Packers Lose DB Coach

[mraynrand]

Its a good question. He was a popular interview for a while but that could have been Rooney Rule influenced. He could be a Dungy in waiting.

His track record suggests he's a Ray Rhodes who has not been overly Peter Principled. It's OK if he's not coordinator or HC material, so long as he can teach his craft.

[pbmax]

His track record suggests he's a Ray Rhodes who has not been overly Peter Principled. It's OK if he's not coordinator or HC material, so long as he can teach his craft.

Wow, his defenses as DC were all over the map, mostly bad.

Improvement in Buffalo for 2 season then 2 very good Defenses. But stint in Tennessee was brutal. Was a bad time to be with the Titans.

He's worked for Fisher, Gregg Williams, Joe Gibbs and Zimmer. Also Murlarkey and Munchak. He's seen it all.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/GrayJe0.htm

[mraynrand]

Wow, his defenses as DC were all over the map, mostly bad.

Improvement in Buffalo for 2 season then 2 very good Defenses. But stint in Tennessee was brutal. Was a bad time to be with the Titans.

He's worked for Fisher, Gregg Williams, Joe Gibbs and Zimmer. Also Murlarkey and Munchak. He's seen it all.

https://www.pro-football-reference.c...es/GrayJe0.htm

He followed Chuck Cecil in TN. Cecil worked for no one but Fisher, and not so well as DC. I suspect this Grey is a really good defensive backs/technique coach and the coordinator stuff was too much for him. Bet Fisher compensated for him like he did for Cecil. Wonder about his ability to teach communication, but Pettine is supposed to be really good at that (that was the word in Cleveland) so they should be good. Definitely need someone to teach great technique.

Im wondered about Simmons. Had dinner with him at the McCarthy thing a few years back. nice enough guy, but has a huge family and you could tell he had split loyalties. If you want to excel as an NFL coach, your family better be fine on the back burner.