Tweet
I'm glad they are letting Pettine go. As for the replacement, the who is not as important as the what IMO.
I wouldn't mind a 4-3 look. I've always thought our personnel was more suited for that. Gary and both Smiths are way more 4-3 DEs than OLBs in a 3-4. Of course, we don't really have much in the line of true 4-3 OLBs, but they should be easier to find than outside pass rushers. We basically do a lot of that now, but without the LB presences setting the edge way too often. What I would hate to see is less blitzing/less of a pass rush. I also would like to see more zone in pass coverage.
As for the who, of the oldies, Marvin Lewis might be good. I don't like Wade Phillips. He was way too lax as a HC and presumably as a DC in Dallas, and what the Packers lack is discipline and attention to detail on D. I also don't want Gray, as he presumably is the main one designing pass D now, and we need to upgrade that. I like the idea of Leonard, but as Bretsky said, I also would like to keep him where he is. Eventually, he will go someplace, though, so why not Green Bay. Those two Bowles disciples, especially Caldwell, the LB guy, sound like good possibilities too. You always have the question, though, with position coaches, can they put it all together and be good as a coordinator?
I wouldn't mind a 4-3 look. I've always thought our personnel was more suited for that. Gary and both Smiths are way more 4-3 DEs than OLBs in a 3-4. Of course, we don't really have much in the line of true 4-3 OLBs, but they should be easier to find than outside pass rushers. We basically do a lot of that now, but without the LB presences setting the edge way too often. What I would hate to see is less blitzing/less of a pass rush. I also would like to see more zone in pass coverage.
As for the who, of the oldies, Marvin Lewis might be good. I don't like Wade Phillips. He was way too lax as a HC and presumably as a DC in Dallas, and what the Packers lack is discipline and attention to detail on D. I also don't want Gray, as he presumably is the main one designing pass D now, and we need to upgrade that. I like the idea of Leonard, but as Bretsky said, I also would like to keep him where he is. Eventually, he will go someplace, though, so why not Green Bay. Those two Bowles disciples, especially Caldwell, the LB guy, sound like good possibilities too. You always have the question, though, with position coaches, can they put it all together and be good as a coordinator?
Comment