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METAIRIE — The way Steve Spagnuolo and his players see it, he didn’t accept an invitation to become the new defensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints to try to re-invent the wheel.

Nonetheless, he knows it’s his responsibility to give the Saints a new, fresh look after they ended the past two seasons by giving up 41 and 36 points in playoff losses to the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers, respectively.

The 52-year-old Spagnuolo is clearly back in his element as a defensive coordinator after a three-year stint as the St. Louis Rams head coach ended when he was fired Jan. 2 with a 10-38 overall record.

Spagnuolo, who cut his NFL teeth under one of the league’s most-respected defensive coordinators in the late Jim Johnson, is better known for his two years as defensive coordinator of the New York Giants from 2007-08.

It was with the Giants that Spagnuolo made a name for himself, drawing up the masterful game plan for Super Bowl XLII that ended the New England Patriots’ bid to become the first team to go 19-0.

Tom Brady and his prolific offense were shut out for the first three quarters and managed just two touchdowns and 274 total yards in the Giants’ shocking 17-14 victory.

Just like that night, however, Spagnuolo says it’s more about players than the game plan or the scheme.

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