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"Linebacker Curtis Lofton said Wednesday he doesn't know what the system was before he signed with the Saints last March, but he does know from other players that the Gregg Williams system was more simple. Lofton made it clear twice during an interview that he fully supports Spagnuolo's scheme.


"It was his first year putting it in, and everything we went through, yeah I'm a firm believer in the system," Lofton said. "I think it's a complicated system, but at the same time it has an answer for everything an offense does. We will be successful in the future. ... Yes, there is some thinking that goes into it before the play and during the play, but once you've got a grasp to it, I really think this is a great system."


Lofton, who just finished his first season in New Orleans, said he's very surprised to hear a player's disparaging comments about the defense in the media saying, "This stuff goes on in other locker rooms and definitely not in the Saints locker room."


Lofton added: "You definitely should put your name on it, especially with those type of comments. Whoever said it is a coward. ... "I would just say throughout the season, a player and a coach never see eye to eye on 100 percent of things. But one thing I can say about Spags is that he definitely cares about us as a coach would care for you. Of course things this season didn't go the way any of us hoped it would go, but at the same time I'm a firm believer in the system that we're in and that we will definitely get things corrected.


"I'm definitely excited about the potential of this defense. The arrow is definitely pointing up. You take away those first four games, I really thought we took a step to improve the rest of the way. You can't say that it's all system and not the players itself. There has to be accountability on both parts. I don't agree with those comments. I feel like if something like that needs to be said, go directly to the coach and talk that out instead or airing in-house business through the media."

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