NFC Defensive Player of the Month

[Microwahevo]

Boom bitches!!

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

He sure as heck is deserving of that award.


It still pisses me off that he didn't make the 2013 Pro-Bowl team though.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Not to get off target but there's a little tid-bit on DC Austin. I didn't want to make separate post for it yesterday. Austin is one of 4 coordinators named. 3 of 4 are OC's, Austin being the only DC named
Min- OC Turner, Philly-OC Lazor, Det-DC Austin, Cin-OC Jackson.


With head-coaching changes often come coordinator changes, as a total of 22 new coordinators were hired this past offseason. The impact of coordinators can be driven by new personnel, a new scheme or -- in some cases -- simply a new personality overseeing similar personnel and running familiar concepts. On occasion, a change in voice is precisely what a team needs, much more so than an overhaul of players or a new X's-and-O's approach.



With most teams at the quarter mark of the NFL's regular season, here's a look at a handful of coordinator changes that have made a substantial impact early on.


Lions defensive coordinator Teryl Austin
From a statistical standpoint, Austin's early impact matches any other coordinator change in the NFL. The Lions rank first in the NFL in total defense through four games, allowing 79.3 fewer yards per game and just 15.0 points per game, down from 23.5 per game last season. Detroit has significant investments and an abundance of talent in its front seven, but the secondary was an area of concern entering the season.



What stands out in watching Detroit this year -- and this particularly crystallized against the potent Packers in Week 3 -- is Austin's willingness to put his secondary in a comfortable spot by relying on just four pass-rushers. The Lions played Green Bay with an abundance of two-deep safety looks, mitigating the pressure on their cornerbacks in coverage against the Packers' talented receiver duo of Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb. Safety help worked to build an umbrella over Nelson, an excellent deep threat.



So far the Lions have blitzed on just 25.7 percent of opposing teams' dropbacks, per ESPN Stats & Info, which ranks 20th in the league. Austin is finding ways to wisely insulate his secondary through his schemes.

 

[LPinSLC]

Put this on the main board.

 

[gandydancer]

Put this on the main board.

Levy or Austin? The Austin thread should get some love on our board for sure.

Levy deserved a few times last season I felt. He is now notcied

 

[Microwahevo]

Put this on the main board.

Done

 

[Dr. Evil-er]

Time to talk extension that takes affect for the 2015 season. Show the love and get the deal done now.

 

[gandydancer]

Time to talk extension that takes affect for the 2015 season. Show the love and get the deal done now.

Scary thinking these fucks get something right!