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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by |Mitch| Funny, GW had the same players and when he played them to their strengths we had a somewhat respectable defense... We did not have a somewhat respectable defense. That's pretty absurd. Haven't had one since '09, ...
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04-16-2013, 09:14 AM | #10 |
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Re: Sedrick Ellis in contact with Saints
Originally Posted by |Mitch|
We did not have a somewhat respectable defense. That's pretty absurd. Haven't had one since '09, when we had Sharper and much younger versions of Will Smith, Jabari Greer, Jonathon Vilma and Tracy Porter.
You could maybe (I stress maybe) say that the '10 defense was somewhat adequate, and yet it was not good enough to keep a horrible Seattle offense from scoring 41 in the playoffs, when our offense had to scratch and claw to score 36 without several key players. Steve Spagnuolo was not hired to come in and run a "GW" all or nothing style defense. He was hired to run HIS system, which brings me back to my original question... What really did he have? He got one year and almost no talent, with the exceptions being the young and unproven Junior Galette, Martez Wilson, and Cam Jordan (Jordan not being known for pass rushing prowess). No coordinator looks good without good players. Williams runs the same system everywhere he goes, and his success has always depended on his available talent. But some systems work better than others. The Saints decided that GW's wasn't working anymore (they weren't wrong), and brought in Spagnuolo. He needed front four depth to make his four man rush work, yet he didn't even have quality starters. Now that I've answered my own question, feel free to explain how I'm wrong. |
If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.
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