During his introductory press conference, Lovie Smith stated that he will call the plays and run the defense, naming himself the defensive coordinator. Despite this, the collective was shocked to hear that Smith will not hire a defensive coordinator for his staff. It’s Smith’s team. He runs the defense. He calls the plays. Get ready for more spot dropping cover two, and inside routes beating their cover three defense this September. The ‘wound up being a really good thing’ killed me.
With Lovie Smith planning to run Texans defense and not hire a defensive coordinator, as he indicated during press conference, not unprecedented.