How Was Spagnuolo So Bad Here? (72 Viewers)

[Boy_of_wonder75]

He's been so good everywhere else, how could he have been so historically awful?

 

[Saint Jack]

No HC that season.

 

[Devildog]

He has to have the exact perfect players to run his system. Throw him in anywhere else and he’s awful.

 

[Doug B]

I don't know about now ... but back then, Spagnuolo's defense was heavily dependent on having the right kinds of players. Specifically, his defensive front seven had to get consistent pressure on the QB with only four rushers. Spags was like the anti-Gregg ... allergic to blitzing. Without having four studs up front, the rest of his Spagnuolo's scheme fell apart.

 

[Saints 318]

the players on defense that year was very bad

 

[BreesusSaves]

The Saints had a defense lacking talent and terrible position coaches and no Head Coach. Spags was never given the chance to actually rebuild the defense here. It's that simple.

 

[HouseCall]

the players on defense that year was very bad

Perhaps, but that same group performed very well under Rob Ryan the next season.

 

[Doug B]

I don't know about now ... but back then, Spagnuolo's defense was heavily dependent on having the right kinds of players. Specifically, his defensive front seven had to get consistent pressure on the QB with only four rushers

Well, looking it over ... six-time All-Pro DT Chris Jones is a nice centerpiece for the Chiefs. Dude is going to be one of the All-Decade DTs and waltz into the HOF.

 

[ChopperSaint]

Google Jason David

 

[tim martin]

everyone is bad here lol jk but it’s starting to feel like it

 

[Mojomajik9]

I want to say something happened behind the scenes. Guys like Shanle were pretty outspoken in not liking Spags for whatever reason.

 

[Saintslfc13]

No HC that season.

That’s what I came to say. He had one season with a (as far as I am aware) unprecedented situation where the Head Coach was not there. The talent was also aging/aged on the defense if I remember correctly.

 

[HogsNSaints]

Was this the year of all the suspensions?

 

[Alan12]

Perhaps, but that same group performed very well under Rob Ryan the next season.

This.

Rob Ryan turned that same group Spagnuolo floundered with into a top-5 defense THE VERY NEXT YEAR. No excuse regarding the roster.

Spagnuolo couldn't get sacks from anyone other than Jordan or an aging Will Smith while Ryan came in and squeezed 12.0 sacks out of Galette, who was wasting away on the sidelines in 2012. Same with Hicks.

 

[Saint Jack]

That’s what I came to say. He had one season with a (as far as I am aware) unprecedented situation where the Head Coach was not there. The talent was also aging/aged on the defense if I remember correctly.

And from my memory, that entire 12-16 era was a transition period to 17-20.