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Originally Posted by BossChief
While we’re eating crow, I’ll take mine. I wasn’t a fan of the Frank Clark trade, but the guy is a manimal that teams game plan for. Rock solid all around smart football player with a definite edge to his game. Very glad to have him and excited to see how he performs in the postseason. A true savage.
Wasn’t excited about bringing in Spags. Saw how some of his defenses have finished in the past and wasn’t excited. That, too has been shown to be I’ll founded. I LOVE his aggressive style and think it fits perfectly with the talent and skill set of the players we have on defense. Reminds me a lot of Jim Johnson’s old pressure based aggressive defenses. Love the attitude.
This is going to be one hell of a ride and the start has been a blast!
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This is what I was trying to argue when we hired Spags-
When he's been put in a stable situation with a solid and established head coach/front office situation, he builds winning defenses and quickly, usually turning it around in one to two seasons. His 'bad' defense years are usually in chaotic situations, coach fired, interim coach, bounty gate in N.O., etc.
And his tenure as a head coach wasn't great, but it was a transitional period for the Rams going from the Vermeil to Martz offenses that were now completely talent depleted. So, a rebuild effort.