Aaron Glenn isn’t always popular with Lions fans for his inconsistent defenses in his three years running Detroit’s defense. However, Glenn was the top-rated defensive coordinator to be a head coaching candidate this offseason in a survey of over 750 active NFL defensive players.
The survey, conducted and published by the NFLPA, included Glenn as the top defensive coordinator as a head coaching candidate. Lions special teams coordinator Dave Fipp came in fourth in his coaching group.
NFLPA president JC Tretter, via ESPN, offered up an interesting comment about Glenn’s resounding support as a head coach candidate by the players,
Tretter said Glenn, who has not yet had the chance to be a head coach but tops the defensive list ahead of four guys who have, was the No. 1 overall rated coordinator in the survey across all three categories.
The survey was conducted between August and November and was open to all active NFL players. Notably, Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was not one of the top five OCs in the player survey.
