Saints 2016 Coaching Staff

Seer1 · 01-10-2016, 11:59 AM

Could be waiting until after the post season to see who's out there. Marvin Lewis anyone?

Rugby Saint II · 01-10-2016, 12:33 PM

I'm hoping for several new faces on the coaching staff.

jeanpierre · 01-10-2016, 04:00 PM

With the exception of the SuperBowl year, and even then, the defense had been middle-of-the-road at best...

And among the constants in that time since 2009 - LBer Coach Joe Vitt, DL Coach Bill Johnson...

It's really time to get some fresh air on the defensive side of the ball...

And on offense, if we could trade either/both Spiller, Byrd for offensive line, running game coach Aaron Kromer, I do that as well...

K Major · 01-10-2016, 04:12 PM

I heard Payton say CJ wasn't healthy. When Spiller was on the field, he wasn't healthy. Pretty much it in a nut shell.

IMO he returns for one more season.

Danno · 01-10-2016, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

With the exception of the SuperBowl year, and even then, the defense had been middle-of-the-road at best...

And among the constants in that time since 2009 - LBer Coach Joe Vitt, DL Coach Bill Johnson...

Willis, who enjoyed a seven-year NFL playing career with three teams is a 14-year coaching veteran who joins the Saints after spending the past two seasons as defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Brian Young enters his first season in charge of the club’s outside linebackers. In his seventh season as a member of the coaching staff, Young helped Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers Joe Vitt tutor the Saints linebackers from 2012-14 after breaking into the ranks as a coaching assistant from 2009-11.

Now about Bill Johnson, you may have a point, but we brought in 2 new LB coaches and Vitt is the "assistant Head Coach" now.

Seer1 · 01-10-2016, 07:20 PM

Sorry, Young is not a new face... And consider who taught him.

Danno · 01-10-2016, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by Seer1

Sorry, Young is not a new face... And consider who taught him.

Ok, what has he done good or bad? Was it Vitt? Was it lack of talent? Was it the DCs scheme? How much power did he have?

The truth is that none of us know who's at fault at all.

And still to this day no one can name one single LB that got better after leaving, or a single free agent LB that got worse when they came here.

The Dude · 01-10-2016, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

He was the interim DC; after Ryan being shown the door. No one has heard different, so he's still the DC until told otherwise

I actually never heard anyone refer to him as interim. Everything I heard was he took over as DC. I really think he was hired to take over the job from the get go. There were rumblings about Payton and Ryan not seeing eye to eye last season. When Payton announced that Ryan would still be the DC after last year he didnt seem to excited about it.

ctsaint01 · 01-10-2016, 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

https://twitter.com/JasonLaCanfora/s...63931223474176

jeanpierre · 01-10-2016, 11:34 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

...Willis, who enjoyed a seven-year NFL playing career with three teams is a 14-year coaching veteran who joins the Saints after spending the past two seasons as defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Brian Young enters his first season in charge of the club’s outside linebackers. In his seventh season as a member of the coaching staff, Young helped Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers Joe Vitt tutor the Saints linebackers from 2012-14 after breaking into the ranks as a coaching assistant from 2009-11.

Now about Bill Johnson, you may have a point, but we brought in 2 new LB coaches and Vitt is the "assistant Head Coach" now.

That's correct, valid points...

...and it also illustrates that how some feel Vitt was a handicap with regards to the linebacking corps as we did see much improved play on the part of both the inside and outside linebackers with Willis and Young taking charge respectively this past season...

...so the change has already been happening as you indicated...

...And we're all in agreement that the defensive line continues to underwhelm...

01-10-2016, 11:59 AM	#11
Seer1 Site Donor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bayou Bayfield CO Posts: 4,722	Re: Saints 2016 Coaching Staff Could be waiting until after the post season to see who's out there. Marvin Lewis anyone?

01-10-2016, 12:33 PM	#12
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,073	Re: Saints 2016 Coaching Staff I'm hoping for several new faces on the coaching staff. ctsaint01 likes this.

01-10-2016, 04:00 PM	#13
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Saints 2016 Coaching Staff With the exception of the SuperBowl year, and even then, the defense had been middle-of-the-road at best... And among the constants in that time since 2009 - LBer Coach Joe Vitt, DL Coach Bill Johnson... It's really time to get some fresh air on the defensive side of the ball... And on offense, if we could trade either/both Spiller, Byrd for offensive line, running game coach Aaron Kromer, I do that as well... ctsaint01 likes this.

01-10-2016, 04:12 PM	#14
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,622 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints 2016 Coaching Staff I heard Payton say CJ wasn't healthy. When Spiller was on the field, he wasn't healthy. Pretty much it in a nut shell. IMO he returns for one more season. Danno and woody like this.

01-10-2016, 04:24 PM	#15
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,723	Re: Saints 2016 Coaching Staff Originally Posted by jeanpierre With the exception of the SuperBowl year, and even then, the defense had been middle-of-the-road at best... And among the constants in that time since 2009 - LBer Coach Joe Vitt, DL Coach Bill Johnson... Willis, who enjoyed a seven-year NFL playing career with three teams is a 14-year coaching veteran who joins the Saints after spending the past two seasons as defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Brian Young enters his first season in charge of the club’s outside linebackers. In his seventh season as a member of the coaching staff, Young helped Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers Joe Vitt tutor the Saints linebackers from 2012-14 after breaking into the ranks as a coaching assistant from 2009-11. Now about Bill Johnson, you may have a point, but we brought in 2 new LB coaches and Vitt is the "assistant Head Coach" now.

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01-10-2016, 07:20 PM	#16
Seer1 Site Donor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bayou Bayfield CO Posts: 4,722	Re: Saints 2016 Coaching Staff Sorry, Young is not a new face... And consider who taught him. halloween 65 and ctsaint01 like this.

01-10-2016, 07:31 PM	#17
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,723	Re: Saints 2016 Coaching Staff Originally Posted by Seer1 Sorry, Young is not a new face... And consider who taught him. Ok, what has he done good or bad? Was it Vitt? Was it lack of talent? Was it the DCs scheme? How much power did he have? The truth is that none of us know who's at fault at all. And still to this day no one can name one single LB that got better after leaving, or a single free agent LB that got worse when they came here. jnormand and Crusader like this.

01-10-2016, 08:35 PM	#18
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,050	Re: Saints 2016 Coaching Staff Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| He was the interim DC; after Ryan being shown the door. No one has heard different, so he's still the DC until told otherwise I actually never heard anyone refer to him as interim. Everything I heard was he took over as DC. I really think he was hired to take over the job from the get go. There were rumblings about Payton and Ryan not seeing eye to eye last season. When Payton announced that Ryan would still be the DC after last year he didnt seem to excited about it.
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01-10-2016, 09:46 PM	#19
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01-10-2016, 11:34 PM	#20
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Saints 2016 Coaching Staff Originally Posted by Danno ...Willis, who enjoyed a seven-year NFL playing career with three teams is a 14-year coaching veteran who joins the Saints after spending the past two seasons as defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Brian Young enters his first season in charge of the club’s outside linebackers. In his seventh season as a member of the coaching staff, Young helped Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers Joe Vitt tutor the Saints linebackers from 2012-14 after breaking into the ranks as a coaching assistant from 2009-11. Now about Bill Johnson, you may have a point, but we brought in 2 new LB coaches and Vitt is the "assistant Head Coach" now. That's correct, valid points... ...and it also illustrates that how some feel Vitt was a handicap with regards to the linebacking corps as we did see much improved play on the part of both the inside and outside linebackers with Willis and Young taking charge respectively this past season... ...so the change has already been happening as you indicated... ...And we're all in agreement that the defensive line continues to underwhelm...

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