brock
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I didn't realize McGriff had done so well after leaving here. Coached for the Saints and is now the DC for Vandy.
He turned down the Vandy job and is staying in New Orleans.
If we were ever in the market for a defensive coordinator, McGriff would be a tremendous choice. He is a recruiting monster who led Vanderbilt and Ole Miss to their best classes ever. Vanderbilt's DBs were also among the best in the nation during his tenure.
He's been learning under Rob Ryan, and his vision for Miami is in line with what most of the fans want. He wants aggressive players, doesn't have inflexible rules about size (he wanted to offer Jayron Hosley and Ricardo Allen, for example) and believes that Miami's system should be simplified to accentuate the athletes.
And yes, it was McGriff who pushed for Shields to move to corner for years. He did the same for Lee Chambers.
I actually met coach mcgriff as a recruit in highschool when he was at vandy a couple years back. He was cool as ****