Got_Wood Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Kirby Smart - Alabama DC Smart received the Frank Broyles Award in December as the nation's top assistant coach. The Alabama defense ranked number two in total defense at 244 yards per game and in rushing defense at 78 yards per game. It was also second in scoring defense, giving up an average of only 11.7 points per game while going 14-0. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby_Smart Tom Bradley - Penn State DC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Bradley_%...can_football%29 Brent Venables - Oklahoma DC http://soonersports.com/school-bio/brent_venables.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson from Gamehendge Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I like Tom Bradley...but I think he is the "Coach-in-waiting" at Penn State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-town Bills Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Any coach that can come up with a scheme to stop the Gators offense....especially as drastically as ALA did would be someone to consider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got_Wood Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 Anyone know anything about these guys. I did see that Kirby Smart was offered the DC job at UGA and turned it down. But a pro job would be more difficult to ignore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaattMaann Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 why would ANY of those coaches leave their respected, high ranking schools where they are treating like kings (and payed like kings as well) leave those DC jobs for the same title and job with a poor NFL team? People are here treat college like its a grooming ground for NFL...yes that is true, but for the PLAYERS, not the coaches... Both Bradley and Smart turned down NFL interviews last year for HEAD COACHING positions...this tells me they are quite comfortable in the college ranks and where they are at Any of those men would be downgrading their positions by taking the bills DC job....and im not even necessarily bad mouthing the bills...just that they are in superior positions and would even have to take a pay cut to come coach the bills...not happening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jangalang Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 FWIW, Kirby Smart coached the safeties on Saban's Dolphin staff, so he does have NFL experience. But, I think he's waiting on becoming a head coach in the college game within the next few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got_Wood Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 why would ANY of those coaches leave their respected, high ranking schools where they are treating like kings (and payed like kings as well) leave those DC jobs for the same title and job with a poor NFL team? People are here treat college like its a grooming ground for NFL...yes that is true, but for the PLAYERS, not the coaches... Both Bradley and Smart turned down NFL interviews last year for HEAD COACHING positions...this tells me they are quite comfortable in the college ranks and where they are at Any of those men would be downgrading their positions by taking the bills DC job....and im not even necessarily bad mouthing the bills...just that they are in superior positions and would even have to take a pay cut to come coach the bills...not happening Smart makes $360k per year, Venables makes $260k, and I'm not sure about Bradley. They are not getting paid like kings. And to say that a coordinator position in a college program is better than a coordinator position on an NFL team is crazy. Especially a defensive squad that tied for the most takeaways in the league. No, these guys would not be downgrading their positions. They would be taking a big step UP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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