Steve Spagnuolo, defensive coordinator for the New York Giants. Bernie Miklasz broke the news on his forum at STLToday.com. Here is the link. As usual Miklasz does a bang-up job of reporting. Major props to Post writer Jim Thomas as well. Now I have no idea whatsoever why Jason Garrett was flown in last night, unless it was to prod Spags into accepting the job or perhaps to see if he would serve as offensive coordinator/assistant head coach under Spagnuolo. Weird stuff, but I am sure it will come out sooner or later.
Spags is an inspired pick. Great defensive mind and seems like a good motivator. He was highly sought after last season after the Giants upset the Patriots in the Super Bowl, but decided to stick with the Giants. This is a major coup for Bill Devaney and the St. Louis Rams and it signals a new direction forward for the team. This will definitely excite the fan base in St. Louis. I was leaning toward Leslie Frazier as my pick, only because he has previous experience being a head coach and building a team from the ground up, even if it was at a small college. Still, Spags has a great resume and learned under Philadelphia Eagles defensive guru Jim Johnson.
This is an inspired pick and a real "get" for the Rams. Congrats to the Rams for seemingly getting this one right. Now it's on to the Senior Bowl this week. Spags will get his coaching staff put together and check out the players at the Senior Bowl. Then it's the NFL Draft combine and onto my favorite time of the offseason, the NFL Draft!
Update: Bernie Miklasz has posted an article on Spagnuolo on STLToday.com. It's an excellent read and really gives a good picture of Spags. You can read it here. BTW, don't be fooled by the posturing of the national football writers; Miklasz broke this story, not them.
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