Teryl Austin

[BFritz21]

I LOVE IT!

This, I especially love

Quote:Toward the end of the meeting, one coach comments that Willis should've gotten on the field more in 2017. Austin later notes he feels the same way about Lawson, who had 8.5 sacks despite taking less than half the defensive snaps.

because we all know how Marvin is hesitant to play young players (even if he has gotten better at it) and Austin wants to put the best players on the field, but he also wants to do it situationally and have different looks to throw at offenses:

Quote:"They say he's unpredictable, and that's a good thing as a defensive coordinator. You don't always want to do the same thing," new linebacker Preston Brown said. "It might be the same thing, but it's a different look. He's big on looks and showing different things with the safeties and linebackers, so it should be fun. He'll line guys up all over the field. You might say (you're a) Mike, but you might not be in a Mike position."

In the past-first world of the NFL, you need to keep the offenses guessing, and that's especially true for us because we can't let Big Ben sit back and get into a rhythm.

I also love this

Quote:Kirkpatrick, who has gotten to know Austin over the spring, said last month that he already loved Austin's style and felt that he was going to figure out a way to make players "think less" on the field. Kirkpatrick stopped by rookie camp to watch practice, perhaps to get a feel for how Austin ticks.

because we have talent, so let the defense just go out and make plays instead of trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, which designing the defense to let our guys do their thing is exactly what it sounds like he's doing:

Quote:Every defense has its own style, and Austin's will develop in time. Even though NFL offenses now rely on the passing game more than the run, Austin still believes in stopping the run first. And while Austin likes to show different looks, he also will tailor his scheme around the abilities of his players, instead of the other way around.

I also love that because, on top of getting to Ben, we also need to stop Bell.

It's going to be a BIG year in The Jungle!