We know the players love him, and in theory, promoting Odom would allow him to move Craig Kuligowski up to defensive coordinator (therefore keeping
the best defensive line coach in the country in the fold), keep some other Pinkel assistants involved (Ryan Walters, for instance), and still bring in some new blood on the offensive side of the ball.
Not exact matches
Couple that with two new
coaches —
defensive line coach Ryan Nielsen and linebackers
coach Mike Nolan, who should be a
better fit with coordinator Dennis Allen — and this is probably the
best shape the defense has been in since 2013.
Trade up, trade down, or stand pat, I'm feeling
good about the pick being made by Quinn considering his
defensive line coaching background.
Kurt Barber heads into his third year at UNLV and will serve as the co-
defensive coordinator as
well as the
defensive line coach.
It was a longshot that he could find an upgrade to the departing Karl Dunbar at
defensive line coach this late in the
coaching carousel but he managed to reach out and pluck the
best in the business.
His
best football is ahead, especially if he is paired with a talented
defensive line coach.
«Ellis is another young guy that has gotten
better, gotten experience and is working hard,» said
defensive line coach Bob Sanders.