I’ll be honest; something does feel off.
I said it before, but normally u hire a DC & OC, first (see Lashlee last yr, and Enos in ‘19) Then the support positions are hired. Typically the OC & DC wanna evaluate who they are going to work with & have input on that.
The fact we seem to be replacing Banda & Rumph, and are looking to replace Stroud, seems just that....replacements. It could very well be Manny thinks last season was an anomaly & what can help mitigate that is upgrading the secondary room. It doesn’t feel like a DC is being changed. Again, it’s a feel. U usually start from the top, down; not from the bottom to the top.
In 2019, we first hired Enos, then Hickson (RB), then Barry (OL), then Stubblefield (WR), then Fields (TE). ****, even Baker was the first official hire for Diaz as DC, then the rest of the staff was put in place. In 2020, First Lashlee was hired, then Justice, then Likens, and they decided to retain Hickson & Field.
That’s just an example, and that’s normally how it goes.
And Just a FYI; looking at Miami’s updated directory, TRob is listed, Banda is not, but Rumph is. So I’m going to assume that rumor of his being gone is most pertaining to him staying as a CB coach which jives w/ Navarro’s piece.