Mike McCarthy Wants A Veteran Defensive Coordinator

by Brandon on Jan 18, 2009 10:31 PM CST in Analysis Comment 0 comments

Four coaches have interviewed with the Packers; Mike Nolan, Gregg Williams, Jim Haslett, and Dom Capers. Each one had success as a defensive coordinator, and all have left something to be desired as a head coach. Nolan and Williams have already found jobs, but Haslett and Capers remain possibilities. Is any one of these guys clearly better than the other? If the Packers do end up with Haslett or Capers, which is not a given, does it really matter which one of the four veteran coaches the Packers end up with?

	Mike Nolan	Gregg Williams	Jim Haslett	Dom Capers
Age	49	50	53	58
Has Been Coaching in the NFL Since	1987	1990	1993	1986
Years as Head Coach	3.5	3	5.75	9
Years as Defensive Coordinator	11	9	6.25	6
Previous Job	Head Coach with San Francisco	Defensive Coordinator with Jacksonville	Head Coach with St. Louis	Special Assistant with New England
Current Job	Defensive Coordinator with Denver	Defensive Coordinator with New Orleans	Still Looking	Still Looking

All these guys are good coaches who got fired from head coaching jobs after they failed to turn bad to average teams into great ones. That still doesn't change the fact that they are all good coaches. Any of them would do a good job. None of them will do any better than ex-defensive coordinator Bob Sanders if GM Ted Thompson fails to improve the defensive players on the field.

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