Rob Ryan to Become Defensive Coordinator of Cowboys, When Will He Be Head Coach?

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Chargers Hire Greg Manusky as Defensive Coordinator

Hardcore. Relentless. Getting after people (The Chargers) have in the past. Shoot, they were No. 1 last year and hopefully we’ll just pick up where we were last year. I’m going to bring some new ideas but also continue the foundation that they’ve already had and just build on it. I think with the players that we have, the sky’s the limit.- Greg Manusky on Defensive Philosophy The San Diego Chargers announced the hiring of Greg Manusky as the defensive coordinator, he signed a 2-year contract today. He will take control of the league’s number 1 defense and will bring [...]
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It All Makes Sense: Send Dick Jauron to the Cleveland Browns, Demote Sean McDermott, & Hire Mike Singletary as Defensive Coordinator

The Cleveland Browns have officially asked the Eagles for permission to speak to Dick Jauron about becoming their defensive coordinator. Jauron, the former head coach for the Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills, is the Eagles’ defensive backs coach. Under his tutelage, Asante Samuel earned a Pro Bowl selection, Quintin Mikell turned in a solid season, [...]
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BBR Rankings: Schedule-Adjusted Offensive and Defensive Ratings (January 14, 2011)

2010-11 NBA power rankings through the games played on January 13, 2011: Rank Prev Team Con Div W L WPct Offense Rk Prv Defense Rk Prv Overall 1 1 Miami Heat E SE 30 11 0.732 4.12 4 3 -4.18 5 3 8.30 2 3 San Antonio Spurs W SW 33 6 0.846 4.67 1 [...]
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BBR Rankings: Schedule-Adjusted Offensive and Defensive Ratings (January 7, 2011)

2010-11 NBA power rankings through the games played on January 6, 2011: Rank Prev Team W L WPct Offense Rk Prv Defense Rk Prv Overall 1 1 Miami Heat 28 9 0.757 4.69 3 5 -4.86 3 3 9.55 2 2 Boston Celtics 27 7 0.794 1.68 10 10 -6.45 2 2 8.12 3 3 [...]
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University of Alabama defensive back Mark Barron underwent surgery to repair a pectoral muscle tear…

University of Alabama defensive back Mark Barron underwent surgery to repair a pectoral muscle tear sustained in the Crimson Tide’s 28-27 home loss to Auburn last Friday, and will miss the Crimson Tide’s bowl game. Whether the injury impacts the junior safety’s decision of whether to declare eligibility for the NFL Draft remains to be seen, but the length of rehabilitation could affect Barron’s availability for the NFL Combine in February.

Tuscaloosa News: Barron has surgery, out for bowl

Hate to see the news confirmed, but I’m afraid we all saw this one coming a bit with Barron. This one will definitely hurt us badly for the bowl game — pray we don’t get matched up with a Big XII team — but admittedly this news may keep Barron in Tuscaloosa for his senior season. He probably won’t be healthy enough to do very well at the NFL Combine or individual workouts with NFL teams, so this one could have a very big effect on his draft status.

Roll ‘Bama Roll

BBR Rankings: Schedule-Adjusted Offensive and Defensive Ratings (November 26, 2010)

2010-11 NBA power rankings through the games played on November 25, 2010:

Rank Prev Team W L WPct Offense Rk Prv Defense Rk Prv Overall
1 4 Los Angeles Lakers 13 2 0.867 8.41 1 1 -0.20 13 17 8.61
2 5 San Antonio Spurs 13 1 0.929 4.79 3 8 -3.49 9 8 8.28
3 1 Miami Heat 8 7 0.533 4.11 4 2 -3.82 7 4 7.93
4 3 Boston Celtics 11 4 0.733 2.03 9 5 -5.83 3 5 7.86
5 7 Orlando Magic 10 4 0.714 0.06 16 18 -6.38 2 2 6.44
6 2 New Orleans Hornets 11 3 0.786 0.58 14 4 -4.84 4 3 5.42
7 6 Dallas Mavericks 10 4 0.714 1.15 12 10 -3.81 8 6 4.95
8 9 Denver Nuggets 8 6 0.571 2.72 7 11 -1.48 11 9 4.20
9 10 Chicago Bulls 8 5 0.615 -0.66 19 16 -4.83 5 7 4.17
10 12 Indiana Pacers 7 6 0.538 -0.65 18 13 -4.50 6 12 3.85
11 13 Utah Jazz 11 5 0.688 0.10 15 14 -3.10 10 10 3.20
12 11 Portland Trail Blazers 8 6 0.571 1.94 10 9 -0.08 14 14 2.03
13 8 Milwaukee Bucks 5 9 0.357 -7.75 30 28 -8.59 1 1 0.84
14 17 Oklahoma City Thunder 10 5 0.667 3.94 5 6 3.82 24 29 0.12
15 15 Phoenix Suns 7 8 0.467 4.90 2 7 5.01 30 24 -0.11
16 14 Atlanta Hawks 9 7 0.563 3.55 6 3 3.87 25 27 -0.31
17 16 Houston Rockets 4 10 0.286 1.26 11 12 2.44 20 16 -1.19
18 20 Charlotte Bobcats 5 10 0.333 -0.09 17 15 1.12 16 22 -1.21
19 23 Toronto Raptors 6 9 0.400 0.58 13 17 2.09 18 25 -1.51
20 18 Memphis Grizzlies 6 9 0.400 -2.86 23 23 -1.26 12 11 -1.60
21 21 New York Knickerbockers 8 8 0.500 2.06 8 19 3.89 27 21 -1.82
22 22 New Jersey Nets 5 10 0.333 -1.71 21 22 1.38 17 18 -3.10
23 24 Philadelphia 76ers 3 12 0.200 -3.91 26 27 -0.06 15 13 -3.85
24 19 Golden State Warriors 7 8 0.467 -1.55 20 20 3.61 23 15 -5.16
25 26 Cleveland Cavaliers 6 8 0.429 -3.24 24 25 2.12 19 20 -5.37
26 25 Detroit Pistons 5 10 0.333 -3.36 25 26 3.01 22 19 -6.37
27 28 Los Angeles Clippers 3 13 0.188 -2.42 22 24 4.87 29 28 -7.29
28 27 Minnesota Timberwolves 4 12 0.250 -5.33 29 30 2.87 21 23 -8.20
29 29 Washington Wizards 5 9 0.357 -4.22 27 29 4.26 28 26 -8.48
30 30 Sacramento Kings 4 10 0.286 -5.23 28 21 3.87 26 30 -9.10
HCA 2.89
LgAvg 107.34

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