Per Rivals Auburn Sports:
EJ was hired as a free agent on 12/5/12 to be paid a base of $800,000 thru 6/30/16.
Agree with others that he is likely retained by Gus and no he isn't THE problem. I actually think he's good when he has all of the parts he requires incl. Lawson.
And that's my gripe. He HAS to have them ALL.
-the secondary can't function without a velociraptor bearing down on the QB.
Understand the collective operating as a unit but the pass coverage sucks independent of everything else.
Honestly, I can't think of many DC's we have had that I didn't like at least for a year or two until the same old problem became evident. And if there's one thing an opposing OC can hang his hat on it's that Auburn can't defend the pass.