Gruden fires defensive coordinator Joe Barry

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Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

You're probably right. Personally, I think Gruden and Scot McC may be headed for rough waters. Gruden's comments about "drafting a guard and a guy who didn't play" (paraphrasing) aren't a ringing endorsement of McC. We'll see. Regardless, Gruden needs to get this hire right. Not often you see a HC survive three DC's in four years - I think it highly unlikely he will get an opportunity to choose a fourth.

Agree, but imo it's also unlikely Gruden and the new dc only get one year to turn the defense around. Just can't see Gruden getting fired if his team as a whole is a playoff contender again, even if the defense is still bad. And if Gruden returns for 2018 season, that dc will as well