Spagnola Defense (1 Viewer)

[sportsaint]

Why everywhere he goes does that teams defenses play lights out but he comes to New Orleans and our players can’t execute the scheme/defense?

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

I’m confused by that too.

 

[pierce2poydras]

Why everywhere he goes does that teams defenses play lights out but he comes to New Orleans and our players can’t execute the scheme/defense?

I think the players have a lot to do with it. When you have a front like KC, it’s a lot easier for the whole defense to shine IMO

 

[sportsaint]

I remember when he was here people were saying he benefited in New York from having those hall of game DE’s and in Kansas he has a decent cast?

 

[Mamba]

Because Dennis Allen is a BUM!!!!!!!!!

oh wait

 

[ChrisinNOLA]

Remember when Rob Ryan was our Defensive coordinator?

 

[Rdanderson91]

Because Payton ran everything…..He may not have called the defensive plays, but Spags didn’t do anything without permission

 

[zatsnzapps]

Because Payton ran everything…..He may not have called the defensive plays, but Spags didn’t do anything without permission

Spags was the DC the year Payton was suspended.

 

[Rdanderson91]

Spags was the DC the year Payton was suspended.

Psh.

I knew that.


I guess that answers the OP’s question though. We were just booty all around that year

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Spags couldn't bring in his own assistants, ran a hybrid of his actual defense because the players we had weren't built for it. He was doomed to fail from the start because of the head coach's blind loyalty to assistants who should have been gone.

 

[Rdanderson91]

Spags couldn't bring in his own assistants, ran a hybrid of his actual defense because the players we had weren't built for it. He was doomed to fail from the start because of the head coach's blind loyalty to assistants who should have been gone.

Spags was the DC the year Payton was suspended

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Spags was the DC the year Payton was suspended.

He was hired prior to that suspension and was handcuffed with what he could do. He succeeds everywhere but here says something.

 

[zatsnzapps]

He was hired prior to that suspension and was handcuffed with what he could do. He succeeds everywhere but here says something.

IIRC, and I may not, Spags' defense is based on real-time decisions by the players and it's very complicated. I seem to recall that most of the issues with the defense were players either making the wrong choice or taking a split-second too long to make the decision.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Spags was the DC the year Payton was suspended

Payton made the hire and the decisions prior to his suspension.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Didn't Sean admit to an extent that Spags was handcuffed some when they let him go, but felt the firing was still needed?