I guessing I'm saying they deserve credit... but they are the only 2 coaches who have coached a BYU/Bronco recruit that has gone on and was drafted in the NFL.
See the thing with Howell is that he comes with the schemes and the coaches are the ones that coach their players to fit within those schemes. if the scheme is bad, which in this case is horrid... it doesn't matter how good the position coaching is... see Crowton for this.
With that said... I do think just like the offense needed a change from top to bottom, the defense does too. Time to gut it and get new fresh blood in.