The NFL’s Rising Defensive Geniuses: Who Will Redefine the 2025 Season?
It also should be noted that Staley was only a defensive coordinator for one season before becoming head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. Wilks bounced back between defensive coordinator and head coach after stints with the Carolina Panthers (DC in 2017; passing game coordinator, then interim head coach in 2022), Arizona Cardinals (one-year head coach in 2018), Browns (DC in 2019) and 49ers (DC in 2023).
Eberflus is a bit of an enigma. He saw a minimal difference in success rate between his time as a head coach and a defensive coordinator, but he had two solid seasons with the Indianapolis Colts when his defense ranked in the top 10 in points allowed per game in both 2020 and ‘21.
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