This will be Hodges' first season as linebackers coach
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Michael Hodges didn't totally operate in the shadows during his first three seasons on the New Orleans Saints' coaching staff. But this year, he definitely steps into the spotlight a bit more in his first year as linebackers coach (he was assistant linebackers coach under Mike Nolan last year, and a defensive assistant in 2017-18). Hodges knows the defensive system, and knows the players who will occupy the Saints' linebacker room, including All-Pro Demario Davis. He and his assistant, Michael Wilhoite, aim to contribute to a higher level of productivity for a unit that adds rookie Zack Baun and will have Alex Anzalone returning from injury.
Q: How big of a transition is it for you, to go from assistant linebackers coach to linebackers coach?
Hodges: My position, being that it's in the same building, it's less of a jump than if I would have gone to another club. The fact that players know me and I know the players, I know the scheme – those things all kind of align and it's made this transition much smoother than it what it would normally be if I had to go to a new club. There is a bunch of differences as far as, now it's my decision on some of the things that we do in there, and mostly how we teach. And that's what's exciting. So I get to kind of slide back into that teacher role, more than I was before, and that's what I thrive off of. I love that part of it. That's the biggest change, and it's been a lot of fun so far. I've enjoyed it.
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