I just don't think he's that good

He's a garden variety pretty good DC. He's not been identified by people who make these decisions to be a wunderkind who needs to be a HC. He has had a couple of pretty poor ass chowings as DC in big games against elite teams. Clemson and Michigan come to mind.

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He also has a habit of waiting until halftime to adjust - njnd96 2020-07-07 10:51:01
You have a point with regards to Clemson/Michigan - daviehamsufferer97 2020-07-06 18:50:18
Rank these DCs - 84david 2020-07-06 18:41:44
- Foge Fazio was a great DC- especially if you consider his - OldIrishFan 2020-07-07 19:13:40
  - I'd take Lea over everyone of these guys. * - 84david 2020-07-08 19:00:23
- Davie was a good DC * - ACross 2020-07-06 21:50:47
  - When he was at A&M, he broke John Jenkins Houston offense. * - mkovac 2020-07-09 02:02:27
- Lea does great against horrific opponents - MrE 2020-07-06 21:31:12
  - Georgia and USC were horrific? * - 84david 2020-07-07 09:56:40
    - 8-5 USC put up 27. 5-7 USC put up 17. - tdiddy07 2020-07-07 11:02:07
    - he didn't do great against either opponent. * - MrE 2020-07-07 09:59:06
The reason I think he is above average is because he has - btd 2020-07-06 16:17:56
- the offense is absolute crap against decent defenses - ACross 2020-07-06 16:31:13
  - Michigan/Harbaugh took ND/Kelly to the shed last year - irishrock 2020-07-06 16:35:48
to be fair, there is a difference between "pretty good DC" - jt 2020-07-06 14:03:26
- He might be the only one who escapes the goat blowing - ACross 2020-07-06 14:54:59
  - While I agree -- I wonder if they all suddenly look better - btd 2020-07-06 16:21:51
    - Rees bettter have a purge and move to trash button - ACross 2020-07-06 16:32:19
      - Agree. His only shot at being great is by learning some - btd 2020-07-07 16:11:00