So I decided to do a little reading on our great defensive coordinator, Dave Wannstedt. What was the buzz on him Pre-Bills? I came across an interesting article on him pre-Bills (when he was at Pitt). This is from "Coaches hotseat.com...
"Getting back to Dave Wannstedt, we have had the opportunity to watch him close-up in several different situations going back to his days as a NFL head coach, but especially in a few games since he has been at Pitt. It is our opinion that for whatever reason Wannstedt does not have the full respect of his players and coaches, and that lack of respect is directly impacting the ability of Pitt football to fully realize its potential."
The article goes on to discus other things in detail. Could this be his issue with the Bills?
The article comments a lot on the fact that he was mentored by Jimmy Johnson, but does not seem to have taken his lessons to heart.
"...but we would guess that Johnson would put a lot more emphasis on holding his assistants accountable for preparation and coaching their players and he would focus on making Pitt a lot stronger and more physical football team. Too many times in the last three years at Pitt under Wannstedt, we have watched other teams push around the Pitt offensive and defensive lines, and that would just not be acceptable to a Jimmy Johnson coached team. The other thing that Johnson focused on, and all the great football coaches have put an emphasis on, was preparing his teams mentally to play each and every game with an emphasis on being at the just the right pitch of attitude and emotion relative to the importance of the game. Yes, there is a difference between Jimmy Johnson and Dave Wannstedt, and those differences add up to a big difference in the win and loss column".
Bottom line... what we are seeing is not to be unexpected. Wannstedt is not who we need at defense..
Link to article: http://www.coacheshotseat.com/DaveWannstedt.htm