01-17-2014, 11:02 AM
I would've gone with outrage over the Diaz suggestion, but Shaw occasionally snags coaches from bad organizations and proceeds to reinvent them. 59er fans hated their special teams under Pete Alamar; with Shaw, Alamar's coaching the best special teams in the conference. Tarver (with the 49ers) and Bloomgren (with the Jets) hailed from dysfunctional pro organizations before coming to Palo Alto. Based on the evidence, you wouldn't be wrong to just assume whomever Shaw hires will work out.
Diaz fits perfectly into the Alamar mold, anyway. Diaz was well regarded before coming to Texas, and even piloted a good defense his first year there. But the Mack Brown rot scuttled the ship; it doesn't seem implausible that, while working for a better coach, he magically looks much better.
Diaz fits perfectly into the Alamar mold, anyway. Diaz was well regarded before coming to Texas, and even piloted a good defense his first year there. But the Mack Brown rot scuttled the ship; it doesn't seem implausible that, while working for a better coach, he magically looks much better.