Saints Tickets – Steve Spagnuolo – Change in the Wind?

If you’ve been loving your Saints tickets through the Sean Payton regime, and you should, you’re probably wondering what the next couple of years will bring. After all, Payton made the right move in 2009 by bringing in Gregg Williams. The New Orleans Saints had a thieving defense that year and rode that and a potent offense all the way to a Super Bowl. But after two years of a porous defense with no ability to create turnovers the Saints canned Williams and have hired Steve Spagnuolo to coach the defense. While the Saints will continue to lean heavily on their offense I think I and every other Saints fan was happy to see the move away from an attacking but pretty toasty defense into one that seems to promise more substance and less flavor. But if you’re expecting wholesale changes they may not be in the cards. Steve Spagnuolo has said in a recent interview that he doesn’t have enough information to make any judgements at this point. Interestingly enough, he also said that he, along with other coaches, borrow ideas and Williams was the source of some of those ideas. The mark of a good coach is to recognize what works and he obviously does. Spagnuolo was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles staff that went to a Super Bowl. Hired by the New York Giants, Spagnuolo won a Super Bowl ring by shutting down the New England Patriots. His defense continued to thrive and even improve the next season. And if you’re dubious because he came from the lowly St. Louis Rams, try and remember without too much pain what they did to the Saints in 2011. Saints ticket holders won’t forget that. Spags defense dominated that game and probably cost the Saints a legit shot a #1 seeding in the playoffs. Of course some things may change. It’s way too early to predict exactly what Spagnuolo will do with this Saints defense. But he seems happy to be here and the New Orleans Saints weren’t the only team to put an offer on the table. let’s hope Spagnuolo can get us back into basic football mode and keep Saints ticket holders happy.