I did my research and came up with these coaches in the Nfl that i think would be a great hire for either the HC or DC position. I based this on getting a defensive minded HC and very experienced DC, who would come in and immediately fix our defense, recruiting, and get a lot of respect around the SEC. I also based this on keeping J.Chaney as OC, bc our offense wasn't the problem and it could set UT back if the players have to learn a whole new offense.
Mike Pettine- HC or DC
In his first season as a defensive coordinator in the NFL, Coach Pettine installed a completely new defense and fielded a unit that ranked first in points allowed, total defense and pass defense.
Under Coach Pettine CB Darrelle Revis recorded what Coach Ryan referred to as: the best year a corner has ever had (and) the most impact a corner has ever had in the National Football League. That's my opinion. Revis earned first-team honors on every recognized team for his performance in 2009.LB David Harris earned second-team All Pro honors under Coach Pettine after leading the NFLs number one defense with 142 tackles, 5.5 sacks, two interceptions, three passes defensed and two forced fumbles.
Mike Pettine is one of two coaches that joined Coach Ryan was the first assistant coach hired by Head Coach Rex Ryan at the Jets. At the time of his hire Ryan said: Mike is a rising star in this league. Were fortunate that we were able to get him on our staff.Pettines background in football is similar to Coach Ryans background. While Rex learned from his legendary coaching father, Buddy, Pettines coaching roots trace to his father, Mike, Sr., the head coach for 33 years at Central Bucks West HS in Doylestown, PA. Pettine played for his dad before graduating in 1984, and assisted him for five seasons (1988-92). When Mike Sr. retired as a head coach after the 1999 season, he was the winningest coach in the history of Pennsylvania High School football with a career record of 326-42-4.Pettine spent the previous four seasons coaching the outside linebackers for the Baltimore Ravens and was a part of the Ravens organization from 2002 to 2008. During his four seasons as the outside linebackers coach, the Ravens defense finished fifth (2005), first (2006), sixth (2007) and second (2008) in the NFL. In 2006, the defense allowed only 201 points and 264 yards per game.The Ravens 2008 defense allowed 261.1 yards per game, finishing second overall in the NFL. The 2008 Ravens allowed 244 points, third-fewest in the NFL, and led the NFL with 34 takeaways, 26 interceptions and a league-low 60.6 opponents passer rating. Baltimore also yielded a league-low four rushing touchdowns.As the Ravens outside linebackers coach, Terrell Suggs, Adalius Thomas and Jarret Johnson are among the players he tutored on a defensive unit that had always been among the stingiest in the NFL.Before he was promoted to OLB coach in 2005, Pettine assisted Ryan in 2004 coaching the defensive line. In 2002-03, Pettine used his computer expertise to help develop playbooks, scouting reports and video analysis for the defensive coaches. Through the years he has produced innovative coaching programs that utilize football video to develop playbooks and analyze game video.Before entering the NFL, Pettine was the head coach at North Penn HS in Towamencin Township, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia. Pettines 1999 team was featured in the ESPN documentary, The Season. That team went 11-2, with the only two losses to his fathers Central Bucks (CB) West team, which won the state title in his fathers final season as a head coach. His dad came out of retirement to assist him during the 2001 season, Pettines final year coaching in high school.
Pettines teams won 45 games in five seasons at North Penn. He was also the head coach at William Tennent HS in Warminster, PA for two seasons, leading that team to a school-record nine wins in 1996.After coaching with his dad for five seasons, Pettine served as a graduate assistant on Johnny Majors coaching staff at the University of Pittsburgh for two seasons (1993-94), where coincidentally he crossed paths with future Jets great Curtis Martin.
Teryl Austin:HC or DC
Austin was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh from 1984 to 1987, where he was a four-year letterman and three-year starter. He played in the 1984 Fiesta Bowl and the 1987 Bluebonnet Bowl. Austin played one season with the Montreal Machine of the World League of American Football in 1991.Austin then began a career in coaching, landing a position as a graduate assistant at Penn State in 1991. In 1993, he accompanied fellow Penn State assistant Jim Caldwell to Wake Forest where he served as secondary coach.[1] Austin went on to serve on the coaching staffs at Syracuse and Michigan before joining the Seattle Seahawks' staff in 2003, helping Seattle advance to Super Bowl XL in 2006.He joined the Arizona Cardinals coaching staff as coach of defensive backs in 2007. He helped the team reach Super Bowl XLIII in 2009.On February 12, 2010, it was announced that Austin had been hired as the defensive coordinator for the Florida Gators.[2] His tenure as defensive coordinator ended following the Gators' 3724 victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions in the 2011 Outback Bowl, and head coach Urban Meyer's resignation in December 2010.On January 26, 2011, it was announced that Austin had been hired as the secondary coach for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL. (wiki)
Winston Moss: HC or DC
Moss began his coaching career in 1998 as a defensive quality control assistant for the Seattle Seahawks. He was hired by the New Orleans Saints in 2000 as defensive assistant/quality control, he was promoted to linebackers coach near the end of that season to replace John Bunting, who departed to become head coach at the University of North Carolina. Moss was hired by the Packers to become their linebackers coach on January 19, 2006. He was promoted to assistant head coach by head coach Mike McCarthy on January 15, 2007. Following a disappointing 2008 season for the Packers, Moss was the only major defensive coach not to be fired by McCarthy.(Wiki)
Kacy Rodgers- HC
Kacy Rodgers enters his fifth season as a member of the Dolphins coaching staff, having joined the club after a five-year stint with the Dallas Cowboys (2003-07), the final three of which he tutored that teams defensive line.In 2011, Rodgers line anchored a defense that finished third in the NFL against the run, with nose tackle Paul Soliai earning his first Pro Bowl recognition. Miami finished seventh in rush defense and third in fewest rushing yards per carry at 3.6 in 2010 as defensive end Randy Starks earned Pro Bowl honors.
Rodgers first two years with the Cowboys (2003-04) were spent coaching the clubs defensive tackles. Under Rodgers, defensive tackle LaRoi Glover was selected to the Pro Bowl each year from 2003-05. In four of Rodgers five seasons with Dallas, the team ranked in the top ten in the NFL in rush defense, including a No. 6 finish in 2007 when they allowed an average of just 94.6 yards rushing per game.Before entering the NFL coaching ranks, Rodgers was an assistant at the collegiate level, including posts at Tennessee-Martin (1994-97), Louisiana-Monroe (1998), Middle Tennessee State (1999-2001) and Arkansas (2002). He tutored the defensive line at all four stops, while having also been assistant head coach at Tennessee-Martin (1997) and Middle Tennessee (2000-01).Rodgers went to training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1992 as a college free agent. He also played with the Shreveport Pirates of the Canadian League in 1994.A four-year letterman at the University of Tennessee (1988-91), Rodgers played linebacker and defensive end on teams that won a pair of Southeastern Conference championships (1990, 1991) and appeared in three New Years Day bowl games. He earned his degree in political science from the school in 1993. Rodgers is a native of Humboldt, Tennessee where he starred at Humboldt High School.
Darren Perry-HC or DC
Perry spent the 2002 season as the Cincinnati Bengals' safeties coach under his former defensive coordinator, Dick Lebeau. He was the Steelers' defensive backs coach from 20042006, after having served as assistant defensive backs coach in 2003. Perry was instrumental with the rapid development of the Steelers two outstanding safeties, All-Pro Troy Polamalu and Chris Hope. He resigned from the Steelers coaching staff on January 25, 2007, following the retirement of head coach Bill Cowher. Perry was hired by the Oakland Raiders as their defensive backs coach on February 5, 2007,[2] and spent two seasons with the team.Perry was hired by the Green Bay Packers as their safeties coach on February 3, 2009.
Tim Walton- DC
Tim Walton joined the Lions as secondary coach in 2009. Before coming to Detroit, he was the defensive coordinator at the University of Memphis (2008) and had additional responsibilities coaching the safeties. Throughout his 14-year collegiate coaching career, Walton coached 13 players who were eventually drafted into the NFL, including five first round picks (Patriots S Brandon Merriweather, Seahawks CB Kelly Jennings, Giants CB Kenny Phillips, Redskins S LaRon Landry and Cardinals S Antrel Rolle) and four second round picks (S Idrees Bashir, WR/KR Devin Hester, S Michael Stone and CB Corey Webster).
Mike Pettine- HC or DC
In his first season as a defensive coordinator in the NFL, Coach Pettine installed a completely new defense and fielded a unit that ranked first in points allowed, total defense and pass defense.
Under Coach Pettine CB Darrelle Revis recorded what Coach Ryan referred to as: the best year a corner has ever had (and) the most impact a corner has ever had in the National Football League. That's my opinion. Revis earned first-team honors on every recognized team for his performance in 2009.LB David Harris earned second-team All Pro honors under Coach Pettine after leading the NFLs number one defense with 142 tackles, 5.5 sacks, two interceptions, three passes defensed and two forced fumbles.
Mike Pettine is one of two coaches that joined Coach Ryan was the first assistant coach hired by Head Coach Rex Ryan at the Jets. At the time of his hire Ryan said: Mike is a rising star in this league. Were fortunate that we were able to get him on our staff.Pettines background in football is similar to Coach Ryans background. While Rex learned from his legendary coaching father, Buddy, Pettines coaching roots trace to his father, Mike, Sr., the head coach for 33 years at Central Bucks West HS in Doylestown, PA. Pettine played for his dad before graduating in 1984, and assisted him for five seasons (1988-92). When Mike Sr. retired as a head coach after the 1999 season, he was the winningest coach in the history of Pennsylvania High School football with a career record of 326-42-4.Pettine spent the previous four seasons coaching the outside linebackers for the Baltimore Ravens and was a part of the Ravens organization from 2002 to 2008. During his four seasons as the outside linebackers coach, the Ravens defense finished fifth (2005), first (2006), sixth (2007) and second (2008) in the NFL. In 2006, the defense allowed only 201 points and 264 yards per game.The Ravens 2008 defense allowed 261.1 yards per game, finishing second overall in the NFL. The 2008 Ravens allowed 244 points, third-fewest in the NFL, and led the NFL with 34 takeaways, 26 interceptions and a league-low 60.6 opponents passer rating. Baltimore also yielded a league-low four rushing touchdowns.As the Ravens outside linebackers coach, Terrell Suggs, Adalius Thomas and Jarret Johnson are among the players he tutored on a defensive unit that had always been among the stingiest in the NFL.Before he was promoted to OLB coach in 2005, Pettine assisted Ryan in 2004 coaching the defensive line. In 2002-03, Pettine used his computer expertise to help develop playbooks, scouting reports and video analysis for the defensive coaches. Through the years he has produced innovative coaching programs that utilize football video to develop playbooks and analyze game video.Before entering the NFL, Pettine was the head coach at North Penn HS in Towamencin Township, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia. Pettines 1999 team was featured in the ESPN documentary, The Season. That team went 11-2, with the only two losses to his fathers Central Bucks (CB) West team, which won the state title in his fathers final season as a head coach. His dad came out of retirement to assist him during the 2001 season, Pettines final year coaching in high school.
Pettines teams won 45 games in five seasons at North Penn. He was also the head coach at William Tennent HS in Warminster, PA for two seasons, leading that team to a school-record nine wins in 1996.After coaching with his dad for five seasons, Pettine served as a graduate assistant on Johnny Majors coaching staff at the University of Pittsburgh for two seasons (1993-94), where coincidentally he crossed paths with future Jets great Curtis Martin.
Teryl Austin:HC or DC
Austin was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh from 1984 to 1987, where he was a four-year letterman and three-year starter. He played in the 1984 Fiesta Bowl and the 1987 Bluebonnet Bowl. Austin played one season with the Montreal Machine of the World League of American Football in 1991.Austin then began a career in coaching, landing a position as a graduate assistant at Penn State in 1991. In 1993, he accompanied fellow Penn State assistant Jim Caldwell to Wake Forest where he served as secondary coach.[1] Austin went on to serve on the coaching staffs at Syracuse and Michigan before joining the Seattle Seahawks' staff in 2003, helping Seattle advance to Super Bowl XL in 2006.He joined the Arizona Cardinals coaching staff as coach of defensive backs in 2007. He helped the team reach Super Bowl XLIII in 2009.On February 12, 2010, it was announced that Austin had been hired as the defensive coordinator for the Florida Gators.[2] His tenure as defensive coordinator ended following the Gators' 3724 victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions in the 2011 Outback Bowl, and head coach Urban Meyer's resignation in December 2010.On January 26, 2011, it was announced that Austin had been hired as the secondary coach for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL. (wiki)
Winston Moss: HC or DC
Moss began his coaching career in 1998 as a defensive quality control assistant for the Seattle Seahawks. He was hired by the New Orleans Saints in 2000 as defensive assistant/quality control, he was promoted to linebackers coach near the end of that season to replace John Bunting, who departed to become head coach at the University of North Carolina. Moss was hired by the Packers to become their linebackers coach on January 19, 2006. He was promoted to assistant head coach by head coach Mike McCarthy on January 15, 2007. Following a disappointing 2008 season for the Packers, Moss was the only major defensive coach not to be fired by McCarthy.(Wiki)
Kacy Rodgers- HC
Kacy Rodgers enters his fifth season as a member of the Dolphins coaching staff, having joined the club after a five-year stint with the Dallas Cowboys (2003-07), the final three of which he tutored that teams defensive line.In 2011, Rodgers line anchored a defense that finished third in the NFL against the run, with nose tackle Paul Soliai earning his first Pro Bowl recognition. Miami finished seventh in rush defense and third in fewest rushing yards per carry at 3.6 in 2010 as defensive end Randy Starks earned Pro Bowl honors.
Rodgers first two years with the Cowboys (2003-04) were spent coaching the clubs defensive tackles. Under Rodgers, defensive tackle LaRoi Glover was selected to the Pro Bowl each year from 2003-05. In four of Rodgers five seasons with Dallas, the team ranked in the top ten in the NFL in rush defense, including a No. 6 finish in 2007 when they allowed an average of just 94.6 yards rushing per game.Before entering the NFL coaching ranks, Rodgers was an assistant at the collegiate level, including posts at Tennessee-Martin (1994-97), Louisiana-Monroe (1998), Middle Tennessee State (1999-2001) and Arkansas (2002). He tutored the defensive line at all four stops, while having also been assistant head coach at Tennessee-Martin (1997) and Middle Tennessee (2000-01).Rodgers went to training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1992 as a college free agent. He also played with the Shreveport Pirates of the Canadian League in 1994.A four-year letterman at the University of Tennessee (1988-91), Rodgers played linebacker and defensive end on teams that won a pair of Southeastern Conference championships (1990, 1991) and appeared in three New Years Day bowl games. He earned his degree in political science from the school in 1993. Rodgers is a native of Humboldt, Tennessee where he starred at Humboldt High School.
Darren Perry-HC or DC
Perry spent the 2002 season as the Cincinnati Bengals' safeties coach under his former defensive coordinator, Dick Lebeau. He was the Steelers' defensive backs coach from 20042006, after having served as assistant defensive backs coach in 2003. Perry was instrumental with the rapid development of the Steelers two outstanding safeties, All-Pro Troy Polamalu and Chris Hope. He resigned from the Steelers coaching staff on January 25, 2007, following the retirement of head coach Bill Cowher. Perry was hired by the Oakland Raiders as their defensive backs coach on February 5, 2007,[2] and spent two seasons with the team.Perry was hired by the Green Bay Packers as their safeties coach on February 3, 2009.
Tim Walton- DC
Tim Walton joined the Lions as secondary coach in 2009. Before coming to Detroit, he was the defensive coordinator at the University of Memphis (2008) and had additional responsibilities coaching the safeties. Throughout his 14-year collegiate coaching career, Walton coached 13 players who were eventually drafted into the NFL, including five first round picks (Patriots S Brandon Merriweather, Seahawks CB Kelly Jennings, Giants CB Kenny Phillips, Redskins S LaRon Landry and Cardinals S Antrel Rolle) and four second round picks (S Idrees Bashir, WR/KR Devin Hester, S Michael Stone and CB Corey Webster).
