The Giants need a defensive coordinator, and even though Evan floated the name out there, he doesn’t believe Bill Belichick would take a coordinator job despite the NFL head coaching vacancies now being filled.
“He’s not gonna do that,” Evan said. “I think he’s gonna stay on the sideline and hope maybe someone calls him a year from now.”
But Evan did have another name that is sure to open some eyes. What about a former defensive-minded head coach from New York?
“If you’re not attracting the best…are you gonna be able to find someone that gets the most out of this group?” Evan said. “I got another guy who is also desperate, and good. And that’s the key…you can’t deny this guy is really good at coordinating, and it would allow Brian Daboll to say ‘You take care of the defense. I’m gonna fix the offense with this quarterback that we’re probably gonna draft.’
“His name is Rex Ryan…he could be brilliant as defensive coordinator.”
Ryan hasn’t coached in the NFL in years, but for what it’s worth, Giants fans Morash, Tommy Lugauer, and Tiki were all open to the idea.