I had no idea Tyrone Nix was being paid 500 grand to be the Bear DC. Holy freakin moly, was that a mistake. Ellis Johnson who was paid 175k to be our DC in 2007(and later offered a raise to 250k before he bolted to Arkansas) is nowmaking 700k at USC (good for him, by the way). So, I say young Manny Diaz probably deserves 300k to be our DC. The issue for me is that he is labeled as our "co-defensive coordinator" along with Coach Wilson. I am under the impression though that Manny Diaz is doing the job of DC. Ante up to 300k for him, and as I typed earlier, give Coach Hevesy at least 200 grand. Wilson probably should be paid in thethe 175k range. I have no idea what our OC and various passing game and running game coordinators make, but none of them are as important for our success or doing as good a jobas the O line coach in my opinion. There's not an unlimited supply of dollars in our athletic department. If I were in charge, I'd ante up an additional 1.5 million dollars for coaching salariesand ask Mullen how to best divide the dough in order to reward those most deserving and keep the staff relatively intact.Dan isn't that far removed from being an OC himself, so I think he would appreciate the opportunity to reward his staff fairly while still getting to the 2.1 to 2.2 million dollar a year level for himself.
