Are New Orleans Saints interested in Romeo Crennel?

westbankdaze · 01-27-2013, 10:59 PM

I have only bad vibes for Crennel. I'm not that excited about this.

lumm0x · 01-27-2013, 11:44 PM

Crennel would be my #1 choice for DC for 3 reasons.
1) He is a good person. Players and fans will love him.
2) He has extensive experience implementing the 3-4 defense and has a very credible resume as a DC.
3) He has been through teams that changed from a 4-3 to a 3-4 which to me is key. It's one thing to run the scheme, it's quite another to teach it where it hasn't been played by most holdover players and to fast track it's effectiveness.

Danno · 01-28-2013, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by lumm0x

Crennel would be my #1 choice for DC for 3 reasons.
1) He is a good person. Players and fans will love him.
2) He has extensive experience implementing the 3-4 defense and has a very credible resume as a DC.
3) He has been through teams that changed from a 4-3 to a 3-4 which to me is key. It's one thing to run the scheme, it's quite another to teach it where it hasn't been played by most holdover players and to fast track it's effectiveness.

This made me think of something.

We have several players that have played in the 3-4 before, and played it very well

Bunkley - In Denver
Hawthorne - in Seattle
Jordan - Played in a 3-4 at Cal
Tom Johnson - I think he played in a 3-4 in Canada.

So Lofton and Wilson haven't, and I'm not sure about Galette.

lumm0x · 01-28-2013, 01:14 AM

Originally Posted by Danno

This made me think of something.

We have several players that have played in the 3-4 before, and played it very well

Bunkley - In Denver
Hawthorne - in Seattle
Jordan - Played in a 3-4 at Cal
Tom Johnson - I think he played in a 3-4 in Canada.

So Lofton and Wilson haven't, and I'm not sure about Galette.

Johnson played on Calgary and they ran a 4-3, although CFL uses 12 defenders so it's a 4-3-5 scheme. I don't know for sure if he played 3-4 in college or elsewhere though. I think Will Herring played it as well and of course Vilma in a limited role.

FinSaint · 01-28-2013, 04:39 AM

Originally Posted by lumm0x

Johnson played on Calgary and they ran a 4-3, although CFL uses 12 defenders so it's a 4-3-5 scheme. I don't know for sure if he played 3-4 in college or elsewhere though. I think Will Herring played it as well and of course Vilma in a limited role.

In some of the CFL footage I've seen on TJ they were lining up with a 3-man front with him as one of the DEs (or was it 3 DTs), but there were only couple of clips where I saw that, so I don't know how often they did that...?

And yeah, Herring came from that Seattle system where they had a 3-4.

hagan714 · 01-28-2013, 10:13 AM

sounds like there is a good chance he will be with the saints

NinthWardJay · 01-28-2013, 02:19 PM

I like Romeo as our DC, he is an excellent coordinator

|Mitch| · 01-28-2013, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by hagan714

sounds like there is a good chance he will be with the saints

Where did you hear this? Not doubting you, just haven't followed closely. Last I heard Crennel said he had not been contacted yet. Shows how far out of the loop I really am

BIGEASY504 · 01-28-2013, 06:54 PM

Romeo or Lovie both are good a D coordinator so anything less won't get us a top 10 D

Seer1 · 01-28-2013, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by BIGEASY504

Romeo or Lovie both are good a D coordinator so anything less won't get us a top 10 D

Lovie's a 4-3 guy (and most likely sitting out this season) and Singletary seems a little loopy. I'm really feelin' this Crennel thing. We could get to the Superbowl with a top twenty D and to the playoffs with a top thirty! Yeah we were that bad this year!

A top ten D would be pretty cool....

01-27-2013, 10:59 PM	#11
westbankdaze 500th Post Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 843	I have only bad vibes for Crennel. I'm not that excited about this.
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lumm0x Resident antediluvian Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,026	Re: Are New Orleans Saints interested in Romeo Crennel? Crennel would be my #1 choice for DC for 3 reasons. 1) He is a good person. Players and fans will love him. 2) He has extensive experience implementing the 3-4 defense and has a very credible resume as a DC. 3) He has been through teams that changed from a 4-3 to a 3-4 which to me is key. It's one thing to run the scheme, it's quite another to teach it where it hasn't been played by most holdover players and to fast track it's effectiveness. pherein and FinSaint like this.

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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,723	Re: Are New Orleans Saints interested in Romeo Crennel? Originally Posted by lumm0x Crennel would be my #1 choice for DC for 3 reasons. 1) He is a good person. Players and fans will love him. 2) He has extensive experience implementing the 3-4 defense and has a very credible resume as a DC. 3) He has been through teams that changed from a 4-3 to a 3-4 which to me is key. It's one thing to run the scheme, it's quite another to teach it where it hasn't been played by most holdover players and to fast track it's effectiveness. This made me think of something. We have several players that have played in the 3-4 before, and played it very well Bunkley - In Denver Hawthorne - in Seattle Jordan - Played in a 3-4 at Cal Tom Johnson - I think he played in a 3-4 in Canada. So Lofton and Wilson haven't, and I'm not sure about Galette.

01-28-2013, 01:14 AM	#14
lumm0x Resident antediluvian Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,026	Re: Are New Orleans Saints interested in Romeo Crennel? Originally Posted by Danno This made me think of something. We have several players that have played in the 3-4 before, and played it very well Bunkley - In Denver Hawthorne - in Seattle Jordan - Played in a 3-4 at Cal Tom Johnson - I think he played in a 3-4 in Canada. So Lofton and Wilson haven't, and I'm not sure about Galette. Johnson played on Calgary and they ran a 4-3, although CFL uses 12 defenders so it's a 4-3-5 scheme. I don't know for sure if he played 3-4 in college or elsewhere though. I think Will Herring played it as well and of course Vilma in a limited role.

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FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,961	Re: Are New Orleans Saints interested in Romeo Crennel? Originally Posted by lumm0x Johnson played on Calgary and they ran a 4-3, although CFL uses 12 defenders so it's a 4-3-5 scheme. I don't know for sure if he played 3-4 in college or elsewhere though. I think Will Herring played it as well and of course Vilma in a limited role. In some of the CFL footage I've seen on TJ they were lining up with a 3-man front with him as one of the DEs (or was it 3 DTs), but there were only couple of clips where I saw that, so I don't know how often they did that...? And yeah, Herring came from that Seattle system where they had a 3-4.

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Are New Orleans Saints interested in Romeo Crennel? Originally Posted by hagan714 sounds like there is a good chance he will be with the saints Where did you hear this? Not doubting you, just haven't followed closely. Last I heard Crennel said he had not been contacted yet. Shows how far out of the loop I really am

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Seer1 Site Donor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bayou Bayfield CO Posts: 4,722	Re: Are New Orleans Saints interested in Romeo Crennel? Originally Posted by BIGEASY504 Romeo or Lovie both are good a D coordinator so anything less won't get us a top 10 D Lovie's a 4-3 guy (and most likely sitting out this season) and Singletary seems a little loopy. I'm really feelin' this Crennel thing. We could get to the Superbowl with a top twenty D and to the playoffs with a top thirty! Yeah we were that bad this year! A top ten D would be pretty cool....

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