Mike Zimmer

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(01-10-2022, 03:46 PM)samhain Wrote: Eh, I guess it depends on what you think of Anarumo.  I'm still not a big fan.  Zimmer developed the hell out of some mid round and scrap heap guys to build an elite defense.  Lou has had success with a lot of ready-made guys from other rosters that were hired guns.  It actually scares me quite a bit to think about what happens to the defense when they can no longer afford to bring in big money FAs to be quick fixed and actually have to develop guys in-house.

They seem to have done a pretty decent job with Wilson, Pratt, and ADG. We'll see how things go from there, and they've got work with Shelvin, Sample, (who has played well in spots) Kareem, and Ossai.

The previous staff couldn't get much out of the LB position, and that was including Zim's time here.

As to the OP, I wouldn't take him for one reason. We just spent a ton of money to quickly turn around a defense that was built upon a continuation of Mike Zimmer's defense. It had been ran into the ground by 2018, but it was still his scheme. So, now, you'd have to start another rebuild there if you went from Lou to Zim. Otherwise, I'd certainly consider it. I think Tomkat has the best scenario regarding this topic.