New Defensive Coordinator: Josh Boyer
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thetylernatorforum_veteranOPPatrick Graham was permitted by Flores to interview with Joe Judge and the New York Giants. He has been poached and taking over for him will be Josh Boyer, who was the defensive pass game coordinator this past season.
Article: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001096222/article/giants-hiring-dolphins-dc-patrick-graham-as-their-dc
From NFL.com:
Joe Judge has landed the first member of his coaching staff in East Rutherford.
The New York Giants are hiring Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Patrick Graham in the same capacity, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported, per a source.
Graham spent the 2019 season on Brian Flores' staff in Miami, joining after one campaign as the Green Bay Packers linebackers coach. Graham was a defensive line coach with the Giants in 2016 and 2017.
Judge, hired as the Giants coach this week, has history with Graham. Both were on Bill Belichick's staff from 2012 to 2015: Graham coaching defensive linemen and linebackers, Judge coaching special teams.
Flores, who was on the same staff with Judge and Graham, is expected to promote defensive pass game coordinator Josh Boyer to Dolphins DC in light of Graham's exit. Boyer was -- go figure -- also on Belichick's staff from 2006 through 2018.
In his one season with Miami, Graham oversaw one of the league's worst and short-staffed defenses. The Dolphins allowed a league-high 30.9 points per game, 397.8 yards per game (30th) and 6.0 yards per play (30th). According to Football Outsiders' Defensive DVOA, Miami had the sixth-worst defense and fourth-worst pass defense since 1985. And yet, Miami won three of its final five games, including a road win in Flores' and Graham's old stomping grounds, New England.
Judge mused in his press conference about the value of finding what players can do instead of what they can't and not overlooking any player based on any preconceived notion. Graham's experience with the Dolphins' hodgepodge defense in 2019 is a great example of a coach getting the most out of his players -- exactly what Judge is looking for in New York.
Cashvillesentforum_veteranJudge is such an lousy hire.
The_Dark_Knightforum_veteranNot that I'm heartbroken. I know our roster was stripped of any and all talent but we were virtually dead last in every statistical category defensively.
What truly puzzles me about this hire is why in the world, if this is your first stint as head coach, trying to turn an organization around hire a DC that oversaw one of the worst defenses in the NFL when you could try and get Wade Phillips who was just released by the Rams?
“The person you will spend the most time with in your life is yourself, so you better make sure you’re someone interesting”
Unlucky 13subscriber"The_Dark_Knight wrote:
Not that I'm heartbroken. I know our roster was stripped of any and all talent but we were virtually dead last in every statistical category defensively.
What truly puzzles me about this hire is why in the world, if this is your first stint as head coach, trying to turn an organization around hire a DC that oversaw one of the worst defenses in the NFL when you could try and get Wade Phillips who was just released by the Rams?
Wade will turn 73 years old this summer. I really doubt that he's itching to join the start of a long rebuilding project.
I do agree that I would have greatly preferred hiring an experienced coordinator though.
The_Dark_Knightforum_veteran"Unlucky 13 wrote:
Wade will turn 73 years old this summer. I really doubt that he's itching to join the start of a long rebuilding project.
I do agree that I would have greatly preferred hiring an experienced coordinator though.
Yea, I know he's up there in years, but hell, Dick Lebeau coached until he was almost 80. I just wish WE would have landed Phillips.
“The person you will spend the most time with in your life is yourself, so you better make sure you’re someone interesting”
ExplosionsInDaSkyforum_veteranBoyer is the hire for the position, but i'm almost certain that Brian Flores will in fact be the defensive coordinator of this team. I don't think it's really too much to worry about. This will be a Brian Flores led defense.
Puka-headsubscriber"ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:
Joe Judge is the hire for the position, but i'm almost certain that Brian Flores will in fact be the defensive coordinator of this team. I don't think it's really too much to worry about. This will be a Brian Flores led defense.
Judge is the Giants new HC. Boyer is our new DC