hen Steve Spagnuolo was the Giants' defensive coordinator in 2007 and '08, he'd always want to do these elaborate defenses, and Coughlin immediately shut those down. It sounds crazy, but Coughlin wanted the opposing offense to know the scheme -- even Tom Brady. Coughlin was confident that his players could win with physicality and discipline, no matter who was on the other side -- and it often worked.
This might partially explain why Spags had success in '07 and '08 but hasn't been very good outside those years (with the exception being '16). Maybe he gets too cute for his own good.
hen Steve Spagnuolo was the Giants' defensive coordinator in 2007 and '08, he'd always want to do these elaborate defenses, and Coughlin immediately shut those down. It sounds crazy, but Coughlin wanted the opposing offense to know the scheme -- even Tom Brady. Coughlin was confident that his players could win with physicality and discipline, no matter who was on the other side -- and it often worked.
This might partially explain why Spags had success in '07 and '08 but hasn't been very good outside those years (with the exception being '16). Maybe he gets too cute for his own good.
That exact thought popped into my mind when I read that. I wouldn't be surprised at all if that played a big part in the the way his defenses, good and bad, played.
But every time he said the team was ready for the "graduate degree" in his defense, the defense sucked. He might be the only guy to understand the extra nuances in handoffs, coverages, etc. that his advanced scheme demanded.
I feel the team, when he keeps it relatively simple, ends up executing at a much faster pace and with relatively less mistakes on the field.
doesn't go with the fact that the secondary regularly couldn't figure out what they were doing under Perry Fewell. If anything needed to be simplified it was whatever Perry was trying to accomplish.
hen Steve Spagnuolo was the Giants' defensive coordinator in 2007 and '08, he'd always want to do these elaborate defenses, and Coughlin immediately shut those down. It sounds crazy, but Coughlin wanted the opposing offense to know the scheme -- even Tom Brady. Coughlin was confident that his players could win with physicality and discipline, no matter who was on the other side -- and it often worked.
This might partially explain why Spags had success in '07 and '08 but hasn't been very good outside those years (with the exception being '16). Maybe he gets too cute for his own good.
Banks often criticzed Spags for being too complicated and cnosatntly channging assignments and responsibilities, and cited it in 2016 as a big reason why Landon Collins struggled.
and staying simple. If you read about Belichek, everything is conducted to the greatest of detail. Same with TC, he's been the only coach to approach that level of preparation. Belichek waits for the other teams to outthink themselves like Seattle, for example. TC never made those mistakes against the Pats.
This might partially explain why Spags had success in '07 and '08 but hasn't been very good outside those years (with the exception being '16). Maybe he gets too cute for his own good.
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hen Steve Spagnuolo was the Giants' defensive coordinator in 2007 and '08, he'd always want to do these elaborate defenses, and Coughlin immediately shut those down. It sounds crazy, but Coughlin wanted the opposing offense to know the scheme -- even Tom Brady. Coughlin was confident that his players could win with physicality and discipline, no matter who was on the other side -- and it often worked.
This might partially explain why Spags had success in '07 and '08 but hasn't been very good outside those years (with the exception being '16). Maybe he gets too cute for his own good.
That exact thought popped into my mind when I read that. I wouldn't be surprised at all if that played a big part in the the way his defenses, good and bad, played.
I feel the team, when he keeps it relatively simple, ends up executing at a much faster pace and with relatively less mistakes on the field.
KG's offense was constantly criticized for being overly complex.
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hen Steve Spagnuolo was the Giants' defensive coordinator in 2007 and '08, he'd always want to do these elaborate defenses, and Coughlin immediately shut those down. It sounds crazy, but Coughlin wanted the opposing offense to know the scheme -- even Tom Brady. Coughlin was confident that his players could win with physicality and discipline, no matter who was on the other side -- and it often worked.
This might partially explain why Spags had success in '07 and '08 but hasn't been very good outside those years (with the exception being '16). Maybe he gets too cute for his own good.
Banks often criticzed Spags for being too complicated and cnosatntly channging assignments and responsibilities, and cited it in 2016 as a big reason why Landon Collins struggled.