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Social media reacts to hiring of Jesse Minter as Chargers’ defensive coordinator

Chargers fans are thrilled with the hiring of Jesse Minter.

Jesse Minter has been hired as the Chargers’ new defensive coordinator, which was announced on Tuesday.

Chargers fans were thrilled once the hiring was made official, as Minter had plenty of success overseeing Michigan’s defense en route to a national championship.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chargers hire offensive, defensive coordinators

The Chargers and Jim Harbaugh continue to fill out their coaching staff with the announcements of new offensive and defensive coordinators.

The Chargers and head coach Jim Harbaugh continue to fill out their coaching staff with the announcements of new offensive and defensive coordinators.

Los Angeles is hiring Greg Roman as their offensive coordinator and Jesse Minter as their defensive coordinator.

Roman was Harbaugh’s offensive coordinator with the 49ers from 2011 to 2014. He helped the team reach Super Bowl XLVII during the 2012 season.

Roman was most recently with the Ravens, where he served as the team’s tight ends coach in 2017 and 2018 before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2019. He resigned after the 2022 season.

Minter was on Harbaugh’s staff at Michigan, where he led college football’s top-ranked defense in 2023. The Wolverines finished first in both scoring defense and yards allowed.

Minter has experience working for the Ravens as an assistant for two seasons. He worked his way up to defensive backs coach in 2020 before one season at Vanderbilt, where he was their defensive coordinator and safeties coach.

Chargers new defensive coordinator Renaldo Hill talks about defensive philosophy

On Wednesday, new Chargers defensive coordinator Renaldo Hill spoke to the media for the first time.

The Chargers hired former Broncos defensive backs coach Renaldo Hill as their new defensive coordinator.

Even though Hill has the title under his name, head coach Brandon Staley will be the one responsible for calling the defensive plays. Nonetheless, he’s still grateful to be able to bring his expertise with defensive backs to the team.

“I definitely will lean on Staley, and be able to sit back and learn. It still gives you that that growth opportunity,” Hill said. “I can move around and assert myself into the front seven, but also still have a footprint on the back end.”

After playing in the league as a safety for 10 years, Hill brings eight years of coaching experience, both at the collegiate and NFL level.

Hill and Staley coached together with the Broncos in 2019. Hill served as the defensive backs coach while Staley was the outside linebackers coach.

Hill will have an input on game days while Staley calls plays.

“We’ll definitely collaborate on those and come up with what’s best for the guys, but he’s always been open to listening and receiving ideas,” Hill said.

“Staley emphasizes all the time it is a collaboration of voices in the room, and everybody having their opinion in what this defense will look like. When you can listen to those other ideas, it makes everybody feel a part of what we’re doing, we’re having success.”

Los Angeles goes into the season with the intentions of playing in a 3-4 defense after spending the past four seasons under defensive coordinator Gus Bradley’s 4-3 scheme. Even though they finished No. 10 in total defense, the unit was 25th in sacks and 22nd in takeaways.

Part of the reason why they had so many blown double-digit leads was because of their inability to affect the quarterback. Los Angeles only blitzed 6.1 times per game, which marked the least amount last season.

That will change this upcoming season.

“I believe you have to bring pressure in this league,” Hill said.

Hill said that they don’t want the defense to entice offenses to throw on them, noting the high level of QB play in the NFL, adding they can do that by always showing a Cover 2 shell and changing post-snap.

Hill mentioned four coaches who will be a part of defensive staff.

Former Tennessee defensive coordinator Derrick Ansley, Giff Smith, who has been the team’s defensive line coach for the past five seasons, former Rams linebackers coach Joe Barry and former Seahawks quality control coach Tom Donatell.

Report: Chargers hiring Renaldo Hill as defensive coordinator

Chargers head coach Brandon Staley’s staff is all coming together.

The Chargers have found their new defensive coordinator.

According to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, Los Angeles is hiring former Broncos defensive backs coach to serve as the team’s new defensive coordinator.

Hill replaces Gus Bradley, who recently joined Jon Gruden and the Raiders in the same role.

Hill played 10 seasons as a safety, entering the league in 2001 with the Cardinals. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Wyoming in 2012. After his time with the Cowboys, Hill served three seasons as the University of Pittsburgh’s defensive backs coach.

Hill broke into the NFL coaching ranks as an assistant defensive backs coach with the Dolphins in 2018.

Following his lone stint with Miami, Hill became the Broncos’ defensive backs coach in 2019. There, he helped Denver rank No. 11 in pass defense. That same season, safeties Justin Simmons and Kareem Jackson were named second-team All-Pro.

This past season, the Broncos ranked No. 16 in that category. However, the secondary was hit with injuries to the majority of their starters and cornerback A.J. Bouye was suspended. On the bright side, Simmons was named to his Pro Bowl.

There’s some familiarity between Hill and head coach Brandon Staley, as the two spent the 2019 season together on Vic Fangio’s defensive staff with the Broncos.

Staley said that he would be the one calling the defensive plays, but Hill knows the defensive system and he has a good track record of developing players in the secondary.

Report: Chargers interested in Colts’ Jonathan Gannon for defensive coordinator vacancy

Chargers head coach Brandon Staley looks to fill out his coaching staff.

The Chargers have to fill the defensive coordinator spot after Gus Bradley left the team to join the Raiders in the same role.

According to The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain, Los Angeles has some interest in Colts defensive backs coach Jonathan Gannon for the vacancy.

There has not been an interview set up.

A popular candidate, Gannon finished his third season with Indianapolis. Prior to that, he served as the assistant defensive backs and quality control coach for the Vikings.

Gannon has worked and developed the likes of Kenny Moore, Xavier Rhodes, Khari Willis, Julian Blackmon, Harrison Smith and Andrew Sendejo.