Grantham and the defense

[bocephus.sixpack]

I think this will be the 1st year since Dan has been at MSU he feels like he can step back and let those guys on defense coach. We have got to get some stability on that side of the ball.

 

[engie]

I think you are looking at both cause and effect on that. Guys are more likely to stick around if Mullen gets off them and lets them do their job. Mullen is more likely to get off of them if they have a track record of being really good at their job and are doing it well. Feels like there's some stability on that side now to me. At least unless/until they light the world on fire.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

I don't think Grantham would take the job if he thought Mullen was going to micromanage him. Mullen definitely wants to have his hands on everything in his program, but I think we'll see him take several steps back away from the defense, which should be to both the offense and defense's benefit.

I'm sure almost complete control of the defense was a selling point for Mullen.