As you can read in this piece on assistants Steve Kaufusi and Ilaisa Tuiaki trading assignments, Sitake is opting for a more hands-on approach in 2017. That's sort of what Bronco Mendenhall did in the last few years of his tenure, as he started coaching the nose tackles.
"Now going into our second spring ball, and having everything set, having the schemes set and all, I think coach Tuiaki doesn't need me on the defense. He and his staff do a great job with the defensive roles, so I trust them," Sitake said.
But … "I am just going to be there to kinda help out a little bit.