Continuity was critical, because Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford liked what he had in the defensive staff room last season.
The collaboration. The creativity. The connection. The confidence the players took from the practice field into games.
It was an essential piece, all of them rolled into one.
So when defensive coordinator Orlondo Steinauer rocketed back to the Canadian Football League after one highly-successful season coordinating and calling the Bulldogs defense, Tedford quickly promoted linebackers coach Bert Watts and hired Kenwick Thompson to work alongside defensive line coach Jamar Cain and defensive backs coach J.