Jerry Gray - New DC

Discussion in 'Tennessee Titans and NFL Talk' started by Titanium, Feb 12, 2011.

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  1. Titanium

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    Channel 2 is reporting that Jerry Gray has been hired as the new DC. Still searching for it on other media sites.... No luck so far
     
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  2. 24

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    Yea yea!

    Also, Tracy Rocker for DL coach.
     
  3. Shanvhere

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    I am seeing it on twitter people saying the same thing. Like you say it's a rumor till official
     
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  5. That Guy

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    It's all coming together nicely now!
     
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  6. Shanvhere

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    OK! now we have a new DC, what is this guy about. Does he do 3-4 or 4-3 is he crazy radical on def or conservative?
     
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    From random Bills forum: "In retrospect (which is always 20/20) letting LeBeau go to Pitts in favor of Gray being the DC here sent an SB winning DC to his SB win.

    This being said, Gray actually made this faux pas possible by doing a surprisingly good job as DC here. It was interesting to see the Bills bring LeBeau in as it looked like Gray was really the DC in name only. However, Gray did a good job at game day play calling of the D he and LeBeau designed each week.

    When LeBeau left apparently because he wanted to do game day play calling, it looked like the team had lost its ability to do strategic planning. However, the D did not miss a step under Gray as they not only demonstrated an ability to do good game planning for what the opponent had to offer, but also showed an ability to make in game adjustments at half time which diagnosed what an opponent did well in the first half and designed, installed, and implemented adjustments which worked well in the second half of games.

    This was demonstrated in the results where if I remember correctly the Bills D actually scored a top 5 finish in overall D measures (understanding that while game stats are not conclusive they often are indicative of the truth) under Gray/LeBeau and then improved on that ranking under Gray alone.

    In the end, Gray lost his job here because changes needed to be made, but he escaped unscathed to a job he wanted and its nice to see him still in demand to come back to the NFL."
     
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  8. lilkhmerkid4u

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    University of Texas DBs coach Jerry Gray has reportedly agreed to become the Titans' new DC.
    He was hired by the Longhorns just 26 days ago, but is reportedly set to make over $1 million annually with the Titans. Texas was to pay him "just" $400,000. A former teammate of HC Mike Munchak, Gray is likely to keep the Titans' 4-3 scheme in tact.
     
  9. Shanvhere

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    After retiring as a player, Gray turned to coaching. He served as the Defensive Backs coach for the Tennessee Titans between 1999 and 2000. Then was hired by former Titans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams to run the Buffalo Bills defense the same year Williams left Tennessee to become the Buffalo Head Coach.

    He served as the defensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills from 2001 to 2005, where he oversaw one of the top defenses in the NFL until his final season. The Bills ranked 2nd in total defense in both 2003 and 2004. After the 2005 season he was hired by the Washington Redskins to serve as their defensive backs coach under Jim Zorn. During the 2009 season he applied for the head coaching position at the University of Memphis but was unsuccessful. At the end of the season, he was interviewed for the Redskins' head coach position despite the fact that Zorn was still in the job.[2]

    It was theorized by some that Gray had no chance at getting the job and was merely being used by the organization to comply with the Rooney Rule, so that Mike Shanahan could immediately be appointed head coach once Zorn was fired.[3][4][5] On January 18, 2010, Gray was hired as the new defensive backs coach for the Seattle Seahawks.

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    On January 17, 2011, Gray returned to his alma mater to join the Texas Longhorns staff as assistant head coach and defensive backs coach. According to several stockers, the deal for Gray to return as Duane Akina's replacement had been in works for several weeks prior to his hiring. He was rumored to be the favorite to replace Chuck Cecil as defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans under new coach Mike Munchak, but reportedly turned down the offer to stay at Texas.


    On February 12, 2011, Gray agreed to terms with the Tennessee Titans.
     
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