Sean McDermott in the running for DC?

[KYPack]

Isn't McDermott a DC right now? Wouldn't it be a lateral move if he came to GB? Wouldn't he only move on for a HC position?? Or am I thinking of someone else...?

Evidently.

He's Johnson's DBack coach in Philly.

It's a promotion.

McDermott will be somebodies DCoordinator in the next year, if not this off-season.

[Rastak]

Isn't McDermott a DC right now? Wouldn't it be a lateral move if he came to GB? Wouldn't he only move on for a HC position?? Or am I thinking of someone else...?

Someone else I guess. Johnson is the DC.

[Joemailman]

MCDermott is the DB coach. Jim Johnson is the DC.

[rbaloha1]

Lets hope the Eagles lose and SM is brought in for an interview pronto.

The Packers have players capable of being effective blitzers -- Hawk, Chillar, Collins, Woodson, Barnett (assuming full recovery).

This season the lack of blitzing hurt the Packers.

[Pugger]

Yup, I goofed!! I was thinking of Spagnola but isn't he already a DC?? Oh well...

[mraynrand]

Defense is stopping the run and pressuring the QB as a tool to defend the pass.

We did not come close to doing that last season with a decent personnel group.

The front four was not decent after injuries to Jenkins, Barnett and Hawk - as well as the fact that KGB and Harrell could not go at all. That's the main reason the defense sucked. Coaching was more minor, but still a factor.

[Gunakor]

Good Grief. Spare us from the disaster this fool, McDermott, would bring us.

The last thing we need is a disciple of the bullshit Johnson uses.

The bullshit Jim Johnson uses produces considerably better results than the bullshit Bob Sanders has run here in Green Bay. Look at the facts here Tex. They are a better defense than we are.

[vince]

Good Grief. Spare us from the disaster this fool, McDermott, would bring us.

The last thing we need is a disciple of the bullshit Johnson uses.

The bullshit Jim Johnson uses produces considerably better results than the bullshit Bob Sanders has run here in Green Bay. Look at the facts here Tex. They are a better defense than we are.

The Jim Johnson system has produced a top 10 defense in 6 of his 9 years in Philly. The Bates/Sanders derense has been top 10 in 1 of the 5 years it's been in Green Bay. All 5 of the top 5 defenses this year deployed an aggressive attacking style of play. Only Tennessee cracks the top 5 in points given up, and their ball control offensive philosophy also signicantly helps keeps games low scoring.

Tex, its clear that you like the Bates system and think aggressive/attacking defense does more harm than good, but I haven't seen any facts from you or anyone else that support that opinion. All the objective facts indicate just the opposite - yet you continue to personally denigrate those who disagree with you. Can you support your opinion at all? Or at a minimum, can you stop calling those who disagree with you stupid idiots? It's not a very effective argument for your opinions.

[Joemailman]

I wonder if Tex is watching the defenses in the Giants/Philly game. Jim Johnson vs. a Jim Johnson disciple.

[Rastak]

I wonder if Tex is watching the defenses in the Giants/Philly game. Jim Johnson vs. a Jim Johnson disciple.

Well, you can clearly see by the 34-31 halftime score these blitzes just produce big plays for the offense.

[packers11]

Sometimes they only bring 4 people... But its in different directions, not the 4 obvious lineman... Packers should be taking some notes...

[KYPack]

Defense is stopping the run and pressuring the QB as a tool to defend the pass.

We did not come close to doing that last season with a decent personnel group.

The front four was not decent after injuries to Jenkins, Barnett and Hawk - as well as the fact that KGB and Harrell could not go at all. That's the main reason the defense sucked. Coaching was more minor, but still a factor.

Our defensive backfield is outstanding, one of the league's better groups.

Even after the injuries, the front 7 was an OK bunch. RDE was troublesome, never was covered that well, but the players were still good enough to do much better than they performed in games last season.

I agree with the coaching change 100%.

It was needed on both ST and defense.

[cpk1994]

5th NFC title game for Johnson and the Eagles. Not bad for a bullshit system, huh Tex?

[texaspackerbacker]

I mostly watched the Wisconsin basketball game, but I had the Giants and Eagles on the little TV on top of the big screen.

What I did notice is that neither team seemed to blitz very much today--maybe something to do with Philly not seeing much of a passing threat from New York due to the LUCK of the Giants missing players. Damn shame that we didn't have the LUCK of having Burris's gun go off last season. Oh yeah, I forgot, you guys don't believe in LUCK.

I'm ready to just say a great big WHATEVER in this discussion. We are gonna get what we are gonna get, and nothing I or anybody else say in here is gonna change that. I don't like blitzing; I don't like defense dominated teams in general--the old Bears, the old and current Ravens, the old Bucs, etc. If we get a tough defense along with a high powered offense, I'll be satisfied.

My final word, though, is that I really think any blitz-oriented defense is going to be a significant step downward. I don't have any stats to back that up, just what I see game after game after game on all levels--big offensive plays coming on failed blitzes--that in contrast to the many big plays the Packer D has made the past couple of years, which I think we will see far less of with some new system.

I try very hard not to call forum people "stupid" or "idiot" or whatever. Never say never, but I don't do it much. Public figures, sports and otherwise, though, I reserve the right to tell it like I see it. And ideas, concepts, schemes, doctrines, theories, plans, articles, posts, any of that crap, I will certainly label it what it is--IMNHO. (The N is for NOT).

[mission]

I'm ready to just say a great big WHATEVER in this discussion.

You've already done that plenty.