Chiefs Hire Steve Spagnuolo As DC
by Laddie Morse | January 234, 2019
Well, that didn’t take long at all. One old crony out. One old crony in. Steve Spagnuolo appears to be the Kansas City Chiefs new Defensive Coordinator:
The #Chiefs are hiring Steve Spagnuolo as their new defensive coordinator, sources say. The former #Giants DC and interim HC/#Rams HC began his NFL coaching career as an #Eagles assistant under Andy Reid. Now rejoins Big Red in KC.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) January 24, 2019
Spagnuolo worked under Andy Reid in Philadelphia from 1999 through 2006. First as a Defensive Assistant, then as a Defensive Backs coach, and also as the Linebackers coach. Spag last worked as the New York Giants Interim HC in 2017. Steve Spagnuolo has had an up and down career performance wise as a coach.
You can check out some of that stuff here: https://t.co/yMFdfrgWHh Not a clear correlation though. Worth noting that his horrible year, with NO was right after bounty gate and players were mad that Greg Williams got fired.
— ChieflyBacon (@3GravyCats) January 24, 2019
Which Steve Spagnuolo do the #Chiefs get? The one that did great with the Giants in 2016, 2008, 2007? Or the, um, other one.
— TOM MARTIN ™️ (@TomKCTV5) January 24, 2019
To 4-3 Or Not To 4-3, That Is The Question
One very obvious issue that the hiring of Steve Spagnuolo brings to the Chiefs defense is, will he convert the team to the 4-3 defense which is what he’s been used to running on his teams? One report is that Spagnuolo will run the 3-4 but bring more 4-3 sets than Sutton did. In any event, his defense is supposed to be a more aggressive D and I’m in favor of that.
What do you think? Are you glad Andy Reid has gone with a known face, someone he’s had experience with? That does mean the transition will be much easier and quicker. Or, would you have preferred that Reid have gone with a young gun, or someone that has had no previous ties to the team?
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