Spagnuolo: Saints defense was a step slow

mutineer10 · 09-15-2012, 04:07 PM

Just "a step" slow?

Did he see Robinson jogging to the sideline?

saintsfan1976 · 09-15-2012, 05:09 PM

New DC
New scheme
Some new players
Plenty of injuries

I think the D will be fine. Good thing the "wake up call" came week one...

QBREES9 · 09-15-2012, 09:49 PM

UM :

:beer

hitta · 09-16-2012, 05:51 AM

One of the amazing things about football, is that one little small change in your defense can be the difference between your opponent scoring 13 and 40.

TheOak · 09-16-2012, 06:24 AM

Did it take watching 6 days of tape to figure that out?

hagan714 · 09-16-2012, 10:46 AM

Panthers coach Ron Rivera, who once worked on the same staff with Spagnuolo in Philadelphia, said it would be short-sighted to underestimate Spagnuolo's ability to adjust whatever plagued his unit a week earlier.

"You have to be patient. Everybody wants to jump to conclusions after one game," Rivera said. "We've played one game this year and the big thing is the proof's going to be at the end of the year."

Rivera said that during the 2007 season, Spagnuolo's Giants defense showed substantial improvement as an eventual Super Bowl championship campaign wore on.

"After the third week (of that season), everyone wanted him fired and the next thing you know they go to the Super Bowl," Rivera said. "My whole point is if we're going to make judgments after the first game, a lot of crazy things happen."

sums it up in my book
too early to judge.

saintfan · 09-16-2012, 02:47 PM

Yes, they were definitely a step slow. Guess what Spags? They still are.

NOLA54 · 09-18-2012, 10:41 PM

OOOOOOOP's! No improvement from week one.

09-15-2012, 04:07 PM	#1
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09-16-2012, 10:46 AM	#6
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: Spagnuolo: Saints defense was a step slow Panthers coach Ron Rivera, who once worked on the same staff with Spagnuolo in Philadelphia, said it would be short-sighted to underestimate Spagnuolo's ability to adjust whatever plagued his unit a week earlier. "You have to be patient. Everybody wants to jump to conclusions after one game," Rivera said. "We've played one game this year and the big thing is the proof's going to be at the end of the year." Rivera said that during the 2007 season, Spagnuolo's Giants defense showed substantial improvement as an eventual Super Bowl championship campaign wore on. "After the third week (of that season), everyone wanted him fired and the next thing you know they go to the Super Bowl," Rivera said. "My whole point is if we're going to make judgments after the first game, a lot of crazy things happen." sums it up in my book too early to judge.
	"We may have lost the game, but you'll be hurting tomorrow." Doug Atkins

09-16-2012, 02:47 PM	#7
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Spagnuolo: Saints defense was a step slow Yes, they were definitely a step slow. Guess what Spags? They still are.

09-18-2012, 10:41 PM	#8
NOLA54 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,708 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Spagnuolo: Saints defense was a step slow OOOOOOOP's! No improvement from week one.