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Rivera Presser tomorrow at 2pm

Mr. Scot

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Has already been reported that Riviera chose Jack Del Rio as his DC rather than Steve Wilks. It's still possible Wilks could join him as a secondary coach, though. That job could also go to Perry Fewell.

Jeremy Fowler mention John Pagano's name as an option for the staff as well. Pagano was Rivera's linebacker coach in San Diego before succeeding him at DC, if I remember correctly. Al Holcomb could be an option there too but Pagano probably has the better reputation.

Ron's early entry means he'll get a crack at the best available assistants before the other head coaches are even hired.

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1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It doesn't matter if Ron has the best available assistants to choose from. He'll only hire guys he knows well and is very comfortable with. Wouldn't want anyone bringing any new ideas or concepts to the equation.

Does Del Rio fit that mold though?

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6 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Does Del Rio fit that mold though?

I think so. A lot of people in Oakland were tired of JDR by the time he got canned, but he's shown that he can at least develop a stud on the front line. Look at Julius Peppers in '02, Von Miller in '11 and now (probably) Chase Young.

 

Edit: I actually misspoke, as well as the guy on twitter who looked at this. JDR was hired a year after Miller was drafted. However, Miller's production went through the room from 11.5 sacks to 18.5 the next year.

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13 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Somebody on Twitter just pointed out that Julius Peppers, Von Miller and (expected) Chase Young will all have been drafted number two overall in years when their teams hired Jack Del Rio to be the DC.

Hell of a coincidence...

Yeh but it was Wade Phillips that drove the stake through our hearts... 

there’s talk that the Rams might not bring Wade back and his contract is up.  I think he would be great here. It’s not Wades fault the Rams traded away all their draft picks and paid 1/2 their cap space to 4 players.  He would be a scapegoat.

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16 minutes ago, JARROD said:

Yeh but it was Wade Phillips that drove the stake through our hearts... 

there’s talk that the Rams might not bring Wade back and his contract is up.  I think he would be great here. It’s not Wades fault the Rams traded away all their draft picks and paid 1/2 their cap space to 4 players.  He would be a scapegoat.

Agreed. To me Wade is a great example of an outstanding coordinator that makes a lousy HC. ID take him as DC in a heartbeat though.

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