arich35 wrote:Anyone else nervous how the defense will look this year with Wilks as the DC? Hoping not much changes but his attitude seems so much different than Salah & Ryans
I'm not sure about his attitude, but Wilks does seem like one of those "old school" minded coaches that has conservative based tendencies. That's not to say that Saleh and Ryans have super aggressive styles, but I also wouldn't call them old school thinkers either. I think both those guys are fairly imaginative and innovative with their approaches to coaching.
I will also miss the excitability and enthusiasm that both Saleh and Ryans bring to the sidelines when they are calling games. Wilks seems to be a more low key and less outwardly animated with his emotions.
Of course none of this means that Wilks can't or won't be a good coach for the 9ers, its just probably going to look a bit different. Wilks seems to be a very good leader in terms of being able to get the respect of his players and being a very good behind the curtain/locker room presence. Carolina also really responded when he replaced Rhule last season, and that team didn't have a whole lot of talent. So we know he has the ability to coach up his players.
One thing that does somewhat concern me a bit, is Wilks hasn't really overlapped with Kyle at all in the past. Granted their expertise's are on opposite sides of the ball, so it shouldn't be a huge deal. Still team culture and style wise, there will probably be an adjustment period for the defense.
It will be interesting to see how it unfolds. One thing is for sure though, talking about something that isn't the QB position is kind of refreshing.