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I will preface this by saying Im not convinced he is the answer, however, despite his clownish character, based on what he has had to work with at the two most important positions in the NFL, Im not ready to dismiss him based on the fact that he hasnt coached a "playoff " defense as a defensive coordinator. Lets take a look at his career as a D Coordinator:
2004 Oakland Head Coach: Norv Turner QB: Kerry Collins
2005 Oakland Head Coach: Norv Turner QB: Kerry Collins
2006 Oakland Head Coach: Art Shell QB: Aaron Brooks
2007 Oakland Head Coach: Lane Kiffin QB: Daunte Culpepper/Josh McCown/Jamarcus Russell
2008 Oakland. Head Coach: Lane Kiffin/Tom Cable QB: Jamarcus Russell
2009. Cleveland Head Coach: Eric Mangini QB: Brady Quinn/Derek Anderson
2010 Cleveland Head Coach: Eric Mangini QB: Colt Mc Coy/Jake Delhomme/Seneca Wallace
2011 Dallas Head Coach: Jason Garrett QB: Tony Romo
2012 Dallas Head Coach: Jason Garrett QB: Tony Romo
Two of his three stops as a defensive coordinator in the NFL consisted of working for Al Davis and Jerry Jones, which is important to point out since they both have/had significant input into player personnel and game planning. Did any of these teams improve to playoff-caliber once he left?
2004 Oakland Head Coach: Norv Turner QB: Kerry Collins
2005 Oakland Head Coach: Norv Turner QB: Kerry Collins
2006 Oakland Head Coach: Art Shell QB: Aaron Brooks
2007 Oakland Head Coach: Lane Kiffin QB: Daunte Culpepper/Josh McCown/Jamarcus Russell
2008 Oakland. Head Coach: Lane Kiffin/Tom Cable QB: Jamarcus Russell
2009. Cleveland Head Coach: Eric Mangini QB: Brady Quinn/Derek Anderson
2010 Cleveland Head Coach: Eric Mangini QB: Colt Mc Coy/Jake Delhomme/Seneca Wallace
2011 Dallas Head Coach: Jason Garrett QB: Tony Romo
2012 Dallas Head Coach: Jason Garrett QB: Tony Romo
Two of his three stops as a defensive coordinator in the NFL consisted of working for Al Davis and Jerry Jones, which is important to point out since they both have/had significant input into player personnel and game planning. Did any of these teams improve to playoff-caliber once he left?