Tag: Defenisve Coordinator

Broncos DC Ejiro Evero will keep 3-4 base, elements of Vic Fangio’s defense

New Broncos DC Ejiro Evero will keep Vic Fangio’s base 3-4 defense in place. “There will be a lot of carryover,” Evero said.

The Denver Broncos parted ways with head coach Vic Fangio after the 2021 season, but they aren’t complete abandoning his defense.

Denver hired Ejiro Evero, who has worked under Fangio in the past, as their new defensive coordinator, and he will keep elements of Fangio’s defense in place this season.

“We’ll be 3-4 in our base defense,” Evero confirmed during his introductory press conference on Tuesday. “We’ll play a variety of sub packages. There will be a lot of carryover from what these guys did last year …. I think the players will be familiar with a lot of what we’re going to present to them. We’re going to always start players first and then move into the scheme.”

There had been some speculation that Denver could switch to a 4-3 lineup after moving on from Fangio, but the team’s base won’t be changing.

Even under Fangio, the Broncos’ 3-4 defense didn’t always look like a 3-4 — that’s the way the NFL is trending these days with nickel packages becoming more and more frequent. Evero’s scheme will probably be similar, adjusting based on the situation.

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Ex-Broncos DC Ed Donatell lands with Seahawks; Vic Fangio draws interest from Dolphins

Ed Donatell will join the Seahawks and Vic Fangio might be joining the Dolphins.

The Denver Broncos parted ways with 12 coaches at the end of the 2021 season, including head coach Vic Fangio and defensive coordinator Ed Donatell.

Donatell has since landed a new position in a “senior defensive role” with the Seattle Seahawks, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler (via Seahawks Wire). Donatell will now reunite with Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, who he coached with during his time with the New York Jets (1990-1994).

Fangio, meanwhile, drew interest from at least one team that had a head coach opening. Fangio interviewed for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ HC job, but the Jags ultimately decided to hire Doug Pederson.

Fangio is now drawing interest from the Miami Dolphins as a defensive coordinator candidate, according to Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

Miami recently hired Mike McDaniel as its new head coach. (Unrelated to Fangio but of note to Denver fans: McDaniel was born and raised in Aurora, Colorado and got his start in the NFL as an intern with the Broncos in 2005.)

It was a little surprising that Fangio drew interest as a HC candidate, but it’s no surprise that he’s a DC candidate again. Denver’s defense was never the problem during Fangio’s tenure, and he has plenty of DC experience.

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