When reports surfaced earlier this week that McCarthy had interviewed Jim Haslett for the vacant defensive coordinator position, my reaction was 'Good God Please No', basically for no other reason than my perception of Haslett's defense has always been that, sure, they are pressure heavy but any halfway competent quarterback and offensive coordinator would end up exposing it. And one need look no further than last year's Packer game against St. Louis when Haslett brought an all out blitz against McCarthy and Favre which was easily beaten by Favre lofting a moonball 50 yards down field to a ridiculously wide-open Greg Jennings. Haslett can bring a blitz with the best of them, he just seems to have a propensity for calling one too many at the worst possible time. (I also find it funny that during Haslett's tenure as the head coach of the Saints, his team was much more known for it's offense, which was run by McCarthy, than for it's defense.)

Well, Greg Bedard over at JSOnline has done a much more thourough job of explaining why Haslett is no more than an average defensive coordinator with his latest blog post. (I'm sure Donald's Designated Driver will be upset about...um...something) It's a much more detailed analysis than my "I don't like him" take.

(And for the life of me, I can't figure out why Dom Capers has to watch all these other guys getting interviews and getting jobs around the league while he sits in New England just wasting away in a role that Belichick made up for him. Capers is one of the best defensive minds in the game today. McCarthy should be beating down his door...)