Who is the next DC? (1 Viewer)

Who will be the DC?

  • Romeo Crennel

    Votes: 127 49.6%
  • Keith Butler

    Votes: 21 8.2%
  • Lovie Smith

    Votes: 16 6.3%
  • Mike Singletary

    Votes: 8 3.1%
  • Reggie Herring

    Votes: 1 0.4%
  • Jim Tomsula

    Votes: 19 7.4%
  • Winston Moss

    Votes: 6 2.3%
  • Eric Mangini

    Votes: 8 3.1%
  • John Chavis

    Votes: 3 1.2%
  • Kirby Smart

    Votes: 5 2.0%
  • Todd Grantham

    Votes: 25 9.8%
  • Ricky Jackson eats Tacoes/name your DC.

    Votes: 17 6.6%

  • Total voters
    256
  • Poll closed .
If you're gonna dream, just go for Parcells. Otherwise, it's a name very few will know.
 
I'd like to submit another candidate that may be worth a look as well...

Stanford D-Coordinator Derek Mason
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Mason runs the 3-4 for the Cardinal, and their defense has been very solid. Stanford doesn't get the best athletes, so the coaching has to be really good to get the most out of the players. He feels like a long-shot, but worth a look while we do our due diligence.
 
I'd like to submit another candidate that may be worth a look as well...

Stanford D-Coordinator Derek Mason
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Mason runs the 3-4 for the Cardinal, and their defense has been very solid. Stanford doesn't get the best athletes, so the coaching has to be really good to get the most out of the players. He feels like a long-shot, but worth a look while we do our due diligence.

I like him!
 
I like him!

I like that SP said they are not going to rush to make hire... It leads me to believe they will leave no stone unturned. After Payton said he wanted players put in position to maximize their strengths, I couldn't help but think of this guy. He's been getting the best out of his players during his time there.
 
my bad.i forgot.still like crennell over singletary.and btw kcirdor.love the monty python pic u have one of my favorite movies of all time

Holy Grail is :9:.

Crennel has run away with the poll.
 
As long as we don't promote Vitt to DC. This place would melt down.
 
I think the Saints need to hire someone who knows a 3-4 defense like the back of his hand-- someone who has built it before, someone who has called the plays and been successful. There are a lot of young budding candidates, but with Drew about to turn 34, we can't afford to have someone "learn on the job" when it comes to calling the right play at the right time.

We need someone who has built a 3-4 from scratch, someone who will be adept at making a hybrid defense work until the right pieces are added over the next few years. Basically, we need someone who has done it before, and done it well.

The Drew Brees window is only open for so long, so the hire has to be a guy who 1- has already made a name for himself as a coordinator, 2 - has experience transitioning a 4-3 defense to a 3-4 defense over the course of a couple of years, and 3 - can make a competitive defense while under construction (with the players already on the roster).

That should narrow down the list. I've heard rumors for three people, in this order of want/interest: 1. Ed Donatell, 2. Romeo Crennel, 3. Eric Mangini

Rumor is that the Saints are moving slow because they are waiting for SB to be done with so they can pursue Donatell (the Eagles want him too). Romeo is the second choice, while Mangini is just a name being floated. For those who don't know much about Donatell, here is his bio for 49er site

Ed Donatell is in his second season with the 49ers after being hired as the team’s secondary coach on January 19, 2011.

Working with assistant secondary coach Greg Jackson, Donatell helped guide the 49ers defensive backfield, in 2011, to 22 interceptions, which ranked second among all NFL secondaries. S Dashon Goldson and CB Carlos Rogers each recorded a career-high six interceptions and both were selected to the Pro Bowl for the first time. Rogers was named a starter in Hawaii, while also being selected Second-Team All-Pro. The defense finished the season ranked fourth in the NFL in percentage of attempts intercepted (3.9).

With over three decades of coaching experience, including 21 years in the NFL, Donatell has worked with several of the most highly regarded defensive backs in pro football history, including Ronnie Lott, Steve Atwater, LeRoy Butler, Darren Sharper, Ty Law, Lawyer Milloy, Champ Bailey and Brian Dawkins.

Donatell most recently served as the secondary coach with the Denver Broncos from 2009-10. Over the course of two seasons with the Broncos, the team ranked seventh in the NFL in opponent completion percentage (58.8) and ninth in passing yards per game (223.7).

Prior to working as the defensive coordinator for the University of Washington in 2008 and a special assistant for the New York Jets in 2007, Donatell served as the defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons from 2004-06.

In his first season with Atlanta in 2004, the Falcons advanced to the NFC Championship Game and led the NFL in sacks (48) for the first time in club history. During his final year as the Falcons defensive coordinator in 2006, the club led the NFL in third-down percentage (30.2), while ranking sixth in the league in yards per carry allowed (3.8).


Donatell spent four seasons as Green Bay’s defensive coordinator (2000-03), helping the Packers lead the NFL with 116 takeaways from 2001 to 2003. Green Bay advanced to the playoffs during each of those three seasons, including the 2001 and 2002 campaigns when they won the NFC North title. In 2002, Donatell’s defense set a Green Bay record with 52 sacks and led the NFL with 45 takeaways. That year, Sharper earned his second Pro Bowl selection under Donatell after tying for the NFC lead among safeties with seven interceptions.

In Donatell’s first stint with the Broncos (1995-99) he served as the team’s secondary coach and won back-to-back Super Bowls in 1998 an 1999. The Broncos ranked seventh in the league in both passing yards per game (199.6) and passing yards per attempt allowed (6.5), en route to earning three playoff berths under Donatell. The Broncos also ranked in the top 10 against the pass in four of Donatell’s five seasons as defensive backs coach.

Donatell made his NFL coaching debut as the secondary coach with the New York Jets from 1990-94, where he worked with Lott in the final two seasons of his career.

Prior to making the jump to the NFL, Donatell spent 11 seasons in the collegiate ranks. He served as the defensive backs coach at Cal State Fullerton (1989), the University of Idaho (1986-88) and the University of Pacific (1983-85). He also was a graduate assistant at the University of Washington (1981-82) and Kent State (1979-80).

An all-conference defensive back, team captain and four-year letterwinner at Glenville State (WV) University, Donatell received a bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1979. He went on to earn a master’s degree in administration from Kent State in 1981. A native of Stow, OH, Donatell is married to his wife Shari, and the couple has three children, Brenna, Thomas and Steven.
 
Does anyone think Payton should give the incoming D-Co the flexibility of bringing in their own assistants if they so choose?
 
Went with Crennel

I know the consensus seems to be that we fit a 1-gap 3-4 better than a 2-gap 3-4. My main reasons for going with Crennel are that he's available and has been linked with us. I think it works particularly well if we can bring in both him and Mangini, because Crennel might be ready to retire soon and having Mangini on the staff could allow for continuity in that event. Honestly I think that's the only way both come, with the idea that if succesfull Mangini would eventually replace Romeo as our DC.
 
so saints interested in mangini and crennel. would be sweet t land both..
 

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