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Tip Sheet: Shakeup at D-coordinator

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Turnover at defensive coordinator has been so wide-ranging for 2009 that half of last year's 12 playoff qualifiers will have new defensive bosses for this season. And three of those six changes by 2008 playoff clubs were by choice, not attrition. "That's a lot [of changes] for one year," said Tampa Bay's Jim Bates, who is in his first season with the club, but is with his fifth different team as a defensive coordinator. It certainly is. The 20 changes are nearly double the league average (10 ...

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