Defense Spending

[pbmax]

Jim Leonhard from Wisconsin is a rising talent in the coaching ranks.

Its his second year in the coaching ranks!

[Sparkey]

Leonhard played for the Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, and Cleveland Browns.

2016 DB Coach Wisconsin
2017 DC & DB Coach Wisconsin

Some would say moving from position coach to DC in a year was too big a jump. But he has handled it exceedingly well. Everything I have read and heard about him is that he is very intelligent and well spoken, understands schemes and seems have to have the ability to put players in a position to impact games. Heck, Wisconsin does not have any major blue chip talent, have had some significant injuries at LB and DB and yet continue to put players in positions where they can be successful.

It would seem that he has taken things he has learned along the way and has been able to implement them with minimal communication errors.

With Capers and his 20+ years of experience, I continuously see the same communication miscues game after game ?

I guess the question is how much of the communications issues is the players and how much is the coaching ?

[Carolina_Packer]

I'm not defending Capers, but hypothetically, if you brought in your choice of DC's last off-season, and they had this cast of defensive players to work with, do you think they would need better players or could someone else make hay with what we've got on the roster? As a special added bonus, none of the defensive players get injured during TC or the season to date in this hypothetical.

[call_me_ishmael]

I like Jimmy Leonhard as much as the next guy but c'mon, he's not going to be an NFL DC next year

[pbmax]

I'm not defending Capers, but hypothetically, if you brought in your choice of DC's last off-season, and they had this cast of defensive players to work with, do you think they would need better players or could someone else make hay with what we've got on the roster? As a special added bonus, none of the defensive players get injured during TC or the season to date in this hypothetical.

I expect the overall numbers would be better because of a lack of film.

I don't know what happens after that. There is coaching talent on the D side of the ball, but its not exactly in high demand. But Perry and Trgovac have been held in high regard in the past. And I think Whitt can coach a CB, though I don't know who is responsible for the communication problems.

I think that is Dom->Perry->Younger safeties

[bobblehead]

Wade Phillips is hands down the best DC in the NFL in my opinion. Everywhere he goes, the D seems to be pretty great.

I'm just ready for a change. Even if it's just for the sake of change. At least we'd definitively be able to say it's the players or the coach, then. The D is going to be bad this year due to a Bad O, but I am still just ready. Capers has had plenty of time and hasn't done enough.

Play the band, mark the date. I agree with Partial!!