Jimmy Lake announced on Monday that he would promote Linebackers coach Bob Gregory to the role of co-defensive coordinator. The job opened up when Pete Kwiatkowski took the DC job at Texas a little over a week ago. Gregory will join Ikaika Malloe as the co-DC. Malloe will shift his positional designation to OLB and quality control assistant Rip Rowan will take the interior DL coaching job.
Lake’s decision to promote from within is not entirely surprising. The Washington defense has been steadily successful dating back to the start of Chris Petersen’s run in 2014. While Kwiatkowski’s departure removes a crucial cog from the machinery, it’s easy to see why lake would want to remain faithful to that system.