Who is the mystery candidate? (1 Viewer)

Payton said it will be 2-4 candidates....

That means it could only 2...or 3,...or even 4. But not necessarily 3, or 4. It could be only 2, so don't get your hope up too much.

We know that Donatell was denied permission.....that leaves only 2 or 3 more possible candidates. But it could mean only 2, if the 3rd one is non existent, or denied.
 
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Purely speculating here, but I think Parcells could be the "mystery candidate." Payton knows announcing that Parcells is interviewing would bring an unwanted media circus, so he just leaves the candidate unknown. Parcells has 3-4 credentials, and we all know his relationship with Payton.

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What we know:

-Must have experience with 3-4 system.
-Must be a position coach (because we have to ask permission to interview)

Below is a list of all teams that ran a 3-4 last season in order of defensive ranking and a list of their position coaches (please let me know if I've made any mistakes). I've also highlighted a few of the likely candidates:

Pittsburgh
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line – John Mitchell
Linebackers – Keith Butler
Defensive Backs – Carnell Lake
Defensive Assistant – Jerry Olsavsky

San Francisco
Defensive Line – Jim Tomsula
Linebackers – Jim Leavitt
Secondary – Ed Donatell
Assistant Secondary – Greg Jackson
Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Peter Hansen

Houston
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line – Bill Kollar
Linebackers – Reggie Herring
Assistant Linebackers – Bobby King
Defensive Backs – Vance Joseph
Assistant Defensive Backs – Perry Carter

NY Jets
Defensive Line – Karl Dunbar
Assistant Defensive Line/Linebackers – Jeff Weeks
Linebackers – Brian VanGorder
Defensive Backs – Tim McDonald
Assistant Defensive Backs – Brian Smith
Defensive Quality Control – Bob April

San Diego
Defensive Line – Don Johnson
Linebackers – Joe Barry
Assistant Linebackers – Byron Storer
Assistant Linebackers – Greg Williams
Secondary – Ron Milus
Defensive Quality Control – Chad Grimm

Green Bay
Defensive Line – Mike Trgovac
Outside Linebackers – Kevin Greene
Assistant Head Coach/Inside Linebackers – Winston Moss
Secondary - Cornerbacks – Joe Whitt, Jr.
Secondary - Safeties – Darren Perry
Defensive Quality Control – Scott McCurley

Arizona
Defensive Line – Ron Aiken
Linebackers – Matt Raich
Defensive Backs – Louie Cioffi
Assistant Defensive Backs – Deshea Townsend
Defensive Quality Control – Ryan Slowik

Baltimore
Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks
Inside Linebackers – Don Martindale
Linebackers – Ted Monachino
Secondary – Teryl Austin

Defensive Quality Control – Matt Weiss

Dallas
Defensive Line – Brian Baker
Linebackers – Matt Eberflus
Secondary – Jerome Henderson
Assistant Secondary – Joe Baker
Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line – Leon Lett
Defensive Quality Control/Linebackers – Ben Bloom

Kansas City
Defensive Line – Tommy Brasher
Linebackers – Gary Gibbs
Defensive Backs/Defensive Assistant – Al Harris
Defensive Quality Control – Mark DeLeone

Indianapolis
Defensive Line – Gary Emanuel
Linebackers – Jeff FitzGerald
Secondary – Mike Gillhamer
Safeties – Roy Anderson
Defensive Quality Control – Brad White

Washington
Defensive Line – Jacob Burney
Linebackers – Bob Slowik
Defensive Backs – Raheem Morris
Assistant Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Richard Hightower
Defensive Assistant – Bobby Slowik
 
What we know:

-Must have experience with 3-4 system.
-Must be a position coach (because we have to ask permission to interview)

Could it not be a secondary coach from a 4-3 team who has experience in the 3-4? Just a thought as the back end of the defense doesn't seem like it would be different, so it would be easier for a secondary coach to come in and out of each system.
 
What we know:

-Must have experience with 3-4 system.
-Must be a position coach (because we have to ask permission to interview)

Below is a list of all teams that ran a 3-4 last season in order of defensive ranking and a list of their position coaches (please let me know if I've made any mistakes). I've also highlighted a few of the likely candidates:

Pittsburgh
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line – John Mitchell
Linebackers – Keith Butler
Defensive Backs – Carnell Lake
Defensive Assistant – Jerry Olsavsky

San Francisco
Defensive Line – Jim Tomsula
Linebackers – Jim Leavitt
Secondary – Ed Donatell
Assistant Secondary – Greg Jackson
Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Peter Hansen

Houston
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line – Bill Kollar
Linebackers – Reggie Herring
Assistant Linebackers – Bobby King
Defensive Backs – Vance Joseph
Assistant Defensive Backs – Perry Carter

NY Jets
Defensive Line – Karl Dunbar
Assistant Defensive Line/Linebackers – Jeff Weeks
Linebackers – Brian VanGorder
Defensive Backs – Tim McDonald
Assistant Defensive Backs – Brian Smith
Defensive Quality Control – Bob April

San Diego
Defensive Line – Don Johnson
Linebackers – Joe Barry
Assistant Linebackers – Byron Storer
Assistant Linebackers – Greg Williams
Secondary – Ron Milus
Defensive Quality Control – Chad Grimm

Green Bay
Defensive Line – Mike Trgovac
Outside Linebackers – Kevin Greene
Assistant Head Coach/Inside Linebackers – Winston Moss
Secondary - Cornerbacks – Joe Whitt, Jr.
Secondary - Safeties – Darren Perry
Defensive Quality Control – Scott McCurley

Arizona
Defensive Line – Ron Aiken
Linebackers – Matt Raich
Defensive Backs – Louie Cioffi
Assistant Defensive Backs – Deshea Townsend
Defensive Quality Control – Ryan Slowik

Baltimore
Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks
Inside Linebackers – Don Martindale
Linebackers – Ted Monachino
Secondary – Teryl Austin

Defensive Quality Control – Matt Weiss

Dallas
Defensive Line – Brian Baker
Linebackers – Matt Eberflus
Secondary – Jerome Henderson
Assistant Secondary – Joe Baker
Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line – Leon Lett
Defensive Quality Control/Linebackers – Ben Bloom

Kansas City
Defensive Line – Tommy Brasher
Linebackers – Gary Gibbs
Defensive Backs/Defensive Assistant – Al Harris
Defensive Quality Control – Mark DeLeone

Indianapolis
Defensive Line – Gary Emanuel
Linebackers – Jeff FitzGerald
Secondary – Mike Gillhamer
Safeties – Roy Anderson
Defensive Quality Control – Brad White

Washington
Defensive Line – Jacob Burney
Linebackers – Bob Slowik
Defensive Backs – Raheem Morris
Assistant Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Richard Hightower
Defensive Assistant – Bobby Slowik

you can probably eliminate Tomsula SF I doubt is giving permission for anyone
 
Reggie Herring has been with Wade Phillips for a while. He also was there when they transitioned from a 4-3 to a 3-4 in Houston. Could be worth a look.
 
It's former Browns DC Dick Jauron - who would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling kids!

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