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Things are changing in LA as the Rams have notified defensive coordinator Wade Phillips that he will not be retained, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.
Things are changing in LA as the Rams have notified defensive coordinator Wade Phillips that he will not be retained, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.
Things are changing in LA as the Rams have notified defensive coordinator Wade Phillips that he will not be retained, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.
Things are changing in LA as the Rams have notified defensive coordinator Wade Phillips that he will not be retained, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.
Longtime NFL coach Jack Del Rio is back in the league after a two-season hiatus, joining the Washington Redskins’ staff as Ron Rivera’s defensive coordinator.
Longtime NFL coach Jack Del Rio is back in the league after a two-season hiatus, joining the Washington Redskins’ staff as Ron Rivera’s defensive coordinator.
He tweeted confirmation on New Year’s Day, saying he’s ready to get going:
We have a lot of work to do. Can’t wait to get started https://t.co/FyhRWDpn6u
— Jack Del Rio (@coachdelrio) January 2, 2020
Del Rio brings his 4-3 defense to Washington D.C., switching it up from the 3-4 scheme the team has used the past few seasons.
That’s exactly what we want to see …. guys flying around! We want to PLAY FAST @Redskins https://t.co/Ijcgpa1MrI
— Jack Del Rio (@coachdelrio) January 2, 2020
He last coached in the NFL in 2017, his final of three seasons as the Oakland Raiders’ head coach. Del Rio joined ESPN as an NFL analyst in August 2019.
Jack Del Rio – who’s been out of coaching for two seasons – is back in the NFL as the defensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins.
Jack Del Rio – who’s been out of coaching for two seasons – is back in the NFL as the defensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins.
Jack Del Rio – who’s been out of coaching for two seasons – is back in the NFL as the defensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins.
Jack Del Rio – who’s been out of coaching for two seasons – is back in the NFL as the defensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins.
After reports going around about Chris Ash becoming the DC, it was made official today. Texas sent out a tweet welcoming Ash to Texas.
Having both the offensive and defensive coordinator jobs open at the moment, one of those has officially been filled. After reports going around about Chris Ash becoming the team’s defensive coordinator, Texas made it official today. The Longhorn Football Twitter account sent out a tweet welcoming Ash to Texas.
Ash was the head coach of Rutgers before being fired at the beginning of October. There were reports that Ash joined the staff after his firing from Rutgers to help advise the defense before the Oklahoma game.
Welcome to Texas @CoachChrisAsh! 🤘#ThisIsTexas #HookEm pic.twitter.com/6uKNXwtg4s
— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) December 17, 2019
Head Coach Tom Herman is familiar with Ash, as the two worked together in the 2014 season at Ohio State. The Buckeyes went on to win the national championship that year, defeating Alabama in the semi-final and Oregon in the title game. Ash’s defense only gave up 22 points a game in the 2014 season and just 342 yards per game.
The second Texas fired Todd Orlando, this was the hire most people expected. Even though he has gotten some criticism for it, Herman continues to hire coaches he is familiar with and coached with in the past. Orlando was with him while he was the head coach of Houston and he did the same with Tim Beck on the offensive side of the ball.
Ash has the potential to be a home run hire for the Longhorns. The roster is full of stud players that have the potential to be something special. It has just been missing a coach that can put it all together. Ash has proven he can do it in the past and Texas is hoping he can do it again.
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Texas has officially fired defensive coordinator Todd Orlando. After three seasons in Austin, the defense has regressed in all three years.
According to Pete Thamel, Texas has officially fired defensive coordinator Todd Orlando. There were rumors of this happening before the Texas Tech game, but it seems like it will be official.
The Longhorn defense has struggled this year, allowing 29 points per game. Allowing 21+ points in every single Big 12 and against LSU, the defense allowed 30 or more points in six different games.
Ranking second to last in the Big 12, Texas allowed 306 passing yards a game. The rush defense ranked well in the Big 12, only allowing 140 yards per game, but Big 12 offenses exploded in the air against the Longhorns.
Source: Texas has fired defensive coordinator Todd Orlando.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 1, 2019
Orlando had been the defensive coordinator for Texas since Tom Herman’s first season in charge. They have regressed every single year, allowing more and more points.
Even though Texas only returned three starters on defense, a lot more was expected from the unit. An injury-riddled season also contributed to the poor season, but it was not enough to save Orlando’s job.
Craig Naivar is expected to take over for the bowl game. Anwar Richardson of Orangebloods.com is reporting that former Rutgers head coach Chris Ash is the top candidate to take over the position in the future.
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Texas has had a disappointing season and that may come at a cost to some coaches. Texas is expected to make some changes to the staff soon.
This season has been a disappointing one for the Longhorns, currently sitting at 6-5. While much more was expected of this team, it has failed to produce victories, let alone compete for a conference championship. Because of that, some changes may be made after the season finale.
According to Anwar Richardson of OrangeBloods.com, Texas could be making changes to the coaching staff as early as this weekend, no matter what happens in Friday’s game against Texas Tech.
While it seems like Head Coach Tom Herman is safe, members of his staff are in danger. Offensive coordinator Tim Beck and defensive coordinator Todd Orlando have taken a lot of heat the past few weeks for the Longhorns’ performances.
While both coaches have stated that they are not worried about their future, their time may be coming to an end in Austin.
According to my sources, Texas football coach Tom Herman could begin making changes to his coaching staff as early as this weekend, regardless of Texas Tech outcome on Friday. Bryan Carrington could be promoted to coach to hit the road recruiting on Monday. Stay tuned …
— Anwar Richardson (@AnwarRichardson) November 28, 2019
With the regular season ending on Friday, Texas must figure out their coaching situation as soon as possible. Since the early signing day for recruiting is on Dec. 18, Texas must have it all worked out by then.
First and foremost, Texas must focus on Texas Tech to finish their season out on a positive note. They will face the Red Raiders at 11:00 a.m. CST on Fox.
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The Seattle Seahawks’ pass rush efforts got off to a slow start this season but things are improving in the second half of the year.
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The Seattle Seahawks got off to a slow start this season as far as the pass rush is concerned despite the offseason additions of Ziggy Ansah and Jadeveon Clowney.
Things changed dramatically against the 49ers in primetime, when Seattle was finally able to make an impact.
Defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. isn’t worried about the Seahawks production going forward.
“You just know, any time you play this game for a while, at some point, it’s going to all come together,” Norton told reporters Wednesday. “The guys have been working really hard at it. Hard work pays off. The main thing you’ve got to do is just keep on hitting it. You don’t know when it’s going to happen, but all of the sudden, it comes in bunches and they really put it together. The guys, they played well.”
Clowney, in particular, had himself an impressive outing, logging five tackles, five hits on the quarterback, a forced fumble and a defensive touchdown – earning him the NFC’s Defensive Player of the Week.
“He was disruptive,” Norton said. “You just want to see that on consistency. You don’t want to be one of those hash in the pan nights. You want to consistently effect the quarterback. Consistently make the guys around you better. Let’s bottle that up and do that every week.”
The Seahawks hit the road this weekend to face off against the Eagles and Carson Wentz – who Norton and the defense will be eyeing closely.
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