"It's who they trust to be the other-side-of-the-ball coordinator," Bellotti said.
They have precisely 45 minutes to do so under the supervision of Brian McGready, the kicking-ball coordinator, a league-appointed official who lives in Jacksonville and works the Jaguars' home games.
"I think we would have had three picks for touchdowns in the game if we would have just held on to the ball," defensive coordinator Tom Bradley said.
Castillo is one of a select few of coaches to move from the offensive side of the ball to defensive coordinator.
The visual for the volatile season on that side of the ball was defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich's animated confrontation with Mora on the sideline against Oregon.
"The traditional things you do — like an eight-man front — don't work because now you have nine gaps if the quarterback is running the ball," Jim Schwartz, the defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans, said.
Air Ball The Lions' offensive coordinator, Mike Martz, called two running plays in the first half of Sunday's loss to the Vikings, and only one in the second before a meaningless drive in the final four minutes.
Jackson, excited about his catch and never one to hide his emotion, flipped the ball to the Giants' defensive coordinator Perry Fewell and preened, drawing a taunting penalty.
Jackson, as maddening as he is skilled, further sabotaged the Eagles' early effort when he nullified a 50-yard reception in the second quarter, tossing the ball at the Giants' defensive coordinator, Perry Fewell, and drawing a taunting penalty.
Forget the stat sheet or the roars that came from the Saints' locker room Sunday night when the game ball was presented to the coordinator Gregg Williams, whose defense allowed no points by the Bills' offense.
"He gets rid of the ball so fast," UCLA defensive coordinator Tom Bradley said.
