Seth Payne ‏@PayneNFL 9h
Since '93 Romeo Crennel has been HC, DC, or DL coach for 19 squads. Not a single DE has had double digit sacks.
No double digit sacks, but some of them have championship rings.
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Seth Payne ‏@PayneNFL 9h
Since '93 Romeo Crennel has been HC, DC, or DL coach for 19 squads. Not a single DE has had double digit sacks.
No double digit sacks, but some of them have championship rings.
We actually played more of a 5-2 hybrid and when we went to nickel, we usually shifted to 4-3. The main issue is whether our DL was being asked to shoot the gaps or play 2 gaps and our D was about shooting gaps. Most of Crennel's DLs have been 2 gap, read and react types of defenses.
BUT.
Crennel has coached both 4-3 and 3-4 defenses although he tends toward 3-4. I don't expect us to go Clowney but if we do, it's because Crennel thinks he can put something together that gets the best out of both JJ and Clowney.
James Palmer ‏@JPalmerCSNHere are 10 facts about #Texans new defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel: http://bit.ly/1igY0yq
Catch my one on one interview with Romeo Crennell, the #Texans new defensive coordinator, from the #SeniorBowl on @CSNHouston at 6 pm ct.
"You never know how quickly you can turn a team around." - Romeo Crennel on turning #Texans around after one bad season.
"Well JJ Watt, if we had 10 more like him we'd be pretty good." - Romeo Crennel new #Texans defensive coordinator
Crennel said after sitting down with Bill O'Brien he saw a FB coach & a normal guy. Said BOB has brought some good people with him. #Texans
"I enjoy football and getting back in it and playing the way Bill (O'Brien) wants 2 play will be a good fit for me."Romeo Crennel #Texans DC
Romeo Crennel said he liked the #Texans because "it felt like a good fit". RC added he already knew a lot of people in the organization too.
Hey if he wants to do that, I'm all for it. However, I hope he tells Rick and McNair to pay him 1 dollar next year, and then up his salary for the next 2-3 years. Let the KC franchise waste their money on him, and keep McNair happy.
Suppose he would normally get 1.5m a year over 4 years for a total of 6m. I'd give him $1 in 2014, and $1,999,999.33 for the other 3 years. I think that would be pretty awesome if he's game.
The Houston Texans agreed to terms Monday on a three-year deal with Romeo Crennel to take over as defensive coordinator.
Crennel was widely believed to be the favorite to become Bill O'Brien's defensive coordinator because of their ties as former New England Patriots assistants, even though the two men had never worked together.
With his $3.5 million salary this season from the final year of his contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, Crennel will earn more than $7 million over the three seasons, according to a league source, including $1.8 million from the Texans in both 2015 and 2016.
Last week, the Texans hired former Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel to be their linebackers coach.
Vrabel played under Crennel but also was Ohio State's defensive line coach. O'Brien was impressed with what he saw from the Buckeyes' linebackers when he served as the Penn State coach for two seasons in the Big Ten, sources said.
Well, look at that...
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10321864/romeo-crennel-agrees-3-year-deal-houston-texans-defensive-coordinator
Looks like Crennel's salary will go like this:
2014: $0
2015: 1.8m
2016: 1.8m
Total 3.6m over 3 years at 1.2 APY. That's very reasonable for a guy with his resume.
Well, look at that...
...This is even if you choose to ignore the fact that he'd probably get a minimum of a 3 year contract (O'brien's is supposedly for 5) thereby guaranteeing income for two years more than he's guaranteed if he voluntarily takes another year off. (and FWIW, I don't know if there's NFL rules, or anything else related to the offset that addresses the structuring of coaches contracts, but if not, it could even be written to minimize the impact of the 2014 offset)
Am I the only one not all that moved by this hire?
gee if yall like ol school Deee just like wade had then well get rdy
to get torched BY Elite ... uhh I mean by QB's Weekly I mean we got blown out by MC lovin and who else chad henne ad rookie QB's
Does indifferent count?Am I the only one not all that moved by this hire?
John P. Lopez ‏@LopezOnSports 2m
Sources tell me former Texans DB coach Vance Joseph will be named co-defensive coordinator with Paul Guenther of the Cincinnati Bengals.
In a description of Crennel's 2-gap 34, the OLB's are described as "...passrushers on the edge, one who is a more one-dimensional pocket assaulter and the other who is a swiss army knife of abilities..."
Aldon Smith is 6'-4"/265 lbs & Tamba Hali is 6'-3"/275.
Now, J.J. Watt is a bit larger at 289 lbs and 6'-5", but rather than putting him at DE, why wouldn't he be a better fit as the "one-dimensional pocket assaulter"?
Ted Johnson was just interviewed........he stated that at the Patriots, he played under Crennel for 7 years. He stated something that got my juices going...............Crennel builds his D with LARGE LBs and DLs..........especially fat boy in the middle, ala Ted Washington!
crennel says he's not building his defense around jj. Says it will not be about an individual but rather the team. Whatever makes the team more successful.
I like that. Plus i think watt will still get his.
One thing i've noticed is that the guys that i've seen comment so far from the staff have been about the team. The previous staff would gush about individual players. I haven't gotten that vibe from these guys.
link?
Crennel hopes to tailor #Texans' defensive scheme to team's personnel. #NFL
Romeo Crennel said #Texans will run a "multiple defense," adding that "you're going to see a little bit of everything." #NFL
#Texans' Crennel will soon begin roster evaluation. Defering to O'Brien -- who's already worked his way through game film -- right now.
Crennel acknowledged the opportunity to coach #Texans' Watt, Cushing is very exciting. Thinks team was more talented than 2-14. #NFL
#Texans' Crennel said he's still at the first stage of his new job and has yet to evaluate the team's roster in detail. #NFL
Asked about 3-4 vs. 4-3, #Texans DC Romeo Crennel said team will use multiple defensive schemes next season. #NFL
MOBILE, Ala. New Houston Texans coordinator Romeo Crennel has yet to break down his new team's defensive personnel, so he's not prepared to say what his grand plans are with this unit. But Crennel did say, when asked whether the Texans would run a 3-4 defense (as they have the past several seasons) or a 4-3 front (as they are rumored to be switching to), Crennel, in essence, answered yes to both.
We're going to run a multiple defense, Crennel told a small group of media Tuesday after the North team practice at the Senior Bowl. "Youre going to see a little of everything."
The reason to offer multiple fronts?
Part [of it is] personnel, Crennel said. Knowing who you got and what their strengths and weaknesses are will go a long way to determining how much we run of whatever we run.
New Texans head coach Bill O'Brien already has watched every snap of every game this past season, and Crennel said he plans to do the same with his new squad following the Senior Bowl this week. But the chance to work with J.J. Watt, Brian Cushing and others does have him eager to get to work.
"That is exciting," Crennel said. "J.J. makes plays."
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...nnel-plans-multiple-front-231200317--nfl.html
But Crennel did say, when asked whether the Texans would run a 3-4 defense (as they have the past several seasons) or a 4-3 front (as they are rumored to be switching to),
What is that all about? Where did this rumor come from? Has anyone heard that we will be switching to a 4/3?
I'm actually in favor of being more multiple on defense. It's one thing that Seattle does so well, even though they are mostly known for their secondary play. The ability to give 34, 43, or 52 looks without changing the personnel on the field is valuable, as you can give the offense so many looks that they can't completely prepare for each one, and instead must spend time preparing for all of them.
It's pretty much the same philosophy that O'Brien has on offense. The more multiple you can be, the more you can take advantage of each opponent's specific weaknesses.
But Crennel did say, when asked whether the Texans would run a 3-4 defense (as they have the past several seasons) or a 4-3 front (as they are rumored to be switching to),
What is that all about? Where did this rumor come from? Has anyone heard that we will be switching to a 4/3?
Asked what kind of defense he would run, Crennel said the Texans would be based out of the 3-4, but be a multiple defense. "We expect our guys to be flexible and be able to do more than one thing," Crennel said. Zierlein also asked Crennel for his preferences on nose tackles. Crennel said he's played with small ones and big ones and what he did this time around was to be determined.
Yeah, his interviews have been less than inspiring thus far. I hope he is just some mad defensive scientist, but he sounds more like a really nice but bad politician at this point.
This must be your first time ever hearing Crennel speak.
This must be your first time ever hearing Crennel speak. That's his personality. He is a super nice guy which is why his players love him, but he's a defensive mastermind. I don't care how a guy speaks to the media. I just want him to dial up the right schemes at the right times and make sure good players are on the field. Don't need him to be a crazy person like Rob Ryan.
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One thing that struck me last year is that, because Wade's philosophy, by the second half, ALL of our starter DL were too pooped to function worth a darn. Crennel will have big boys who will ROTATE regularly. That in itself should make the rush defense game AND the pass rush game remarkably better.
I'm expecting Crick to have his breakout year
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One thing that struck me last year is that, because Wade's philosophy, by the second half, ALL of our starter DL were too pooped to function worth a darn. Crennel will have big boys who will ROTATE regularly. That in itself should make the rush defense game AND the pass rush game remarkably better.
How are we going to add quality on defense? With our salary cap, about all we can afford is league minimum FA's. Drafting a QB 1-1, we can upgrade two positions in rounds 2 and 3. After that, the picks become marginal.Ive been crying about our depth on defensive front seven for two years. We don't have anyone to rotate. Can't wait to see who we add.
Ive been crying about our depth on defensive front seven for two years. We don't have anyone to rotate. Can't wait to see who we add.
How are we going to add quality on defense? With our salary cap, about all we can afford is league minimum FA's. Drafting a QB 1-1, we can upgrade two positions in rounds 2 and 3. After that, the picks become marginal.
Out of necessity, our defense will mostly consist of players already on the roster; and we hope the new coaching staff can work some magic.
You're certainly correct about depth of this draft. There is an all time record jr class entering the draft - nearly a hundred. Some find this troubling. The overall quality of next year's sr class will be that much less.Unlike previous regimes I fully expect BO'B to hit on at least 4 picks in this yrs draft, probably 5 after seeing the depth of the draft and the advantage of drafting 4-1/5-1. It would help if BoB let Rick pick talented but troubled players in rds 5-7.