More of a question than anything, but could Washburn's wide 9 keep Spagnuolo away?

I assume I'm not the only one that basically ignored Spags time at the Rams, but I know JJ's defense and what he asked of the DE's was very different than Washburn.

JJ DE's were always to attack the blocker first then shed blocks, ect. Its one reason his blitz's did well was the line ate-up blocks and opened holes for the LB's

Contracts/talent like Babin's go down the drain if we change much from the wide 9, but isn't Spag's scheme like JJ's?