In case you missed it, on Friday George Edwards was hired as a senior defensive assistant on Mike McCarthy’s coaching staff after interviewing earlier in the week. Edwards spent the last six seasons as the Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator, although head coach Mike Zimmer called defensive plays.
Still, Edwards was heavily involved in a defense that has consistently been one of the league’s best under his watch. For the last four years, the Vikings defense has finished in the top ten in defensive DVOA, and Edwards was so instrumental in this that Zimmer publicly floated the idea of ceding play-calling duties to him prior to the 2018 season:
“He really does everything for me other than I call the plays on Sunday,” Zimmer said.