Still Need DL Coach: Who's Your Home Run Hire? Sleeper Pick?

Submitted by JHumich on January 13th, 2019 at 12:24 AM

I trust that coach will be finding someone great, but I found myself speculating today, and since it's been a few seconds since we had one of these threads, I thought maybe there are others who have been doing similar. I basically followed the find-Don-Brown method of looking at NFL and college DL stats and seeing who popped. Here's what I came up wtih. Who would be yours?

 

Homerun Hire:

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Jay Rodgers

The Bears DL has been killing it, as did his Broncos DLs before that. He's been in the NFL for 9 years, but did coach college for 8 years before that. He was even a recruiting intern at Ohio State once upon a time. Admittedly unknown on the recruiting side, which is why I might like my sleeper pick even better...

 

 

Sleeper Pick:

Walter Stewart (2018)

Walter Stewart

Northern Illinois was tied for 2nd in the FBS in rushing YPA, and tied for 7th in sacks. Recruiting-wise, he's from Ohio and stayed in-state as a four-year DL starter at Cincinnati, also had 3 years in the SEC (DL grad assitant at TN), and his time at NIU. 

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Steve in PA

January 13th, 2019 at 10:16 AM ^

Tray Scott.  Currently UGA DL coach.  Previously worked at UNC.  

They are already complaining that he missed out on 2 5 star recruits.  Oh the horror!

Mattison made $100k more than him so there is $ available.

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Sten Carlson

January 13th, 2019 at 10:21 AM ^

A coach that can teach the DL how to do two things:

1) draw holding flags when being blatantly held, and;

2) get hands up to bat passes down

that DL for KC was really taking to Luck with those loooooonnnnggggg arms in his passing lanes over and over.  I cannot remember the last time I saw a Michigan DL do that.  

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Mgoeffoff

January 13th, 2019 at 10:39 AM ^

So, if I'm reading into this, you're saying our d-line coach needs to have OH roots in order to recruit the state well since we lost Washington?  If that's the case I would stay away from anyone with OSU ties (Rodgers) that Day may try to poach the minute they prove their chops.

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jbrandimore

January 13th, 2019 at 11:17 AM ^

Here is my two question job interview for a future DL coach:

In the event that a defensive lineman realized his pass rush isn’t going to get him to the quarterback, should he be coached to get his hands up and try and tip passes?

If you are facing a mobile quarterback, is it a viable defensive strategy to not attempt to sack the quarterback, but to instead try to collapse the pocket around him and force him to throw?

For all the deserved props we all gave Greg Mattison through the years, I have always been amazed how our DL has always seemed to treat a thrown pass like it was a shotgun blast. We have also had huge problems keeping certain qbs in the pocket as we all know.

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MileHighWolverine

January 13th, 2019 at 12:09 PM ^

Would prefer no more NFL guys...they are spoiled by working with the best of the best and don't seem to know how to downshift to teaching kids who probably will never have a cup of coffee in the league.

 

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