... left behind some pretty big shoes to fill, just ask former New York coach Bill Sheridan, who was fired earlier this week.

There's no denying the Giants have the personnel to be one of the NFL's elite defensive teams once again, but the problem doesn't lie with the players, it falls squarely on whoever will take over as defensive coordinator.

As with all coaching vacancies in the NFL, candidates names will appear and disappear as fast as the seconds go by on a clock. Here are some names that have been appearing around the rumor mill lately.

Kicking off this year's search for defensive coordinator will be Buffalo Bills interim head coach Perry Fewell. Fewell, who served as a former defensive backs coach under Tom Coughlin f...

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