Ryan's scouting ability

Would you agree that Ryan needs the authority to bring in his own Assistants for the Defense?

and that if we continue to have the same struggles on the Defensive side that Payton needs to take a thorough look at replacing Joe Vitt, and Bill Johnson from their respective positions?

Well....yeah obviously. Is that in question? I understand there are some contract considerations with the assistants but since we're switching schemes, logically, you have to empower whoever is doing the switching to bring in the right guys to teach the appropriate techniques. That said, its possible that in interviews he decides the guys on staff are appropriately familiar with what he needs taught.

In other words, whose to say that of the available candidates whoever we have on staff arent the best option. I don't know one way or the other, but you have to assume that a) Ryan has a fair amount of input on his own assistants and therefore b) whoever is kept on has at least tacit approval of Ryan.

The only "deal breaker" guy I can imagine on the staff is Joe Vitt. And let's just say I have a bit of a soft spot in my heart for Vitt these days as well.