Vantz Singletary will serve as the team's inside linebackers coach, while Al Harris has been named as the club's pass rush specialist coach. Jason Tarver will continue to coach the outside linebackers.
Harris returns to the NFL after a playing career that spanned 11 campaigns with
"Al Harris' greatest attribute is as a teacher," Singletary said in a statement. "We're excited about the addition of Al because our players will benefit from his teaching ability, in terms of the strategy and methodology of what goes into the pass rush."
Vantz Singletary has been a collegiate coach for the past 17 seasons with his most recent stop in 2008 as the defensive tackles coach at Buffalo, where he helped lead the school to its first ever bowl appearance and a 2008 Mid-American Conference title.
His previous assignments were with
"Vantz has had a tremendous career during his many seasons as a collegiate coach," Mike Singletary said. "I am confident that the way in which he has worked with young football players during that extensive experience will translate into success as he embarks on his NFL coaching career."
Singletary has also served as a summer intern at NFL camps for numerous teams. He starred during his playing days as a defensive tackle and linebacker at
nice!!!!!!
One can smell the whiff of relentless DLine play in the air already.
Now let's Draft a stud or 2 to make this 3-4 Defense a reality.
I LIKE THIS KINDA PARTY!
How does one leave a gig in Hawaii to go to TN?
Curious to be sure?
Cost of living no doubt?
As lovely as hawaii is, outside of the tourist areas, it's actually pretty rural.
The team has to make a bad or disappointing move eventually, right? All these good things are making me nervous.
Maybe I'm just not used to it.
Cronyism? Nepotism? Those signings are bad news.
I love the idea of a pass rush coach. Do other teams have them?
the best two coaches available are a relative and an ex-teammate? sounds like the bush administration.
or even worse, the lions
Matt, what is your personal opinion of Al Harris? Do you think he can get the job done with the personel we have? What are you expecting as far as players that will be brought in to help? I would love a dominate pass rush (as would every other team). I think that would solve a lot of the problems the defense was experienceing in 2008. It was very frustrating to say the least.
Hiring a buddy and a relative, both who have zero NFL coaching experience.Sing is setting himself up for unneeded scrutniy.
If I'm Manusky, I am looking over my shoulder, because as soon as Sing can justify it, an ex Bear or some guy named Singletary is going to be the D Coordinator.