Quote:  IMO,  one major difference though is Teryl Austin hasn't had the close to the talent to work with in Detroit the last two seasons that Gus Bradley had in 2012 with Seattle.   In 2014,  when Ndamukong Suh was still with the Lions,   the team finished near the top of the NFL in Total Defense and Scoring Defense.   Even with Stephen Tulloch going down with a career altering injury and Nick Fairley missing the final half of the season.

 

 One major differencebetween Teryl Austin and Gus Bradley is Austin tailors his Defense to player strengths.   In addition,  the Lions have been a better tackling team this season than in any season I can recall over many,  many decades.   Even with the restrictions NFL teams have in practice these days.

 

 Like C-Dub93 mentioned,  Teryl Austin might not be the right fit for what the Jaguars need at this point in time.   However,  in the right situation,   I believe Austin will be a highly successful HC.   If Jim Caldwell elected to retire  ( I'm not anticipating this in at least the next 2 to 3 years ),   Teryl Austin would be who I want want to be hired as the Head Coach of the Detroit Lions. 

 

I don't know that its too different. The scheme the Seahawks ran were created by Pete/Gus to fit what they had. How much of it was on Pete and how much of it was on Gus, we don't know. They may be all-pro players now, but at the start with Gus most of these guys were 4th, 5th, and 6th round picks.

 

From a personality standpoint, they sound very similar.

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