ESPN: Sean McDermott, Master of Carolina Defense

[Woodcookedbbq]

McDermott got a raw deal in Philly.  He'll get some HC interviews if the defense keeps playing at the level they have been.

[Guest Spider Monkey]

Ron Rivera is the best defensive mind and/or DC in the NFL today. Regardless of what you think of him as a HC. The man is a phenomenal defensive coach.

Sean McDermott is a young, defensive coach prodigy and is quickly becoming one of the best DC's in the NFL. He may be a top 5 DC already. He was unfairly blamed for the mess in Philadelphia and spent his first few years here with major talent deficiencies at several positions. This year is the first time he's had the talent to show what he can do, and he is delivering.

Why people have been dead set on running this staff out of Carolina for almost 2 years is beyond me. Bring in a offensive minded guy and it may help Cam some, but the defense will suffer badly.

[Kuech the Sneak]

If Rivera is fired at the end of the year and we end up bringing in a new HC, I hope Sean stays as DC

[Marguide]

With just a few exceptions, I've liked what McDermott has done with our defense since day 1.

 

Too many people here judged him unfairly because of how he left Philly. Then once our D began to come around last year, everyone wanted to give Rivera the credit. 

 

I think he has been severely underrated by many of our fans, and I'm glad he is getting a few accolades now.

[Jackofalltrades]

I actually think McD would make the best HC of the guys currently employed here. He's a fiery guy the players respect.

[CPF4LIFE]

I will really appreciate him when we stop giving up last minute drives.

[Jackofalltrades]

I will really appreciate him when we stop giving up last minute drives.

Yep, needs to stop missing tackles, blowing assignments and losing contain!

[CPF4LIFE]

Yep, needs to stop missing tackles, blowing assignments and losing contain!

 

AND calling prevent defense. Left that out

[teeray]

I was one of the ones that hinted after year one that maybe we should look to make a change at DC, now like someone earlier said, if we change head coaches I kinda hope he gets a chance to remain DC.

To be fair, I think he has grown a lot himself as a coach the last two years.

[frash.exe]

Bring in a offensive minded guy and it may help Cam some, but the defense will suffer badly.

 

there are way too many examples to bring up that refute this

 

[Beast_3000]

Lol what was it we used to call him? Sean McDumbass? McDerp? I honestly can't even remember.

Defense has come a loooong way since 2011. Granted we had no LBers, no DTs, Hardy wasn't the Kraken yet, and no secondary outside of Gamble.

So what ! Those are just excuses. No seriously we could have retooled the defense and they still could be playing like crap. It shows he is a talented coordinator if given the tools.

[carolina-chuck]

McDermott for Head Coach 2014?

 

 

jk, but how much does Rivera has to do with the improvement of this defense?

[rayzor]

the guy most responsible for both mcD and rivera is jim johnson. they learned how to run a D from him.

[Dash Global]

The real winner is the team that scopes up Rivera as a DC after he gets canned here.