It really befuddles me to think that Kubiak would look within to fill the DC vacancy. The decision to fire Smith was not a last minute thing, Kubiak said he looked at the body of work and didn't see the progress required to bring Richard back. Now, if Kubiak saw this was coming, based upon the last couple of years (not the last couple of games) then it would have been prudent to give the duties to Bush in order to determine if there would be the NEED to bring in somebody from the outside or not during the offseason.
While I have thrown out some professional options, let me add some college spice to the situation. Here are three names worth considering for the vacancy.
Mark Banker – Oregon State, San Diego Chargers
Mike Archer – NC State, Pittsburgh Steelers
Vic Koenning – Kansas State University, Clemson, Memphis
These are three current defensive coordinators at the college level. Archer and Banker both have some professional experience. NC State was 16th in total defense, Oregon State was 11th in total defense, and Kansas State led the Nation in total defense. Here are their bio pages...
http://www.gopack.com/ViewArticle.db...&Q_SEASON=2008
http://www.osubeavers.com/sports/m-f...er_mark00.html
http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArti...&Q_SEASON=2009