Former Jaguars coach could get consideration as DC in Denver. Terry McCormick
With the hiring of Dennis Allen as head coach of the Oakland Raiders expected to become official today, the Denver Broncos are back in the market for another defensive coordinator.
Jeff Legwold of the Denver Post says that former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio could be a prime candidate to fill the vacancy.
Del Rio was fired by the Jaguars before the 2011 season ended, and has been out of the spotlight since his dismissal. However, he has ties to Broncos coach John Fox, having previously worked with him in Carolina.
If not Del Rio, the top candidate would appear to be Richard Smith, who coached the Broncos linebackers. He has been a defensive coordinator twice before in his career - at Houston and Miami.
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Jan 25, 2012
11:31 AM
While Del Rio may not be a good HC candidate anytime soon, as a Panthers fan I can attest to his abilities as a DC; what he and Fox did with our defense in 2002 (the first season of Fox's tenure) was nothing short of a miracle, and while we had talent it wasn't that much more than what Denver has right now.