Let's Go Win a Super Bowl

It's being rumored that when Steve Spagnuolo called Sean Payton to accept the defensive coordinator's position with the Saints he dispensed with typical phone routines and instead blurted out, " Let's go win a Super Bowl!" Wouldn't it be lovely if this was a prelude to the year to come. Spagnuolo inherits a Saints defense that some think may be flawed in some ways. This comes after a disappointing loss to the San Francisco 49er's in the playoffs when the defense allowed the 49er's to score with a minute thirty seven left in the game ending the Saints championship aspirations. Spagnuolo hasn't made any comments on what he thinks about the Saints defense but has said two things that are worth repeating. First, Spagnuolo said that he intends to keep an open mind toward each Saints defender and secondly he says that he doesn't plan a vast scrubbing of the defensive assistant coaches. Experience has taught Spagnuolo to meld the old with the new. This is the approach he took in 2007 when he helped the Giants win the Super Bowl and stunned the unbeaten New England Patriots team led by Tom Brady. Spagnuolo's defense sacked Brady five times and held the Patriots to 14 points in one of the biggest upsets in football history. In the two years that he was the defensive coordinator for the Giants the defense ranked in the top 10 and in 2007 led the NFL in sacks with 53. He also has played a key role in leadership with players. For example, defensive end Justin Tuck had played in 20 games getting 1 sack and 1 forced fumble. In the 2 years that he played under Spagnuolo he played in 32 games with 22 sacks and 5 forced fumbles. Perhaps I am drinking the Spagnuolo Kool Aid but I think it's going to be a good year next year. Lets go win a Super Bowl!