Rob Ryan almost official?

I think it's going to come down to Ryan.

At this point candidates are dropping out like flies with Colleges having their recruits committed for the future, and most NFL teams have their Staffs firmly in place and are ready to move forward. Goodell really screwed us again by not re-instating Payton earlier but that's for a different thread.

I think Ryan will be a Placeholder DC, he'll be given this year to try and make an impact and turn things around on Defense; but if we struggle again and have poor Defensive performances I'd expect him to be out when a Sexier assistant becomes available next off-season.