The LA Rams new defensive coordinator Brandon Staley is a complex, many-layered, but fun case-study in the realm of NFL defense construction. After all, where else can you talk with a straight face about a new defensive coordinator who has never called a single defensive play in his entire NFL career. While that is not unheard of, it does tempt the eye-roll reaction from anyone who hears it for the first time.
With all that said, he has had the good fortune of coaching up to four future NFL HOFers? He is a refreshing matter-of-fact voice from someone who is neither star-struck nor hollow when he talks football.