John Fox to become Senior Defensive Consultant

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That’s fantastic! Very happy to see a good defensive mind added to the staff.

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I was never a huge John Fox fan as a HC, but he typically had very very good defenses during his time. To me this is exactly what we needed to help Aaron Glenn.

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I like the fact that they feel it is worthwhile to have a seasoned guy helping advise on defense. Fox has a strong resume and coached some good defenses.

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He would have a lot of insight on any colts defensive free agents, or players that may be available via trade this off-season. Couple players that come to mind our DeForrest Buckner and Bobby Okereke.

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Whoa! That’s a serious catch. Should make @Air2theThrown happy. He’s been bucking for something like that all year.

The commonality with Fox is AG to Dennis Allen, who was a DC under Fox for 1 year. (Allen’s first year as a DC in the NFL.) It was just 1 year, though.

I love this hire. Fox’s experience with Fangio, Del Rio and Allen bode well for AG implementing his system.

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Nice to have a guy that can replace AG when he gets that HC job next year……which I fully expect him to after we have a top 10 defense and kick ass in the playoffs.

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He’s 5 years my junior. Way too old to replace AG. LOL

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Dan as a player with the Giants went to the Super Bowl with John Fox as DC of the team. They were on the same team for 3 seasons.

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Great now we have Foxy seniors running the show.

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Excellent hire

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Nice catch!

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Still trying to find something to bitch about here…

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LOL. It’ll come to you in the morning before you get your daily dose of coffee in you.

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I xon’t know who this cat is, but if he has a comparable impact to the “punter,” that’s gonna give us a huge boost!

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This makes me feel much better going into this season. AG needed someone to help him with game plans and week to week adjustments.
Great hire!!

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FOX sports comes to Detroit.

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I’m thankful for this convo, because I otherwise would have hax no clue who this guy was, & possibly not even recognize he’s there.