Pressure is on these five NFL coordinators
Article By cbrown.tsn on 12th May, 2010
Only three NFL teams changed head coaches this offseason. However, there was plenty of shuffling on coaching staffs, with offensive and defensive coordinators moving in and moving out. Here are five coordinators in new spots facing serious pressure:
New coordinator Perry Fewell will have his hands full trying to rebuild the Giants defense. Perry Fewell, DC, Giants Who he replaced: Bill Sheridan, who was fired after the defense fell apart in 2009.
What he faces: Only the Lions and the Rams gave up more points than the Giants last season. Signing safety Antrel Rolle will help the secondary, but serious question marks remain. Can end Osi Umenyiora bounce back from a disappointing season? Can safety Kenny Phillips return successfully from his serious knee injury? Will first-round end Jason Pierre-Paul be a boom or a bust? And can anyone successfully replace Antonio Pierce at middle linebacker?
"The middle linebacker is important in anybody's scheme," Fewell told reporters during the Giants' recent minicamp. "When you have a veteran like Pierce, that's very hard to replace because he's an extension of the coordinator. He's a communicator — he has to get everyone set."
At least five players should get a shot to replace Pierce: Chase Blackburn, rookie Phillip Dillard, Jonathan Goff, Bryan Kehl, and Gerris Wilkerson. However, the onus to improve the defense falls on Fewell, who believes he will benefit from his stint last season as the Bills' interim head coach.
"I see the big picture more," Fewell said. "While I would like to make guarantees, I can't. I'm going to demand that we be physical and play physical. The Giants' defense is a physical defense, and we know that from history. I want to return to that defense."
Jim Haslett, DC, Redskins Who he replaced: Greg Blache, who announced his retirement from coaching after head coach Jim Zorn was fired.
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New coordinator Perry Fewell will have his hands full trying to rebuild the Giants defense. Perry Fewell, DC, Giants Who he replaced: Bill Sheridan, who was fired after the defense fell apart in 2009.
What he faces: Only the Lions and the Rams gave up more points than the Giants last season. Signing safety Antrel Rolle will help the secondary, but serious question marks remain. Can end Osi Umenyiora bounce back from a disappointing season? Can safety Kenny Phillips return successfully from his serious knee injury? Will first-round end Jason Pierre-Paul be a boom or a bust? And can anyone successfully replace Antonio Pierce at middle linebacker?
"The middle linebacker is important in anybody's scheme," Fewell told reporters during the Giants' recent minicamp. "When you have a veteran like Pierce, that's very hard to replace because he's an extension of the coordinator. He's a communicator — he has to get everyone set."
At least five players should get a shot to replace Pierce: Chase Blackburn, rookie Phillip Dillard, Jonathan Goff, Bryan Kehl, and Gerris Wilkerson. However, the onus to improve the defense falls on Fewell, who believes he will benefit from his stint last season as the Bills' interim head coach.
"I see the big picture more," Fewell said. "While I would like to make guarantees, I can't. I'm going to demand that we be physical and play physical. The Giants' defense is a physical defense, and we know that from history. I want to return to that defense."
Jim Haslett, DC, Redskins Who he replaced: Greg Blache, who announced his retirement from coaching after head coach Jim Zorn was fired.
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