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[quote=88Commanders00;1379568]I like the hire. We’ll get a Brian Flores style defense.[/quote]Agree. His strength is pass defense and anything to do with a Brian Flores defense I'm interested in. Reportedly, he highly impressed in the interview. He has a lot of work to do here.

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[quote=Meks;1379569]They certainly are taking some swings for coordinators but hey I hope it works out[/quote]

Yep. I think it might mean that DQ believes that he is pretty safe (barring another disaster season). I have a hard time believing that DQ would hired non-experienced coordinators if he feels that he is not 100% safe.

On the paper, it seems like Jones is a good hire. Let's see what happens.

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Reading that he had 5 DC interviews this offseason so he was definitely in demand.

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[quote=GridIron26;1379575]Yep. I think it might mean that DQ believes that he is pretty safe (barring another disaster season). I have a hard time believing that DQ would hired non-experienced coordinators if he feels that he is not 100% safe.

On the paper, it seems like Jones is a good hire. Let's see what happens.[/quote]

Given the extreme of the injuries I think he gets a mulligan.

Players kept playing hard right until the end unlike in past years, I think that’s a testament to him that he held the locker room together.

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Shows what I know. I thought with a green OC we'd hire a retread DC. I don't know anything about position coaches so I can't say I feel this is good or bad but the fact he had a few DC interviews means people with higher football IQs than I like the guy. No matter what I think we will be entertained next year,

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Seems like a decent hire. I like that he worked under Flores. But it really does not matter who we bring in here to call plays and run the defense. We lack players on all three levels. We have no real rushers, no LB's and outside of Amos, nothing in the secondary. This new guy really is going to have to get some better play out of the holdovers they decide to keep.

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[quote=MTK;1379578]Given the extreme of the injuries I think he gets a mulligan.

Players kept playing hard right until the end unlike in past years, I think that’s a testament to him that he held the locker room together.[/quote]

100% agreed

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It's a good hire. NFC East is going to be interesting this season. No team will be the same all have new Coaches be it DC , OC's or HC.

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[quote=BaltimoreSkins;1379580]Shows what I know. I thought with a green OC we'd hire a retread DC. I don't know anything about position coaches so I can't say I feel this is good or bad but the fact he had a few DC interviews means people with higher football IQs than I like the guy. No matter what I think we will be entertained next year,[/quote]

Can we get better talent and then scheme fit guys for the new DC. Minnesota cap position isn’t great maybe we can bring in some familiar folks if they cut some guys.

I’m optimistic for some unknown reason.

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[quote=MTK;1379578]Given the extreme of the injuries I think he gets a mulligan.

Players kept playing hard right until the end unlike in past years, I think that’s a testament to him that he held the locker room together.[/quote]

I totally agree with this as well. The difference between the team beating Philly in week 18 and the hang-dog look of our team at the end of the Rivera era is stark.