Ron Meeks Is New D-Coordinator

[megadeth078]

I don't know who this guy is, so I won't say anything but good luck.

[ANDRE2FL1017]

I think he replaced Vic Fangio in Indy.....

[monstercat]

If he runs the same Tampa 2 that he ran in Indy, then you will see even less blitzing than what you saw from Trgo...assuming he's not here just to run Fox's system in the first place, which I suspect is the case.

FWIW though, if Fox does let him run the same system he ran in Indy, then my man Hilee Taylor will fit right in.

[unicar15]

Excitable, Tony Dungy guy I wanted him before the Colts let him go..

[megadeth078]

If he runs the same Tampa 2 that he ran in Indy, then you will see even less blitzing than what you saw from Trgo...assuming he's not here just to run Fox's system in the first place, which I suspect is the case.

FWIW though, if Fox does let him run the same system he ran in Indy, then my man Hilee Taylor will fit right in.

It's not like we want endless blitzes or think the success of any defensive schemes rely solely on the amount of blitzes. Just anything that gets the job done.

[stankowalski]

Great pick. I'm happy.

[methodtoll]

Interesting to note: Meeks worked with former Chiefs HC Herm Edwards while in Tamp Bay under Tony Dungy... I wonder if this will influence Edwards to come to Carolina as DB coach...

and it will be interesting to see who Carolina brings in as assistant coaches

[CharlotteBeer.com]

FWIW though, if Fox does let him run the same system he ran in Indy, then my man Hilee Taylor will fit right in.

Upon hearing the news, Taylor started practicing his spin move.

[beasonfanclub]

wonder what #90 thinks about this hire???????

hhmmm

[thefuzz]

They force turnovers so often because teams are forced to throw all the time to keep up with Manning and Co.

He did not do so well this year when the O wasn't throwing up 30 in an instant.

If he is like Dungy, then Fox will be very happy.

[outlaw4]

So I guess this means we're going from a "Turd" defense to a "Meek" defense. Hooray! We can still insult our defensive play using the coach's name!

I don't know what to make of this. He has nobody with the quality of Freeney or Mathis on the line and no offense to Harris but he's no Bob Sanders. Then again, maybe his expertise is making lemons from lemonade? :confused:

[Vagrant]

Hard not to like a defensive coardinator that was getting head coach sniffs as recently as last season. He was brought in for three or four interviews before the Redskins hired Jim Zorn to take over there.

His system didn't really fit with having Mathis and Freeney over there... though he helped make Bob Sanders a star. Meeks' main selling point here is that he gets a lot out of his DBs and that is what we need. The Colts were bad against the run in the last few years he was there but that shouldn't be a problem here with the LBs we have roaming.

[unicar15]

If the D doesn't work under Meeks then Fox will be gone, simple as that...

[Lout]

I hope to God we don't go after small DLineman. Otherwise, I love this pickup. The type of CBs that fit the tampa 2 scheme, are physical corners that can play bump and run, and they don't necessarily need to be 4.4 guys. Meaning, I think Marshall would benefit the most from this.