Through two years at Miami, Defensive Coordinator and Linebacker Coach Manny Diaz has proven to be the right fit after the demoralizing tenure of Mark D’Onofrio. Diaz has breathed fresh life into the Miami defense, employing the traditional attacking 4-3 defense of old, moving away from D’Onofrio’s frustratingly conservative read-and-react 3-4 scheme.
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The results of this scheme shift have been overwhelmingly in Diaz’ favor. After finishing 77th in points allowed in 2015, Diaz has coached up a defense that finished 12th and 28th in the last two years respectively.