Great, three new defensive coordinator candidates. Bring in Mangini and Crennell for interviews.
I wonder if they are products of a Bellichek "system". Both led above average defenses as coordinators, but failed as top men.
Bellichek has been a stabilizing force in NE (hate him or otherwise) and has made sure that the defense is not totally inept, even in the face of injury and age.
Short version? How much of the Pats D was Mangini and Crennell?
I think there may be a similar phenominon in Baltimore.
Here's the list of coordinators:
Marvin Lewis
Mike Nolan
Rex Ryan
The Raven's D hasn't really missed a beat, even though they've had 2 canidates roll out the door (and maybe Lewis joining Nolan in no longer being HC's by the end of the year).
So with both NE and BAL having not missed the men who've gone on, wouldn't a team be wary of hiring anyone from those organizations?
Or am I over thinking it?
I would be wary of Mangini
apparently not a respected guy in his own locker room -- are part of the reason he is being let go.
Are we talking about Farve being mad at Mangini for "calling him out in front of the players"? 'Cause the more I hear about Farve the less I like him.
If you read deeper into it...
Huge free agent spending and a key personnel decision at QB. Mangini decides to dump Pennington and go after Favre...Jets get beat by Miami and the decision costs him his job.
I forgot, did Mangini get the GM powers along with the HC job? I'd hoped teams had gotten away from that nonsense, it's already proven to be too many hats for a modern coach.