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[quote=SmootSmack;653776]Hixon's replacement

[URL="http://www.buccaneers.com/team/staffdetail.aspx?coachid=180"]Buccaneers.com | Staff[/URL]

not official...yet[/quote]

Well, at least he sounds better than Hixon.. I really hope Kelly, Thomas, and Mitchell will be coming on next season.. We need them to to do so, to elevate our offense..

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[quote=SBXVII;653750]Yeah I went looking at both Zimmer and Haslett's record and was not impressed with them either. If I was Shanahan I'd push fast and hard for Romeo Crennell. Although it sounds like it's almost a done deal in KC. I think he's trying to get back with coach's he worked with in New England in hopes the chemistry is right.

Who else is out there? I keep hearing about coach's that might get the axe that we might be able to use. People have said Wade Phillips, Jack Del Rio, but who is out there that is not coaching? I'll take them if they are 70yrs old. Unless we go after someone like a Gray (whome I'd rather just get away from) who is an Asst. to a DC.[/quote]

Haslett was HC in both NO and St. Louis. Somebody help me out, where did he ever serve strictly on the defensive side of the ball, and who was his DC in NO?
The numbers reflecting his order of finish has such a wide disparity from year to year one has to wonder what brought about such up & down seasons in the defensive rankings.

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[quote=SmootSmack;653776]Hixon's replacement

[url=http://www.buccaneers.com/team/staffdetail.aspx?coachid=180]Buccaneers.com | Staff[/url]

not official...yet[/quote]

I forgot he was our WR coach in 2001. Just about the only guy who ever got anything out of Westbrook and Gardner. Feels like an upgrade from Hixon for sure.

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I really hope a 3-4 isn't the outcome of whoever they pick.

Maybe just because I'm resistant to change & want to see tradition maintained, but also because we're lacking LBs & we have DTs that have never played true nose tackle, though I know one side of the line is quite similar to that.

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[quote=freddyg12;653787]I really hope a 3-4 isn't the outcome of whoever they pick.

Maybe just because I'm resistant to change & want to see tradition maintained, but also because we're lacking LBs & we have DTs that have never played true nose tackle, though I know one side of the line is quite similar to that.[/quote]

I agree. Well said.

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[quote=SmootSmack;653776]Hixon's replacement

[url=http://www.buccaneers.com/team/staffdetail.aspx?coachid=180]Buccaneers.com | Staff[/url]

not official...yet[/quote]

it says his title is Asst HC/WR's. Are we gonna create a Super Asst HC title?
He certainly sounds like a solid upgrade, so I would be happy.

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[quote=SmootSmack;653776]Hixon's replacement

[URL="http://www.buccaneers.com/team/staffdetail.aspx?coachid=180"]Buccaneers.com | Staff[/URL]

not official...yet[/quote]


Funny, I remember you mentioning in another thread that Antonio Bryant could be one of our FA targets this offseason and what do you know....this guy used to coach him. How ironic ;)

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This is how a Jim Haslett-run defense (as DC) have fared:

1996 New Orleans #20
1997 Pittsburgh #11
1998 Pittsburgh #7
1999 Pittsburgh #12

Given how some good DCs have not done such a good job as HCs (i.e. Grilliams, Spags) this may be a better way to determine how well Haslett can be as a DC.

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[quote=Longtimefan;653781]Haslett was HC in both NO and St. Louis. Somebody help me out, where did he ever serve strictly on the defensive side of the ball, and who was his DC in NO?
The numbers reflecting his order of finish has such a wide disparity from year to year one has to wonder what brought about such up & down seasons in the defensive rankings.[/quote]

Haslett was DC with the St. Louis for 2006, 2007, and 2008. During the 2008 season, he became the interim HC.

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[quote=Ruhskins;653793]This is how a Jim Haslett-run defense (as DC) have fared:

1996 New Orleans #20
1997 Pittsburgh #11
1998 Pittsburgh #7
1999 Pittsburgh #12

Given how some good DCs have not done such a good job as HCs (i.e. Grilliams, Spags) this may be a better way to determine how well Haslett can be as a DC.[/quote]

Aaron Brooks and Rick Venturi both played a vital role in his won-loss record in NO when he was HC there.

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[quote=Longtimefan;653796]Aaron Brooks and Rick Venturi both played a vital role in his won-loss record in NO when he was HC there.[/quote]

Actually the years that I posted there (1996-1999) were the years when Haslett was defensive coordinator (and the rankings his defense got each of those years).

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[quote=Ruhskins;653799]Actually the years that I posted there (1996-1999) were the years when Haslett was defensive coordinator (and the rankings his defense got each of those years).[/quote]

I thought he was DC in NO in 1996 and was DC in Pittsburgh from 1997-99

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We need to hire a DC that plays racketball so Dan won't miss Vinny!

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[quote=Ruhskins;653799]Actually the years that I posted there (1996-1999) were the years when Haslett was defensive coordinator (and the rankings his defense got each of those years).[/quote]

I get what you're saying if you're combining the three years together, one in NO & two in Pitts. My bad, I understand what you mean.

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Jerry Gray is interviewing today for the DC job:

[url=http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Biggs-Gray-will-interview-for-coordinator-job-today.html]Biggs: Gray will interview for coordinator job today | National Football Post[/url]