Saints hire Grady Brown, Robert Blanton, and Jay Rodgers to defensive staff (14 Viewers)

[SonOfNOLA]

Saints hire, Miami University’s defensive pass game coordinator/safeties coach, Robert Blanton, former Chargers defensive run game coordinator, Jay Rodgers, and, former Steelers DB coach, Grady Brown:

 

[football]

These new position coaches are interesting. I don't know much about them. But it is good to have some new faces. Seeing how our defense has struggled the past 3 years, changes are needed.

 

[soggymoss84]

Seems like the new focus is on position coaches that have done alot of teaching. I love it, to me it signals that we are looking towards a youth movement on the roster and want to ensure those guys develop.

 

[football]

Seems like the new focus is on position coaches that have done alot of teaching. I love it, to me it signals that we are looking towards a youth movement on the roster and want to ensure those guys develop.

Reminds of hiring Ryan Nielsen coming from NC State. He was virtually an unknown but he greatly improved our D line. Not sure what these young coaches can do. But will see.

 

[webster]

Reminds of hiring Ryan Nielsen coming from NC State. He was virtually an unknown but he greatly improved our D line. Not sure what these young coaches can do. But will see.

He made a difference right away.

 

[Mr. Coach Klein]

Reminds of hiring Ryan Nielsen coming from NC State. He was virtually an unknown but he greatly improved our D line. Not sure what these young coaches can do. But will see.

I wouldn't call him unknown. He had produced some great players for ~4 years before we hired him. Think that DL with Chubb had 4/4 drafted. Maybe 3/4. Was a great hire.

 

[football]

I wouldn't call him unknown. He had produced some great players for ~4 years before we hired him. Think that DL with Chubb had 4/4 drafted. Maybe 3/4. Was a great hire.

Well unknown in the NFL circle. I mean I had to research and watched some you tube of him coaching his players. I was encouraged by his drills and teaching method.

 

[3ParStillDriver]

Robert Blanton
Jay Rodgers

 

[football]

Robert Blanton
Jay Rodgers

Not to discredit anybody's opinion but give me a reason why you feel that way?

 

[nakadish]

Not to discredit anybody's opinion but give me a reason why you feel that way?

Falcon, Dude! That's enough.

 

[Excelsior88]

Falcon, Dude! That's enough.

Technically, if it makes us better and the Falcons worse, where's the downside?

 

[3ParStillDriver]

Not to discredit anybody's opinion but give me a reason why you feel that way?

Better question is, can anyone point to what he’s done good in the last two years? He was fired from both of his last two positions because the OLBs under performed with Chargers and the Falcons DLine underperformed while he was DLine coach.

Someone may want to check, but I vaguely recall him not having any success unless he was directly under Fangio, and certainly didn’t have any with Atlanta nor the last time under Staley.

 

[TalleyHo1]

Robert Blanton
Jay Rodgers

Jay Rodgers was the defensive line coach of the year in 2018. I wonder what happened? Talent or lack thereof? Ran out of gas? Fluke year? Figured out?

 

[SonOfNOLA]

More pass defense reinforcement added to
Brandon Staley’s defensive staff:

 

[St. Widge]

That's a lot of DB coaches that they have hired, but I like the idea behind it. Staley is a LB coach by trade and all reports are that his weaknesses have been in the secondary. I like hiring a bunch of DB coaches to make up for Staley's perceived deficiency in the defensive backfield.