09-10-2022, 01:54 PM
I have been making comments all week about Pitt's new DC that were basically soft toss pitches for any of you guys who wanted to bash on Teryl Austin.
Austin was DB coach for the Ravens when they won the Super Bowl in '12. He was first hired as a DC by the Lions in 2014. The Lions made the playoffs on the back of Austin's defense that finished 2nd in yards allowed and 3rd in points. He immediately had multiple interviews for head coaching positions, and even turned down an interview with the Broncos.
Here are the rankings in his 4 seasons as a DC since then
TEAM.....PTS..YDS
15 DET... 23... 18
16 DET... 13... 18
17 DET... 21... 27
18 CIN... 30... 32
His defenses also ranked 25th or lower in take aways 3 of those 4 seasons.
I admit that Austin did not have a lot of talent on that '18 Bengals defense, but when he was fired after 9 games the Bengals were on pace to give up the most yards in NFL history (7272).
Austin was DB coach for the Ravens when they won the Super Bowl in '12. He was first hired as a DC by the Lions in 2014. The Lions made the playoffs on the back of Austin's defense that finished 2nd in yards allowed and 3rd in points. He immediately had multiple interviews for head coaching positions, and even turned down an interview with the Broncos.
Here are the rankings in his 4 seasons as a DC since then
TEAM.....PTS..YDS
15 DET... 23... 18
16 DET... 13... 18
17 DET... 21... 27
18 CIN... 30... 32
His defenses also ranked 25th or lower in take aways 3 of those 4 seasons.
I admit that Austin did not have a lot of talent on that '18 Bengals defense, but when he was fired after 9 games the Bengals were on pace to give up the most yards in NFL history (7272).
