Here's my 'something of substance'

 

You can get whatever coach you want, to run whatever scheme you want...

until you have the players in place that are scheme proof, it doesn't matter.

 

I'm not saying you need 11 pro bowlers. I'm saying you need a star at each spot, DL, LB, S, CB. Once you have a real playmaker at each spot, you can run any scheme. Any coach can come in and accentuate those players strengths and have the pieces around them feed off of it.

 

This cover-3 scheme would work fine, with Babich, or Gus. If we had a real LEO and FS.

So Ryan has ran multiple schemes? A lot of coaches do. 4-3, 3-4, whatever works.

Will the DC you want do better than the DC you have with the exact same people? not with this defensive roster.

 

Let me finish by saying... I don't care if they make a change at DC, or even at HC at this position.

But without Fowler being healthy, without other play makers on the Dline, this team will be awful on D no matter who the coach is.

We have Smith at LB (need a coverage MLB drafted)

We have House and Colvin at CB, depth is needed.

S position, especially FS, is suspect.

 

We are still lacking playmakers at key positions. Any defense under any coaching would struggle.

Give Caldwell another offseason to fix that side like he has seemingly done on offense.

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