Fire Teryl Austin.

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Dehner had an interesting tweet, in that Austin was in the EXACT same sitch in 2015:

- Worst-ranked D
- Bye after week 8

Only 2 differences were that the D gave up LESS yards than this one has (which is to be expected, with how much the game has changed since then to accommodate passers) and Detroit was 1-7.

After the bye, Detroit went 6-2 (one of the losses was to the Rams too, so not all were gimme teams), had the 6th or 7th best D the rest of the way and they only had 1 game of over 400 yards given up.

Not saying he will turn it around, but it is interesting.

They only had 9 interceptions for the year though, while we're already at 10. They did force 17 fumbles though and we've only forced 6.

EDIT: Call it habit, but I also don't like him sitting up high during the games; I've always felt that the coaches should ALL be on the field, with exception to a handful of assistants, for replays and the like, as it is easier to communicate and have a presence, if you're down there with the rest of the team.