DCC: Teryl Austin
Teryl Austin has proven to be one of the NFL's top defensive coordinator, and there's a chance he wil be gone if Caldwell gets fired, or he could jump at a great opportunity given how bad the Lions organization is. On top of this, Austin has connections to Harbaugh and Michigan. Austin coached the defensive backs at Michigan from 1999-2002. Austin also coached under John Harbaugh from 2011-2013 serving as the Ravens defensive backs coach.
If Austin doesn't land a head coaching gig, there's a chance he jumps at the opportunity to coach with Harbaugh at Michigan. Austin has already left the NFL once for a college DC position. Austin is a great fit for Harbaugh's style of football, as he runs a very aggressive defense. In my opinion this could be a name to keep an eye on if Harbaugh doesn't stick to an internal candidate.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:11 PM ^
all of this AFTER MGoBoard jumped the shark...
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:12 PM ^
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December 2nd, 2015 at 8:18 PM ^
I'm still in the air on this one...
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:11 PM ^
His defense has been up-and-down this year, but he still has fielded a competitive unit despite Mayhew's incompetence as a procurer of talent. Austin is NFL guy. A NFL team will pick him up if the Lions let him go.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:25 PM ^
If the Lions fire Caldwell, there's no way they hire his d-coordinator as the next HC.
I agree with you about him staying in the NFL. He was close to landing the Falcons job last year.
December 2nd, 2015 at 10:22 PM ^
Mayhew's incompetence as a procurer of talent? lol, the Lions roster is still one of the better roster in the league. There's a lot of talent on the roster.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:11 PM ^
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December 2nd, 2015 at 8:12 PM ^
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December 2nd, 2015 at 8:13 PM ^
Ron English
Bud Foster
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:18 PM ^
Not with his tirade larded with homophobic slurs that was caught on tape.
December 3rd, 2015 at 10:31 AM ^
Tirade? Never saw it. Got a link?
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:28 PM ^
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December 2nd, 2015 at 8:39 PM ^
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December 2nd, 2015 at 8:41 PM ^
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:45 PM ^
lol no he's a head coach and more deserving than Durkin
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:45 PM ^
Tehehehehehe
December 2nd, 2015 at 11:40 PM ^
RB or TE. That team is dumpster fire. Stafford may have to retire before he's 30 due to injuries. The O Line is swiss cheese and that secondary can't cover a $1 bet.
The Lions are a joke
December 3rd, 2015 at 6:04 AM ^
in the last few weeks.
December 3rd, 2015 at 11:28 AM ^
Problem is that Mayhew missed as much as he hit in talent acquisition. For ever solid, conventional wisdom move, he would boneheadedly skip over positions of need for a sexy pick. More than anything, that was his biggest failure. His best quality is he was better than Millen.