wayside, at least temporarily, and Andy Reid is staying which means Jim Johnson is staying as well.

We had Mangenius let go by the Jets, but he is getting head coach interviews. Romeo Crennel is available but he is considering staying with the Browns in some capacity. Marinelli and his squad of relatives is available. Ted Cotrell is available. If the Packers hire him, I might start to root for the Lions.

Slowik is available as Teflon Shanahan has been let go.

I am sure there are more. What else are you going to do for the three hours you will be at work today? Make a list.

[sheepshead]

Somehow, I dont think it'll be a big name guy. A promotion, internal or external.

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Moss is interviewing with the Chiefs supposedly. I can't get excited about him given the fall of the linebacker play this year, even though that might have as much to do about the DTs than our LBs.

He did coach under Haslett, who learned in Pittsburgh. I like that lineage.

[CaptainKickass]

Bring back Bates!

What the hell is that guy doing these days anyway?

[texaspackerbacker]

We need somebody who is beyond criticism by the know-nothings who are out to get Sanders. The only name I saw mentioned like that is Fritz Shurmur.

[swede]

Considering MM already took the rather unusual step of having one guy be an assistant HC while at the same time being a position coach under a coordinator, I'd say Winston Moss is a strong possibility for internal promotion to DC. I think MM must have a lot of regard for the guy.

That'd be a win-win because the players would get the consistency of a familiar face while still getting the kick-in-the-pants coaching change they deserve.

Despite the fourth quarter swoons, I think our defense is more bent than broken and Moss may have more leadership ability than vanilla Bob.

[TennesseePackerBacker]

I don't think we see a change this year. Maybe Stock gets canned, but I just don't know if they are ready to give up on Sanders. The defense was really good last year, and expected to be a top 10 defense this year. Early injuries really blew up Sanders scheme and hurt players just weren't them selves, i.e. Hawk, Harris, Bigby.

For the record, I'm no fan of the vanilla schemes and would love to see a Rex Ryan or Jim Johnson coaching the Packers D. Under the right circumstances and personel I believe Sanders scheme works pretty well.

[swede]

We need somebody who is beyond criticism by the know-nothings who are out to get Sanders. The only name I saw mentioned like that is Fritz Shurmur.

I've left Fritz a message but he hasn't gotten back to me yet.

[SkinBasket]

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If Sanders is removed, is there a candidate like Fritz Shurmur floating around for M3?

Fritz Shurmur would be an upgrade at this point. Honestly, I don't know enough about each potential candidate's defensive philosophy and background to know who would bring a style to GB that fits our cover corners, good but confused LBs, and shitty DL. I just don't want Moss. Not because he's partially responsible for Poppinga playing like a retard, but because I want them to cut the cord and start clean. Keeping Moss would also mean the possibility that Schottenheimer would stay. Ick.

But since this thread is about uninformed speculation, I will root for Crennel because he's big, looks mean, and black people are more intimidating in positions of power than white people. Look at this, his team photo looks more like a mug shot, and I'm not just saying that because he's black:



See this DMX mug shot as evidence:



Or Rampage Jackson:

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We need somebody who is beyond criticism by the know-nothings who are out to get Sanders. The only name I saw mentioned like that is Fritz Shurmur.

I loved Fritz and miss the mad scientist badly. The fact that he had the balls to use the Eagle defense with the Rams against the 49ers when he was running out of D Lineman made him one of my favorites before he came to the Packers.

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I can't root for Crennel, because he runs, I think, the 3-4 and it would be a huge mistake to try to switch schemes so radically when you're trying to get to the top of the mountain sooner rather than later.

Marinelli and his son-in-law would be a mistake. He seems like a good guy but he's awfully bull headed and just as vanilla as Bob. Plus he just runs that soft-zone stuff - doesn't play to our corners' strengths.

I'd be fine with Winston Moss taking over. Sounds like he might be enough change for this group while keeping the scheme.

Barring that, isn't there some obscure d-line coach or linebackers coach under Jim Johnson in Philly that we could pluck to run that crazy blitz scheme here?

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Correction, Winston Moss will be interviewing with the Rams, not the Chiefs.

Additions to the list:

Jim Haslett
Mike Nolan
Gregg Williams
And the Greg Something who was recently fired as Syracuse coach. The man who blitzed the weak safety and beat the Packers in the second Super Bowl. The man who was partially responsible for Mike Sherman hiring both Donatell and Bob Slowik. Greg Robinson.

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Barring that, isn't there some obscure d-line coach or linebackers coach under Jim Johnson in Philly that we could pluck to run that crazy blitz scheme here?

Wasn't that what John Harbaugh was doing before Baltimore?

[Packnut]

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We need somebody who is beyond criticism by the know-nothings who are out to get Sanders. The only name I saw mentioned like that is Fritz Shurmur.

I loved Fritz and miss the mad scientist badly. The fact that he had the balls to use the Eagle defense with the Rams against the 49ers when he was running out of D Lineman made him one of my favorites before he came to the Packers.

Yep, he was one of a kind. He understood the concept of playing defense. Un-like Sanders, he knew how to put the right guys in the right place. Any idiot who really believe Sanders is doing a good job should look no farther than what a guy like Fritz did in order to realize how STUPID the keep Sanders opinion is!

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I don't know about mean. If he had a beard, he would look like Black Santa Claus.

If Sanders is removed, is there a candidate like Fritz Shurmur floating around for M3?

But since this thread is about uninformed speculation, I will root for Crennel because he's big, looks mean, and black people are more intimidating in positions of power than white people. Look at this, his team photo looks more like a mug shot, and I'm not just saying that because he's black: