Quote:I think his ceiling is similar to his old boss in Del Rio, which is an average coach. Someone who won't fail if they have decent players, but not someone who will overachieve with a mediocre roster.

 

I don't even know if that's true. I mean, Smitty got a heckuva lot of mileage from some players in that defense. He's no Belichick, I don't think. But some guys do improve after some time away and getting another crack at it. I haven't followed the Falcons or the Bucs enough with his defenses there, but the thing that I remember a lot from his defenses here was that they always came to play. Players were often in the right spots (they just weren't always capable of making the play).

 

Rarely do I recall our defenses getting *caught*.

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