New Orleans Saints hope bigger means better on defense

strato · 08-04-2011, 04:12 PM

It's true what Gregg Williams said a couple of days ago, that the New Orleans Saints defense will look different getting off the bus.

What the Saints defensive coordinator didn't mention was that the Saints defense also might need a bigger bus, especially for the guys most responsible for grinding down and swallowing opponents' running games.
When returning defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis, who checks in at 6-foot-1 and 307 pounds, is the next-to-smallest of the bunch on the current roster -- the only defensive tackle who weighs less is Mitch King (6-2, 280) -- it suggests the coaching staff and front office had something specific in mind when it addressed the position in free agency

"I'm a better coach when they're big, fast and tough," Williams said. "But I've made a career on guys who are two inches too short, 10 pounds too light, a tenth of a second too slow. We've made a career on making those guys understand how to play, too. Just because we got bigger doesn't answer questions. We've made tremendous strides in two years on how we're building the defense around here.
"Now these new, bigger, faster players are going to have to play our way. They're going to have to buy into what we're doing, and I have no questions that they will"

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strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586	New Orleans Saints hope bigger means better on defense It's true what Gregg Williams said a couple of days ago, that the New Orleans Saints defense will look different getting off the bus. What the Saints defensive coordinator didn't mention was that the Saints defense also might need a bigger bus, especially for the guys most responsible for grinding down and swallowing opponents' running games. When returning defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis, who checks in at 6-foot-1 and 307 pounds, is the next-to-smallest of the bunch on the current roster -- the only defensive tackle who weighs less is Mitch King (6-2, 280) -- it suggests the coaching staff and front office had something specific in mind when it addressed the position in free agency "I'm a better coach when they're big, fast and tough," Williams said. "But I've made a career on guys who are two inches too short, 10 pounds too light, a tenth of a second too slow. We've made a career on making those guys understand how to play, too. Just because we got bigger doesn't answer questions. We've made tremendous strides in two years on how we're building the defense around here. "Now these new, bigger, faster players are going to have to play our way. They're going to have to buy into what we're doing, and I have no questions that they will" Read the rest here New Orleans Saints hope bigger means better on defense \| NOLA.com Attached Thumbnails