DA was under the same Sean Payton thumb the players were under. So was Pete. Payton was super demanding. How much of the 2022 defense is residual from the Payton years and it seems like it's starting to slip now.
The year he was DC for Denver in 2011 they were 24th in team defense. When he was the Raiders HC, Raiders defenses were ranked 28th in 2012, 29th in 2013, and went to 32nd the year here was fired.
I'm not saying he's terrible, but his record without Payton is shaky