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‘Wink’ is the New Defensive Coordinator

Don't get me wrong. I'm still skeptical but I'm gonna give him a chance. I've been saying that all along. I have similar fears to you if he is at all like Rex Ryan.

That said, my stance of I would have rather done an outside hire remains firm.
Idk about an outside hire. Aside from continuity in system and staff (both undervalued by this fan base), there's another reason I'm happy with the Wink hire: chemistry.

The players asked for it. They wanted him. Mosley publicly called for Wink before Pees even officially announced his retirement. That says a lot about how much they believe in Wink. That means there's chemistry. A relationship.
 
Idk about an outside hire. Aside from continuity in system and staff (both undervalued by this fan base), there's another reason I'm happy with the Wink hire: chemistry.

The players asked for it. They wanted him. Mosley publicly called for Wink before Pees even officially announced his retirement. That says a lot about how much they believe in Wink. That means there's chemistry. A relationship.
Honestly, had I known Teryl Austin were avaliable he would have been at the top of my wishlist.

That said I understand your sentiments. That said, my stance remains firm. I'm obviously going to hope he succeeds though.. Unlike a certain Pees hater on here....

No. Not you @allblackraven. I actually like you.
 
This is why I think he's going to be a good player. He's flashed. So has Bowser. If we use both effectively our defense is going to take the next step regardless of who the coordinator is.
Rhetorically speaking, don't you think these statements are at odds? You'd need the right coordinator to use them both effectively, no?

Alas, I'm just being a pain in the ass.
 
Rhetorically speaking, don't you think these statements are at odds? You'd need the right coordinator to use them both effectively, no?

Alas, I'm just being a pain in the ass.
It’s okay! Being a pain in the ass is my full time job. Surpringly great retiement benefits too. :P

You know what I mean lmao
 
Where are all the dweebs bitching about Wink now that he said he's going to be more aggressive? Knee sprained from jerking it too hard?
As far as I could tell, people who were not happy with the selection had (uh - valid) concerns about us going with the same old same old ... and the issue that most had with Pees was his passive approach.

So, when Wink comes out and says point blank that he's going to be aggressive, it may give some a little reason for cautious optimism.

Really not all that unreasonable or shocking for fans to react in that way
 
As far as I could tell, people who were not happy with the selection had (uh - valid) concerns about us going with the same old same old ... and the issue that most had with Pees was his passive approach.

So, when Wink comes out and says point blank that he's going to be aggressive, it may give some a little reason for cautious optimism.

Really not all that unreasonable or shocking for fans to react in that way
More shocking to me is that Wink is now supposedly promoted to add the missing bit, which was more pressure and aggression on defense but it somehow took few years to realise that, right after Pees retired.
I maintain my opinion - HC is our biggest issue.
 
As far as I could tell, people who were not happy with the selection had (uh - valid) concerns about us going with the same old same old ... and the issue that most had with Pees was his passive approach.

So, when Wink comes out and says point blank that he's going to be aggressive, it may give some a little reason for cautious optimism.

Really not all that unreasonable or shocking for fans to react in that way
It's not shocking. Just a little irrational. People hated Wink before he even had a presser.
 
After watching Wink's presser and his one on one with Garrett, I get the feeling that he will not be much different from Pees in terms of game strategy. Perhaps he's less risk averse but that could be a good or a bad thing depending on how he uses aggression. Well, I am just hoping we are a defense that can stop teams from coming back and winning games. Stats really don't mean squat if every team that you play against can come back in the last minute and move the ball on your defense and score. Just like the Bears, Steelers and Bengals did to us. If Wink can accomplish that and give our D some swagger that we lost in 2012, then I am all for it.

As for James Urban, he seemed like a smart fellow that is a football guy. I didn't know that Marty was his teacher and he basically was called Marty's parrot! That is "EXTREMELY" concerning to me! We don't like the original, so will we like his parrot? lol. In any case, he made a statement that stuck out to me when asked about Joe and the offense. He said as long as everybody puts in the 'time' to build a rapport and timing with the receivers we'll be okay and also hoped that he Joe would be healthy. So, I expect and hope that this time around Joe is fully healthy during OTAs' and TC and actually takes the time to work with his receivers on timing and routes and tendencies. I also hope that he works with Joe on his mechanics and game recognition skills.
 
wink will lead the defense to a top 3 finish and he will get a hc job after that. always happens!!

We can only hope that happens. If we have a top 3 defense then we should at least make it back to the playoffs and potentially do some damage there.

Plus, if that were to happen and he's one-and-done, Pagano might be looking to come back after a year off....
 
We can only hope that happens. If we have a top 3 defense then we should at least make it back to the playoffs and potentially do some damage there.

Plus, if that were to happen and he's one-and-done, Pagano might be looking to come back after a year off....
Top 3 I doubt, but I’ll certainly be happy with top 10
 
Why do you doubt top 3? With this personnel we have we could be #1. This defense has all the potential in the world.
I just don’t see it. Depends on what we have at ilb next to Mosely. We need to be able to cover tight ends better for that to happen and to be able to defend the run better on the outside.
 
I just don’t see it. Depends on what we have at ilb next to Mosely. We need to be able to cover tight ends better for that to happen and to be able to defend the run better on the outside.

We also need to get better interior pressure from the D-line. If those problems can be fixed then I think the defense takes the next step and starts to become scary again.
 
Why do you doubt top 3? With this personnel we have we could be #1. This defense has all the potential in the world.
i agree they have the potential but the safety play must improve, d-line pressure on qb's must improve and ilb pass coverage must improve.
 
Well, it's not like we haven't done impossible, underdog runs in the past. And it hasn't changed that much since 2012.
What’s really weird about the Nfl Is it wasn’t top seed heavy at all from realignment to 2012, but for some reason right after that it went crazy.
 
From 1994 to 2012, there was only one 1 seed vs 1 seed matchup (saints colts) and in the last 5 teases there has been 4. Man we need to focus on winning the damn division and trying to get a bye week, not just sneaking in
 
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