Top 4 Replacements for Jim Haslett as Next Washington Redskins DC

January 3, 2015   ·   James Dudko   ·   Jump to comments

It's taken five seasons, but consistently poor defense has finally seen the Washington Redskins part ways with failing coordinator Jim Haslett. The decision was a mutual one, according to Mike Jones of The Washington Post.
Haslett's long overdue exit creates a vacancy the Redskins are already trying to find ways to fill, per ESPN's Adam Schefter:
The team's search for its next defensive signal-caller should focus on the following four candidates:
 
Pepper Johnson, Defensive Line Coach, Buffalo Bills
Few candidates are more intriguing than Pepper Johnson. The long-time standout NFL linebacker will be well-known to Redskins fans.
He was a key member of the punishing New York Giants linebacker quartet that left Washington and the rest of the NFC East battered and bruised during the '80s and early '90s.
Johnson was taught the nuances of the 3-4 from then-Big Blue head coach Bill Parcells, a master of the front. But he learned the art of hybrid f...

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