Austin Gale

He was a defensive assistant coach.

Then he went to Jim Harbaugh at Michigan, was the defense coordinator there, won a national championship in 2023.

In 2023, they had the best defense in all of college football in points allowed and yards allowed per game.

Goes to the Chargers, D.C.

there, again under Jim Harbaugh.

And they've had a top six defense by most metrics each of the two seasons that he's been there.

So he's been a very impressive defensive play caller pretty much since he started with Michigan there a few years ago.

And now what Baltimore is getting, I think, is a guy on the cutting edge of defensive scheme and play calling that you see with Mike McDonald now in Seattle going to the Super Bowl.

I think that's what the Baltimore Ravens want.

right?

Like letting Mike McDonald leave a few years ago there, they feel like they're getting the best version of that again in Jesse mentor, a guy that's going to come in and help them.

I think like really take what a defense that is super talented, Kyle Hamilton, all these other guys and really elevate it and bring it to the top six, five in the NFL.

And I think that's what they're getting right away.

It's still TBD on what he's going to be everywhere else, like hiring an offensive play caller.

How is he going to be as a head coach and splitting those responsibilities?

That's always TBD with first year head coaches.

But in terms of,

who they're getting as a defensive play caller and a defensive schemer.

I think he's one of the top guys in the league.

I think there are good signs already with the kind of coaching talent he's going to be able to bring in.