DCC: Mel Tucker (Alabama DB Coach)
He grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. Played college football at the University of Wisconsin. DB coach at LSU for one year, DB coach at Ohio State for three years, DC at Ohio State for one year, spent the next ten years in the NFL as a Defensive Coordinator with Cleveland, Chicago, and Jacksonville.
He re-joined Nick Saban at Alabama this year as their Assistant Head Coach and DB coach. He has a 2-3 record as an interim Head Coach in the NFL. He is 43 years young. Chicago was not very good with him (or without him for that matter), but I think we should discuss.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:44 PM ^
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December 2nd, 2015 at 2:54 PM ^
But I looked at Jim's past Assistant Coaches and a good majority were with those he never worked with. He had Mangini on his staff at SF, Fisch now had no previous experience with Harbaugh, and Donatell at SF among others. I think he will truly take the best guy for the job.
Shafer only coached with Jim for a year, so I am not sure you can say he has a much better working relationship with Harbaugh than some other candidates. I do understand he has a DB background, and we really do not have a need for that at this moment. I would like the idea of Tucker if we have a suitable guy coaching the linebackers.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:46 PM ^
Does he have any ties to Harbaugh? I see Jim wanting someone he is familiar with in this position.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:48 PM ^
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:51 PM ^
Durkin was a linebacker coach. How did that turn out?
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:53 PM ^
December 2nd, 2015 at 3:25 PM ^
He's a LB coach who we employed as a DB coach.
December 2nd, 2015 at 3:02 PM ^
Uh...pretty good? Did you miss the part about our defense being awesome this year?
December 2nd, 2015 at 3:10 PM ^
Did you miss the part about our linebackers being terrible? Our defense was good against the shit teams but when it came to the big game against OSU they collapsed.
December 2nd, 2015 at 3:14 PM ^
That's talent, buddy.
December 2nd, 2015 at 3:48 PM ^
You're such a dickhead.
Those LBs have more talent in their pinky finger nail than you have in your whole body.
Just get banned again so you can make another account.
*waits for the token automated response "no one knows what you're talking about bro" even though your posting tendencies are the exact same on your past 19 accounts*
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:48 PM ^
I'm a Bears fan, and this name scares the bejeezus out of me. Please no. Please please please no.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:49 PM ^
So you'd be good with Fangio coming here?
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:51 PM ^
What he has done with a roster brutally devoid of a lot of talent is really really impressive. So no, Fangio would not bother me at all. I would, however, be more concerned about his system fitting with the current roster.
December 2nd, 2015 at 3:41 PM ^
Wouldn't you feel bad that he left the bears?
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:00 PM ^
Ahh, I see. I love the Bears, but Michigan matters more. So, to answer your question, a resounding yes.
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:08 PM ^
If we could get Fangio to take a step down from the NFL I would cream my pants
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:57 PM ^
I dont know anything about him but sometimes coaches are bad at 1 level but fine 1 level lower. Just because he is a bad HC doesnt mean he would not be a fine DC. Again I dont know anything about him but Jedd Fisch from all accounts is not a great OC but seemed to be solid 1 level lower.
I'd be curious how he did as Chicago's DC. If you say he sucked at DC then that is different.
Looks like he was a dc for browns jags and chi so one can see how he did in those roles.
He was the DBs coach for the Browns for three years before being promoted to defensive coordinator in 2008. Tucker held the same job in Jacksonville from 2009-12 and Chicago from 2013-14.
December 2nd, 2015 at 3:05 PM ^
Sorry, this is a sore subject for me. It was so so so bad when he was Bears DC
Following one of the worst defensive seasons in Bears' history in 2013, Tucker received criticism from the media.[9] As a result, team fired two of Tucker's assistant coaches, linebackers coach Tim Tibesar and defensive line coach Mike Phair.[10] The Bears replaced them with Paul Pasqualoni as defensive line coach andReggie Herring as linebackers coach.[11]
On January 20, 2015, following another record-setting low defensive season for the Bears, Tucker was replaced by former San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio under new head coach John Fox.[12]
December 2nd, 2015 at 4:15 PM ^
He was HORRIBLE as the Bears DC. The D the last two years sent all sorts of the bad kind of franchise records.
December 2nd, 2015 at 3:08 PM ^
I'm not going to opine on Tucker's coaching ability. He's a good guy as I got to know him as our kids played lacrosse together, but he is a diehard Buckeye. The first time I met him he gave me grief when he saw I was wearing a Block M hat.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:48 PM ^
DCC: Fetty Wap
He got a glock in his Rari.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:54 PM ^
YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH BAAAAABY
December 2nd, 2015 at 3:46 PM ^
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December 2nd, 2015 at 2:52 PM ^
Rodeo gif, please.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:53 PM ^
Mel Tucker is awful....the last time he was in charge of a defense (w/ bears) they let up the most points in team history....
Stay.away.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:55 PM ^
December 2nd, 2015 at 6:23 PM ^
He got a big raise when it looked like he might go to LSU. We might have to offer him close to double what Drevno makes. Even with our budget, we might not want to go that route.
December 2nd, 2015 at 2:55 PM ^
Do we really need to discuss every assistant coach out there with merely some midwestern connection? Can we at least wait until there's actually some rumbling that a person is under consideration?
December 2nd, 2015 at 3:08 PM ^
What else are we going to talk about? The rousing women's volleyball tournament?
December 2nd, 2015 at 3:33 PM ^
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December 2nd, 2015 at 3:38 PM ^
as a DC so no thanks
December 2nd, 2015 at 3:46 PM ^
Jacksonville had a top 4 defense and couple of top 10 defenses with him. Yes, Chicago was bad. Has Chicago been good with anyone in the last decade?
December 2nd, 2015 at 3:51 PM ^
December 2nd, 2015 at 5:00 PM ^
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December 2nd, 2015 at 5:22 PM ^
he gets the DC gig at Bama
December 2nd, 2015 at 5:29 PM ^
December 2nd, 2015 at 6:22 PM ^
December 2nd, 2015 at 7:15 PM ^
OUR DB COACHES ARE BETTER
December 2nd, 2015 at 7:15 PM ^
OUR DB COACHES ARE BETTER
December 2nd, 2015 at 7:15 PM ^
OUR DB COACHES ARE BETTER
December 2nd, 2015 at 7:15 PM ^
OUR DB COACHES ARE BETTER
December 2nd, 2015 at 7:15 PM ^
OUR DB COACHES ARE BETTER
December 2nd, 2015 at 7:15 PM ^
OUR DB COACHES ARE BETTER