Steve Spagnuolo Would Be Open To Eagles Return According To Report
by JasonB on Jan 4, 2012 5:35 PM EST
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And the winner for the reporter to first get our hopes way up this offseason is... Les Bowen! He spoke to a source close to the former Rams head coach who said that he does plan to coach next year and that he would be interested if there were an opening in Philadelphia.
Sometimes when a coach is fired with a year left on his deal, he prefers to sit back and watch, maybe do a little TV work, collecting the paycheck. A source close to Spagnuolo said today that is not Spags' mindset. The source said Spagnuolo, 52, expects to coach in the NFL next season, and would be interested in any opening that might occur with the Eagles.
But of course, as of right now, there is no opening for a defensive coordinator job in Philadelphia. That said, Spags reported interest could change that.
As we've noted earlier, Spags still has a home in Philadelphia, his wife is from here and despite earlier reports, he and Andy Reid are good friends. Plus, this is where he learned his whole philosophy under his mentor Jim Johnson. So there could certainly be some motivation to follow in his teacher's footsteps.
Ex-Eagle and current Ram Quintin Mikell spoke with Tim McManus earlier today and endorsed the idea of Spags coming back to Philly.
"If he does come back he will be a great asset to the Eagles. And I think he deserves the Assistant Head Coach title, too," said Mikell
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I’d be happy if he came and I’d be fine if he didn’t.
I'm great like Gatsby.
by Clint Eastwood on Jan 4, 2012 5:42 PM EST via mobile reply actions
That’s what she said
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 4, 2012 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
Damn you’re good, how do you catch those all the time ?
Lurie: Fire, fire !
Banner: Where ?
Lurie: In Andy Reid's Belly.
Banner: Oh, is that what it is, and it seems to be growing. But how did you find out ?
Lurie: Well, I did an analysis and talked to some people outside of the organization.
Banner: Well, then it must be right, you're a genius !
Lurie: Thanks, btw, you get a pay raise next year for being $5 mill. under the cap for this year, great job !
Banner: Ha ha, thanks.
(And they both laugh all the way to the bank. In other unrelated news, there have been reports of Eagles fans all over the Delaware Valley pulling their hair out.)
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 4, 2012 6:48 PM EST up reply actions
A Napoleon Dynamite reference
You’re 2 for 2 today in my book !
Lurie: Fire, fire !
Banner: Where ?
Lurie: In Andy Reid's Belly.
Banner: Oh, is that what it is, and it seems to be growing. But how did you find out ?
Lurie: Well, I did an analysis and talked to some people outside of the organization.
Banner: Well, then it must be right, you're a genius !
Lurie: Thanks, btw, you get a pay raise next year for being $5 mill. under the cap for this year, great job !
Banner: Ha ha, thanks.
(And they both laugh all the way to the bank. In other unrelated news, there have been reports of Eagles fans all over the Delaware Valley pulling their hair out.)
I noticed that while I was typing and didn't feel like rewording it...
I'm great like Gatsby.
by Clint Eastwood on Jan 4, 2012 6:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Quintin Mikell
I never remember any sound bites from him when he was an Eagle. Now as a Ram we get two in one day?
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He definitely had some quality sound bites here.
Especially late in his tenure. I’m pretty sure a few were highlighted on BGN in fact.
Clear eyes, full bologna sandwiches!
Thanks for the heads-up, Q
Now would you mind coming back here?
French fries are really Belgian, sausages and bagels have the same amount of protein, two countries' names mean "turkey", and Santa Claus was invented by the Coca-Cola company. Is life weird or what?
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hope spags would be ok with a LB’s coach position. i dont think he’ll unseat castillo. actually i’m ok with that. we needed more positional coaches with experience last year. one of the biggest oversights this team had was to hire mike zordich and mike caldwell as position coaches when they had very little experience (but vastly more than castillo).
You don’t go from Super Bowl winning DC, to HC, and then back to a positional coach. He can find a better job than that.
I'll give you a cookie if you know what my pic is from.
And I’m still not sold they he can’t find a HC job. The guy architected the defense that manhandled the greatest offense in the history of football in the Super Bowl.
The guy also had the worst record of any HC in his first three years in the history of football.
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apparently Marinelli did it first...
Rod Marinelli did it first in Detroit according to your good buddy JimmyK…He managed to tie his ineptitude…I think the 0-16 record makes him the big winner of the two..
"Eagles fans are a passionate group who love their team," said McNabb, "if not the actual players. It's not like winning a Super Bowl before the first month of the season is the hardest thing they've ever asked of me. That'd be all those times they asked me to go kill myself."
by greenbean#twoOH on Jan 4, 2012 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
I know you're playing devils advocate...
You just seem to go at Spags pretty hard….You say you want him, but you just seem to be pretty strong against him (maybe you’re just playing it too well). “The worst record of any head coach in the history of football”. It turns out it’s untrue, and “history of football” is a misleading statement since they play more games in the recent NFL.
"Eagles fans are a passionate group who love their team," said McNabb, "if not the actual players. It's not like winning a Super Bowl before the first month of the season is the hardest thing they've ever asked of me. That'd be all those times they asked me to go kill myself."
by greenbean#twoOH on Jan 5, 2012 11:10 PM EST up reply actions
This is a good point. Can we get coaches who can teach the young LBs and Safeties on the roster? You can bring in talent, but if you don’t teach them the position at the NFL level, they can’t succeed.
It’s Rory Fucking Segrest all over again with Zordich and Caldwell.
Oh boy, is this great!
by MayIhave10,000marblesplease? on Jan 4, 2012 9:06 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I wonder if this will cause another fight with les
Hope he didn’t steal or make that u[
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by JJeaglerooter on Jan 5, 2012 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
He would be a spag-tacular defensive coordinator , and Juan huge upgrade over our current donkey.
by Saidrick on Jan 4, 2012 6:02 PM EST via mobile reply actions 4 recs
Do it.
AR should have to wear a Flava Flav necklace until he learns how to manage a clock.
I am the proud target of temper tantrums.
What's the hold up ?
Don’t tell me Andy is thinking about keeping Juan… grrrrrrrrrrrr.
Lurie: Fire, fire !
Banner: Where ?
Lurie: In Andy Reid's Belly.
Banner: Oh, is that what it is, and it seems to be growing. But how did you find out ?
Lurie: Well, I did an analysis and talked to some people outside of the organization.
Banner: Well, then it must be right, you're a genius !
Lurie: Thanks, btw, you get a pay raise next year for being $5 mill. under the cap for this year, great job !
Banner: Ha ha, thanks.
(And they both laugh all the way to the bank. In other unrelated news, there have been reports of Eagles fans all over the Delaware Valley pulling their hair out.)
Would Spags fire Wash and scrap the wide-9? If so, not sure I’d like to sit through another scheme change on D after we finally seemed to get the damn thing working.
No way do I want Washburn to leave… Wash and Mudd are the best thing that have happened to our lines ever !
Lurie: Fire, fire !
Banner: Where ?
Lurie: In Andy Reid's Belly.
Banner: Oh, is that what it is, and it seems to be growing. But how did you find out ?
Lurie: Well, I did an analysis and talked to some people outside of the organization.
Banner: Well, then it must be right, you're a genius !
Lurie: Thanks, btw, you get a pay raise next year for being $5 mill. under the cap for this year, great job !
Banner: Ha ha, thanks.
(And they both laugh all the way to the bank. In other unrelated news, there have been reports of Eagles fans all over the Delaware Valley pulling their hair out.)
idk what the hell is with all this wide 9 hate
our dline was then best in the league this year. and the run defense got considerably better as the season went on. i swear its not much of a deference
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by howard is better than pujols on Jan 4, 2012 6:47 PM EST up reply actions
He seems to be for the wide 9
Lurie: Fire, fire !
Banner: Where ?
Lurie: In Andy Reid's Belly.
Banner: Oh, is that what it is, and it seems to be growing. But how did you find out ?
Lurie: Well, I did an analysis and talked to some people outside of the organization.
Banner: Well, then it must be right, you're a genius !
Lurie: Thanks, btw, you get a pay raise next year for being $5 mill. under the cap for this year, great job !
Banner: Ha ha, thanks.
(And they both laugh all the way to the bank. In other unrelated news, there have been reports of Eagles fans all over the Delaware Valley pulling their hair out.)
How do you know? Maybe his caveat to coming here is that Wash has to go and he brings in his own d-line coach, like most new DCs.
The only way I want the Spag........
is if we keep wash and the wide 9 . And like some others noted, we should upgrade the l/b coach spot. maybe slide Juan to l.b coach {he that headbuts dudes in helmets} , maybe his fierce attitude will help there .
But if Spags does not want Washburn and the wide 9……..pass on it and let Juan ride another year.
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Sign Spags Now !!!
by JJeaglerooter on Jan 5, 2012 12:07 AM EST up reply actions
Now, that I think about this more, it may not be so cut and dry. Even, if Spags only takes the job on the condition that Wash is gone and the wide-9 is scrapped that still might be the best for the team in the long run. Spags probably has the most Jim Johnson knowledge of any Jim Johnson disciple out there. He has a Super Bowl ring in 1 out 2 years as a DC (beating probably the greatest offense of all time no less). Just thinking about returning to a true JJ Defense has me salivating.
Additionally, there are rumors the Giants would welcome him back as the DC with warm arms. Do we make a play for him just to block the Giants?
However, this scenario might not be the best for the team NEXT year, as players (especialy the young ones) will have to relearn a new scheme and another painful adjustment period on D will probably ensue. The D really looked good those last 4 games with Juan.
I just don’t know what the right call is on this one.
Against bad teams.
If you hire Spags, you have to do so trusting him to implement the system he wants.
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yeah i know. im just saying that the wide 9 isnt that much different
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by howard is better than pujols on Jan 4, 2012 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
I feel you on that. That’s why I have a feeling Juan will get another year to build on what we started to see at the end of the season. I actually liked the way he started to get creative with the DL. Want to see more of that. I don’t think staying status quo on D is a bad idea. Have to upgrade MLB though.
by Shady25 on Jan 4, 2012 11:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Its amazing that we are still at this
For 3 years in a row really….at DC….
I think Andy is going to have to bring in a top name guy (or familiar guy) like Spags to make Lurie happy. Like many have said already, I think the issue will be with Washburn. Reid may take a few days/weeks to finalize his plan. Lets just hope he doesnt get cocky too much during negotiations….
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by ShadyMcVickFactor on Jan 4, 2012 7:08 PM EST reply actions
why do people keep thinking wash would hold up getting a new DC
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by howard is better than pujols on Jan 4, 2012 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
A) Most new DC’s want to come in and hire they’re own people in their own system.
B) Wash has a reputation of being a firey guy that fights with his own coaches.
I think these two reasons are why alot of DC’s avoided coming here the first go round last year and we ended up being stuck with Juan.
That's not true at all
The head coach always picks all the assistants. That’s virtually never the job of a coordinator.
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Yes, I imagine DC’s have heavy influence on the hiring of defensive assistant coaches in some situations. Regardless, offering a DC job with the caveat of having to run a 4-3 with a wide-9 because of Washburn was probably a major deterrent to prospective DC’s last year. It may or may not be to Spags this year as a DC.
There wasnt that many candidates last year. I really think you are over thinking how much a d-line coach or DC got of power compared to a HC.
by Anders Jensen on Jan 5, 2012 1:50 AM EST up reply actions
How do you know that?
That it was a “major deterrent” to coordinators?
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And yet.........
maybe Spags saw what Wash eventually did with that wide 9 , and thats why he possibly ,maybe,according to wild rumors , expressed an interest in the position.
It's never easy being an Eagle fan........but I'll be damned if I ever stop.
Sign Spags Now !!!
by JJeaglerooter on Jan 5, 2012 12:10 AM EST up reply actions
This my take guys...
We have all seen Juan can coach a good game against the NFC East and middle of the pack to lesser talented teams…But jury is still out if he can do this against the Green Bay’s n Saints n Pats of the world. Not only top tier QB’s but top offensive coords too with talented weapons…The thing I noticed in the Pats game was once Brady got going the calls got iffy.. When u play those type QB’s you must : 1) confuse them at the line n dont show ur cards til after the snap n hope.. 2) Know who to double when they’re rolling (Welker, Gronk, Hernandez, Graham, Colston etc and blitz at the same time sometimes… 3) Hope your Dline is playing on another lvl along with coverage lol……….Anyway this is a maybe with Juan!!! Didn’t see it the Pats game..Maybe the D was still coming together but the calls were bad too…Maybe he can maybe he can’t construct these difficult schemes…..I know SPAGS can !!!!! Name Spags asst Head coach/ Head defensive coord…Juan asst Dcoord…..Let Sgags, Washburn n Juan have a meeting of the minds n Spags tweak and incorporate a few things…. Get Sgags a stub LB and a Safety n watch out.
Would be an ideal scenario….if they could make it work….
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by ShadyMcVickFactor on Jan 4, 2012 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
I have been thinkn this exact same thought for weeks now
Talking about Juan being an Asst. DC! The only problem I had was not knowing if you could have an “asst. DC”. I mean, there are plenty of “defensive assts.” but they ‘re all usually defensive position coaches too! And Im not sure I want Juan doubling as our LB Coach seeing as how that ’s the position of primary need and improvement! So, my thought is, if we can have Juan just be an asst. DC then awesome..But if we cant, then it presents a problem of what to do with Juan because I just don’t see Andy firing him after the history they’ve had. Then again, he fired Sean McDermott and the had history! That said, I’d like Juan to be an asst. DC because I believe he needs to learn under a seasoned DC!
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I agree. I see some value into keep Juan on the staff. Can they make it work? I think maybe, but Washburn is def the wildcard in the trio….. personally i cant see him liking having an extra boss to deal with…..but who knows…
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by ShadyMcVickFactor on Jan 4, 2012 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
My bad guys..i meant "Andy and Sean McD also had history"
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They already have Rolle as a stub linebacker.
Oh boy, is this great!
by MayIhave10,000marblesplease? on Jan 4, 2012 9:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
ha!
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by ShadyMcVickFactor on Jan 4, 2012 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
I think Rolle is going to be a steady consistent linebacker for us for years. I like his game and he seems to always be around the ball and always in the backfield. He is another one who is going to benefit from the offseason program.
by Shady25 on Jan 4, 2012 11:37 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Agree with everything except for safety. Allen is going to be better next year because his knee will be at 100%. Coleman can play, but needs to stop missing tackles and put on some more weight in the offsrason. I think Jarrett will compete for more playing time next year. Safeties really start coming into their own in year 3 and 4.
by Shady25 on Jan 4, 2012 11:33 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
He told his o-line after the last game that he was coming back.
by Anders Jensen on Jan 5, 2012 1:51 AM EST up reply actions
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