Todd Grantham hired by Dallas Cowboys

red_dog · Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 113

January 24, 2008

The Cleveland Plain Dealer
by Tony Grossi

Fired Browns defensive coordinator Todd Grantham was hired by Wade
Phillips on Thursday to coach the defensive line of the Dallas Cowboys.

Coaching the defensive front in a 3-4 system was Grantham's specialty
with the Houston Texans before he joined the Browns in 2005. It was a
major reason Grantham was attractive to the Browns as a coordinator
after Eric Mangini turned down their offer following the 2004 season.

But after three seasons of diminishing returns, Grantham was fired by
coach Romeo Crennel and replaced by secondary coach Mel Tucker.

Grantham's dismissal was surprising because he received a two-year
contract extension six months earlier. The move was viewed as Crennel's
decision alone. Team sources cited "communication problems" between
Grantham, players and other members of the coaching staff, and said
Crennel had become uncomfortable with him.

In Dallas, Grantham replaces Kacy Rodgers, one of three coaches who left
the Cowboys to join new coach Tony Sparano's staff in Miami.

Cowboys coach Wade Phillips told DallasCowboys.com: "Todd is an
outstanding person and coach. His familiarity with many of the things we
do up front was important, but his experience as a coordinator is what
elevated him in our eyes.

"He knows and understands how one position group on the defense affects
everything else that goes on in the scheme. You can only gain that type
of knowledge of the big picture by actually creating a game plan and
coordinating a defense, and I think it's a huge plus."

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barry · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 57

On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:32:39 -0500, red_dog
wrote:

>January 24, 2008
>
>The Cleveland Plain Dealer
>by Tony Grossi
>
>Fired Browns defensive coordinator Todd Grantham was hired by Wade
>Phillips on Thursday to coach the defensive line of the Dallas Cowboys.
>
>Coaching the defensive front in a 3-4 system was Grantham's specialty
>with the Houston Texans before he joined the Browns in 2005. It was a
>major reason Grantham was attractive to the Browns as a coordinator
>after Eric Mangini turned down their offer following the 2004 season.
>
>But after three seasons of diminishing returns, Grantham was fired by
>coach Romeo Crennel and replaced by secondary coach Mel Tucker.
>
>Grantham's dismissal was surprising because he received a two-year
>contract extension six months earlier. The move was viewed as Crennel's
>decision alone. Team sources cited "communication problems" between
>Grantham, players and other members of the coaching staff, and said
>Crennel had become uncomfortable with him.
>
>In Dallas, Grantham replaces Kacy Rodgers, one of three coaches who left
>the Cowboys to join new coach Tony Sparano's staff in Miami.
>
>Cowboys coach Wade Phillips told DallasCowboys.com: "Todd is an
>outstanding person and coach. His familiarity with many of the things we
>do up front was important, but his experience as a coordinator is what
>elevated him in our eyes.
>
>"He knows and understands how one position group on the defense affects
>everything else that goes on in the scheme. You can only gain that type
>of knowledge of the big picture by actually creating a game plan and
>coordinating a defense, and I think it's a huge plus."

i wonder how much access grantham had to savage's college talent
evaluations, seeing that dallas also plays a 3-4 they're competing for
the same kind of defensive talent.

speaking of defensive talent, i read somehwere that the steelers think
that they can find DL talent available in the later rounds. i wonder
who they're thinking of. rubin at iowa state maybe? he should still be
available in the 4th round.

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red_dog · Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 113

barry wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:32:39 -0500, red_dog
> wrote:
>
>> January 24, 2008
>>
>> The Cleveland Plain Dealer
>> by Tony Grossi
>>
>> Fired Browns defensive coordinator Todd Grantham was hired by Wade
>> Phillips on Thursday to coach the defensive line of the Dallas Cowboys.
>>
>> Coaching the defensive front in a 3-4 system was Grantham's specialty
>> with the Houston Texans before he joined the Browns in 2005. It was a
>> major reason Grantham was attractive to the Browns as a coordinator
>> after Eric Mangini turned down their offer following the 2004 season.
>>
>> But after three seasons of diminishing returns, Grantham was fired by
>> coach Romeo Crennel and replaced by secondary coach Mel Tucker.
>>
>> Grantham's dismissal was surprising because he received a two-year
>> contract extension six months earlier. The move was viewed as Crennel's
>> decision alone. Team sources cited "communication problems" between
>> Grantham, players and other members of the coaching staff, and said
>> Crennel had become uncomfortable with him.
>>
>> In Dallas, Grantham replaces Kacy Rodgers, one of three coaches who left
>> the Cowboys to join new coach Tony Sparano's staff in Miami.
>>
>> Cowboys coach Wade Phillips told DallasCowboys.com: "Todd is an
>> outstanding person and coach. His familiarity with many of the things we
>> do up front was important, but his experience as a coordinator is what
>> elevated him in our eyes.
>>
>> "He knows and understands how one position group on the defense affects
>> everything else that goes on in the scheme. You can only gain that type
>> of knowledge of the big picture by actually creating a game plan and
>> coordinating a defense, and I think it's a huge plus."
>
> i wonder how much access grantham had to savage's college talent
> evaluations, seeing that dallas also plays a 3-4 they're competing for
> the same kind of defensive talent.
>
> speaking of defensive talent, i read somehwere that the steelers think
> that they can find DL talent available in the later rounds. i wonder
> who they're thinking of. rubin at iowa state maybe? he should still be
> available in the 4th round.

Worse case scenario is Grantham had access to reports from Savage's
scouts on defensive players in the upcoming draft, made copies of them,
and is now reading them with glee as he settles into his new digs at the
Cowboys training facility. He'd still have to sell Jerry Jones on the
idea of drafting some defensive player over whatever the Jones' draft
staff would be recommending. I'd like to think Savage had those reports
unavailable until after the season's end.

I think the Browns will be playing the Cowboys at Browns Stadium on next
season's schedule. Ultimate revenge would be Grantham's DL sacking
Browns QB's for a franchise record number of times, including injuring
both DA and BQ, forcing a 3rd stringer into playing.

That sounds too much like one of those guys who posts here, claiming God
hates Cleveland, so I'm not going to give that scenario any more thought.

Don't know about the Steelers' late round draft plans, so it's probably
a good time to start reading up on who's out there.

grantham just read pluto's PD article, which alludes to differences in opinion about the defense. makes me wonder what those were, particularly if the on defense later in the season turned out to be crennel overriding grantham. if so, the irony in

Grantham gone GRANTHAM OUT IN CLEVELAND A league source tells us that the Cleveland Browns have fired defensive coordinator Todd Grantham. The move, per the source, came on Thursday. There have been rampant Internet rumors

Grantham fired? Quit? The rumors are circulating this evening that something is going on with him... HOORAY HOORAY HOORAY!!! :-)

If Dan Snyder had hired Parcells The Redskins would be going to the Super Bowl this year. Jerry Jones is an idiot, but he was finally smart enough to hire a coach that can get his team back to Snyder, on the other hand, hasn't figured out how to hire a decent coach yet..

SCHLADOINKLE!!!!!(Browns on TV in Dallas) I am so giddy right now, we'll all be here later to bitch and moan about the team, call each other idiots, BUT THE GAME IS ON IN DALLAS!!!!!