DCC: Teryl Austin

Submitted by wresler120 on

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.

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SalvatoreQuattro

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.

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AMazinBlue

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

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GoBlueGladstone

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.

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