Evero will return as DC

[CmC2k]

1 minute ago, jamos14 said:

Just letting him get "his guys" doesn't work.

Agreed. I'm all for getting him as much help as we can but based on his past recommendations, he should have no say in what personal we target. 

Nick Scott, Jordan fuller, DJ Johnson, Jamie Robinson, Troy Hill, A'Shawn Robinson, Josey Jewell, DeShawn Williams. All guys we brought in cause of Evero and the only decent guys being Robinson and Jewell. He has shown in Denver and last year here that he can run a good defense when the talent is in place but he's an awful scout. 

[Doc Holiday]

I think this is Canales saying they believe the issue with the Defense was a talent issue, not a coaching issue. I’d expect a huge turnover and a heavy defense driven draft this year. 
 

we also need to continue to build depth on the Oline and see if we can get a game breaking WR like Higgins but other than that, there isn’t much more that we can do for this offense right now. Have to let Sanders, Coker and Leggett develop and that will help us more than anyone besides Higgins may do for the offense.

[t96]

Well that's a massive stain on Canales' promising finish to year 1. Terrible, terrible decision. 

[Jay Roosevelt]

I'm ok with this. He had literally nothing to work with on the field. I would have been OK with moving on, too, but I don't think Evero was the reason the defense struggled this year.

[MillionDollarCam]

1 minute ago, jamos14 said:

He hand picked Woods and Fuller.  Both suck.

 

But yes, safety room needs major attention.      I'm honestly not sure where we are the worst at S, DE, or LB.  All 3 are huge holes.

If we’re sitting at 8 and T-Mac, Graham, and Johnson are all gone then Starks needs to be in consideration for the pick.

Safety’s rarely go top 10 but Starks is deserving in this draft and he’s the best safety to come out since Kyle Hamilton.

Drafting a safety high is also a relatively safe pick (no pun intended). The top safety’s in the league are all first or second round picks and the hit rate is pretty good.

[NAS]

2 minutes ago, t96 said:

Well that's a massive stain on Canales' promising finish to year 1. Terrible, terrible decision. 

A stain is a bit harsh.  2025 will prove if he was right to retain him or not. 

[Krovvy]

Canales will have to learn the hard way. His system cost us good players because he refuses to play to the strength of the roster given to him.

[PappyMay]

he had little talent.  He'll have DB back, plus Trevin and Jewell. Pick #8 and hopefully 2 more starter signings in free agency. He'll have a little more to work with.

[Icege]

1 minute ago, jamos14 said:

He hand picked Woods and Fuller.  Both suck.

 

But yes, safety room needs major attention.      I'm honestly not sure where we are the worst at S, DE, or LB.  All 3 are huge holes.

I don't think he "hand picked" them as much as they just tried to get affordable talent familiar with him. They were hoping that they'd be elevated by the system again, but low and behold we're running a bunch of soft cover three zone to deal with the talent deficit that ended up being somehow worse than anticipated.

I can also see the team not looking to invest heavily in EE's guys without knowing whether or not he'd be back. Now that there's direction there, they can go all in. Considering that he's had to work with scraps the last couple of seasons, it's an exciting change to me.

[Krovvy]

18 minutes ago, Hugo said:

There is no DC that would even field a top 25 defense with a starting 11 including players such as LaBryan Ray, Shy Tuttle, A'Shawn Robinson, Jacoby Windmon, Josey Jewell, Jordan Fuller. 

Evero was considered a top 5 DC before the season. Canales made the right call.

Several of those players he brought in, and a handful he pushed out.

We lost Luvu, Chinn, Jackson and Burns. We brought in several of his former players.

[Krovvy]

Hasn't Evero had an effect on our drafts as well? Wasn't he the one who banged the table for DJ Johnson?

[KaijuGato]

Dan Morgan should pick every defensive player he wants in this upcoming draft. Then they should tell EE to go ahead and orchestrate his defense according to the players we drafted him we need to get the players that we want for this team because there’s no insurance that EE is going to be with us long-term.

[Khaki Lackey]

30 minutes ago, jamos14 said:

I agree.  The 3-4 / 3-3-5 just doesn't work for us and our personnel.

Our personnel sucks. There are only two viable starters on defense and they can play in both.

[TheSpecialJuan]

35 minutes ago, jamos14 said:

Per Canales in presser.  Very definitive.

 

I'm shocked.   Position coach changes are on the table.

The correct move, happy to hear