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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by joker-saint My only question to the rest of the fan base is: Can you really blame poor tackling, blown coverage, and piss poor penetration at the line of scrimmage on the coach? To answer your question.....YES. No ...
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01-16-2012, 01:19 AM | #41 |
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To answer your question.....YES. No other coach in the league would have called that defense with 1:30 remaining & Alex Smith having to drive 85 yards to win it. All you have to do is keep everything in front of you. A field goal can only tie it at best.
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01-16-2012, 02:00 AM | #42 |
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Steve Spagnuolo to the Saints?
In his two seasons as the defensive coordinator for the New York Giants in 2007 and 2008 here is where they ranked:
2007 season: 7th overall defense 11th against the pass 8th against the rush 2008 season: 5th overall 8th against the pass 9th against the rush He was on an upward trend when the rams took him from the Giants. Looks like the role of defensive coordinator fits him best. What do you think? Spagnuolo spent 8 years with the Eagles where he was in three different positions throughout his tenure before he was recruited to New York: 1999: Defensive assistant/ Quality control-Philly was 24th overall in Defense 2000: Defensive assistant/ Quality control-Philly was 10th overall in Defense 2001: Defensive backs- Philly was 7th overall in Defense and 2nd against the pass 2002: Defensive backs- Pilly was 4th overall in Defense and 7th against the pass as well as 9th against the rush 2003: Defensive backs- Philly was 20th overall 2004:Linebackers- Philly was 10th overall 2005:Linebackers- Philly was 23rd overall 2006:Linebackers- Philly was 15th overall but 9th against the pass. |
01-16-2012, 02:06 AM | #43 |
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He did put everything in front of them that is why they made it to midfield before Davis caught that pass. I was wondering why he didn't blitz the same way they had been doing it the entire 3rd and most of the 4th quarter. It was making Alex Smith very uncomfortable. Thats where all of the three and outs were coming from.
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01-16-2012, 08:47 AM | #44 |
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Because we won the superbowl in 2009, Williams received some praise but it really had nothing to do with Williams in my opinion. In his 3 years here, the defense gave up on an average of 344 yards per game. That's terrible. The only difference between the superbowl year and these last 2 are turnovers. 2009 we had 26 ints and a +11 turnover ratio! 2010 and 2011 combined we only have 18 ints and -5 turnover ratio. We need a front 4 that can apply pressure so that we can use the FS like we did with Sharper where he is able to ball hawk and not be in coverage all the time. Relying on the blitz puts our FS in coverage too much and not allowing him to roam like Sharper did and like Ed Reed and the head and shoulders guy does.
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01-16-2012, 09:48 AM | #45 |
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our front 4 is terrible. hell so are our linebackers ....wait the secondary is too with the exception of greer.....lol. I think we need to hit free agency hard and hope for some defensive gems in the draft.
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01-16-2012, 10:29 AM | #46 |
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Originally Posted by joker-saint
Question is how much input did Greg Williams have in player selection and evaluation. If he selected them and coached them????? Jordan, Jenkins, Robinson 1st round selections 1st round impact?
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01-16-2012, 01:33 PM | #47 |
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Originally Posted by Budsdrinker
Nothing to do with it, that is so foolish as to be ridiculous. That defense was detracted from all year-long by pundits, and preventing yardage wasn't their forte. Their forte was in keeping yardage minimized, and creation of turnovers. We haven't had that as much in the last 2 years, true.
Here's what I have to say--Thanks Greg Williams, for the Super-Bowl win. You were part of that, and all the nay-saying ninnies don't seem to get you just aren't going to win one every year. There are 32 teams, for Christ's sake. Get a grip, the offense did great, EXCEPT for giving up 5 turnovers, and Thomas got knocked out in the first drive, a nearly crucial part of the plan. Stop focusing on one drive, and look at the real cause, the TURNOVERS. Jesus, the blind will not see, apparently. And can we all learn that "loose" is not "lose." Why is it people make that error so much, is it a typo? Lose is when you don't win, and loose means you are free to roam, not tied down. |
01-16-2012, 01:44 PM | #48 |
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Originally Posted by mike27
X-2 None of the defensive players turned the ball over! You CAN NOT have turnovers in playoff games. Every team that turned the ball over lost!
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01-16-2012, 01:49 PM | #49 |
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Is Spagnolo available after the Rams fired him?? He ran a pretty good D up in NY....
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01-16-2012, 01:51 PM | #50 |
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Hasn't GW gone yet?
Do I need to help him pack? |
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