I was just a little curious on Tucker as a coach, so I looked up some stats to have a closer peek.

 

I looked at only NFL as he was with Ohio State before 2005.

 

http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?arc...e&Submit=Go

 

2005-2007 CLE DBacks coach

2008 - CLE D COORD

2009-2011 - JAX D COORD

2012 - JAX D COORD/ASST HC

 

2005 - CLE was 4th in passing D

2006 - CLE was 18th in passing D

2007 - CLE was 9th in passing D

2008 - CLE was 7th in overall D

 

Average is in the top 10 for the stint in CLE. Take out 2006, and it's even better at 7. Removing the hi & low scores, it's about 8th.

 

2009 - JAX was 10th in overall D

2010 - JAX was 5th in overall D

2011 - JAX was 27th in overall D

2012 - JAX was 3rd in overall D

 

Average is in the top 12 for the stint in JAX. Take out the low of 2011, and it's quite good at 6. Removing the hi & low scores, it's about 8th.

 

For the 8 years, the average is 11th. Take out the 2011 atrocity and it's 8th. Removing the hi & low scores, it's about 9.

 

My take is that the guy generates a top 10 defense. At this point, I'm not concerned.

 

And don't forget, Mark Twain said "There's lies, damn lies, and statistics.". So take this for what it is. Something to chew on while we await Sunday!

 

 

Look at the teams, talent, and offenses those teams had. That's impressive.