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Not much to it yet, but I wonder who the Giants will replace him with

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OK Sorry Its the Rams can one of you mods fix my mistake PLEEEAAAASSEEE

edit: thanks!

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Didn't expect this one. Guess we'll see how good Spagnoulo can be as a headcoach. Not good news for the G-Men.

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I'm glad Spagnuolo will no longer be scheming against our offense twice a year.

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The Bucs hired Raheem Morris. We play the Bucs and St.Louis next year. I wonder how we'll fare against these two teams now?

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I kind of wanted Garrett to get that job so he could leave the cowboys this offseason. I don't want the cowboys to have any sought after coordinator in their midst.

I think it would break up their chemistry even more since he was the moderator for disputes this season.

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[quote=GMScud;521192]I'm glad Spagnuolo will no longer be scheming against our offense twice a year.[/quote]

Dan Snyder has taken your spirit. To be the best you have to beat the best. This year was our year to step up to the plate with Pittsburgh and Baltimore and we blew it. We should have another chance next year when we play the NFC South and our own division.

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[quote=Skinny Tee;521194]I kind of wanted Garrett to get that job so he could leave the cowboys this offseason. I don't want the cowboys to have any sought after coordinator in their midst.

I think it would break up their chemistry even more since he was the moderator for disputes this season.[/quote]

Garrett is who I thought would get the job. The Cowgirls losing their OC and starting with a new one next year would have been great. He should have taken the Baltimore job when he had the chance. Lets see....an organization with Ozzie Newsome as general manager or one with Jerry Jones as general manager? Hmmm......Maybe Garrett's not as smart as people think.

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[quote=Skinny Tee;521194]I kind of wanted Garrett to get that job so he could leave the cowboys this offseason. I don't want the cowboys to have any sought after coordinator in their midst.

I think it would break up their chemistry even more since he was the moderator for disputes this season.[/quote]

We are way better off having the gmen lose spags I think. Garrett hates TO so the chemistry in dallas remains bad and the giants lose thier best coach. This is great news.

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Good for him. I'm happy we don't have to face his schemes anymore. As for Garrett he feeds into the Cowboys circus so anything to keep that mess going is great as far as I am concerned.

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I wonder what will become of Saunders? Spags is a defensive guy...will he bring his own OC or keep Saunders in.

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[quote=celts32;521203]We are way better off having the gmen lose spags I think. [B]Garrett hates TO so the chemistry in dallas remains bad [/B]and the giants lose thier best coach. This is great news.[/quote]

Not that this sounds unreasonable, but I am wondering whether this is just conjecture based on the TO/Whitten drama earlier this year or is there some other reports out specifically confirming bad blook between TO and Garrett?

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[quote=JoeRedskin;521243]Not that this sounds unreasonable, but I am wondering whether this is just conjecture based on the TO/Whitten drama earlier this year or is there some other reports out specifically confirming bad blook between TO and Garrett?[/quote]

There are reports out of Dallas that there is significant friction between the two. It's not a burned bridge necessarily, but someone like Jerry Jones needs to step in if they both stay.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;521243]Not that this sounds unreasonable, but I am wondering whether this is just conjecture based on the TO/Whitten drama earlier this year or is there some other reports out specifically confirming bad blook between TO and Garrett?[/quote]

I heard on TV that he told Jones that he would have to choose between him and TO. It was included in a report about Garret interviewing for the rams. Not sure if it was NFL Network or ESPN where i saw it. Of course i have no idea if it's actually true.

Regardless i think spags is a better coach anyway and is much more valuable to NY then Garret is to Dallas.

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[quote=Trample the Elderly;521193]The Bucs hired Raheem Morris. We play the Bucs and St.Louis next year. I wonder how we'll fare against these two teams now?[/quote]

About the same as we would any other year. I know next to nothing about Raheem Morris, although I am glad another man of color was hired -- there are still too few in both the NFL and major div college ranks. Spags may make it or he may not, it depends on who he has to support and surround him. Agree that it will be nice not to have to play against his defenses twice a year from now on...

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Spags will make the defense better but will the offense be any better? People thought simply cause AS was going back to the Rams they would be the Rams of the SB year. Last year they were not. I really wonder how much Saunders coach in KC had imput to his plays as well as during the Rams SB year. If AS can get them scoring points then they will be much tougher next year.

I'm not to impressed with the Buc's new coach. I have not heard any type of rumblings through the league like we did for some of the other coach's being given chances. He's like a no name almost. I hope he can do something with the team especailly offensively but I'm not holding my breath.

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[quote=SBXVII;521305]Spags will make the defense better but will the offense be any better? People thought simply cause AS was going back to the Rams they would be the Rams of the SB year. Last year they were not. I really wonder how much Saunders coach in KC had imput to his plays as well as during the Rams SB year. If AS can get them scoring points then they will be much tougher next year.

I'm not to impressed with the Buc's new coach. [B]I have not heard any type of rumblings through the league like we did for some of the other coach's being given chances.[/B] He's like a no name almost. I hope he can do something with the team especailly offensively but I'm not holding my breath.[/quote]


He's like Jim Zorn.

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Is this the same Spagnoulo that The Little Danny interviewed last year for the Head Coach position and turned The Little Danny down or is this the Spagnoulo that The Little Danny interviewed and said that he turned Spagnoulo down because he was too inexperienced for the position of Head Coach?

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[quote=MdBluefinCrab;521322]Is this the same Spagnoulo that The Little Danny interviewed last year for the Head Coach position and turned The Little Danny down or is this the Spagnoulo that The Little Danny interviewed and said that he turned Spagnoulo down because he was too inexperienced for the position of Head Coach?[/quote]

Also McDaniels and Schwartz. I think that the reason they didn't take the skins job is because they had to inherit the coaches already in place and that turned them off.

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The fact that Spags possibly passed up around $9 million in comparison to what he got from the Rams speaks volumes about the lack of confidence coaches have in our front office. I mean what did he get 4 years $11.5 million. Danny probably would have given him $20 million over the same time frame, that or part of the reason Spags turned down Danny was because he lowballed him.

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[quote=Dirtbag359;521339]The fact that Spags possibly passed up around $9 million in comparison to what he got from the Rams speaks volumes about the lack of confidence coaches have in our front office. I mean what did he get 4 years $11.5 million. Danny probably would have given him $20 million over the same time frame, that or part of the reason Spags turned down Danny was because he lowballed him.[/quote]


Good post ,I was going to go there myself.He took a paycut from the Giants job he was getting alittle more than 2million a year.

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Spags didn't come here because this is a highly dysfunctional FO. Snyderatto had already picked coaches and had chosen some players to be their special friends.

Zorn, a guy with no OC or HC experience, or an old burnout was all that Danny Snyder could get. Big question this off-season: Can Vinny improve his dismal 2008 draft performance?

We'll only be a contender next year if the other teams in the NFC East implode or disintegrate. Dallas looks like they're on the way!

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this really helps the skins. the giants defense was only mediocre with him as the co- ordinator. now they will probably take at least a step backwards

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[quote=dmek25;521389]this really helps the skins. the giants defense was only mediocre with him as the co- ordinator. now they will probably take at least a step backwards[/quote]

I doubt it. The Giants have a very good ownership and front office, unlike the Redskins. They'll just promote from within and continue with the same defense that Spags was running.

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[quote=Dirtbag359;521339]The fact that Spags possibly passed up around $9 million in comparison to what he got from the Rams speaks volumes about the lack of confidence coaches have in our front office. I mean what did he get 4 years $11.5 million. Danny probably would have given him $20 million over the same time frame, that or part of the reason Spags turned down Danny was because he lowballed him.[/quote]

Spags was also not nearly the hot commodity he was last offseason. Chiefs, Broncos, Jets, and Lions all interviewed him and passed.

As for who will replace Spagnuolo in NY, it will probably will be an in-house person since their first choice Dom Capers (an outsider) passed the offer to take the job in Green Bay

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[quote=Ruhskins;521220]I wonder what will become of Saunders? Spags is a defensive guy...will he bring his own OC or keep Saunders in.[/quote]

There's a rumor, though I don't know how legit it is, that Spagnuolo wants to implement the West Coast Offense

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[quote=dmek25;521389]this really helps the skins. the giants defense was only mediocre with him as the co- ordinator. now they will probably take at least a step backwards[/quote]

LOL....... mediocre as you put it or not they still won both games against the Skins.What help the Skins and other teams was Osi being lost for the year yet I think we still did ok.

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[quote=SmootSmack;521394]Spags was also not nearly the hot commodity he was last offseason. Chiefs, Broncos, Jets, and Lions all interviewed him and passed.

As for who will replace Spagnuolo in NY, it will probably will be an in-house person since their first choice Dom Capers (an outsider) passed the offer to take the job in Green Bay[/quote]



Spags was just as hot but when Gruden and Shanahan open up, everyone just backed off.The Giants also lost their OL coach to the Dolphins,Spags seems to be ready to steel what he can away from the Eagles for his coaching staff.

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[quote=Giantone;521520]Spags was just as hot but when Gruden and Shanahan open up, everyone just backed off.The Giants also lost their OL coach to the Dolphins,Spags seems to be ready to steel what he can away from the Eagles for his coaching staff.[/quote]

Your first sentence doesn't seem to make much sense

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[quote=Giantone;521519]LOL....... mediocre as you put it or not they still won both games against the Skins.What help the Skins and other teams was Osi being lost for the year yet I think we still did ok.[/quote]

They looked mediocre against the Eagles in the playoffs.

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[quote=SmootSmack;521394]Spags was also not nearly the hot commodity he was last offseason. Chiefs, Broncos, Jets, and Lions all interviewed him and passed.

[B]As for who will replace Spagnuolo in NY, it will probably will be an in-house person[/B] since their first choice Dom Capers (an outsider) passed the offer to take the job in Green Bay[/quote]

Bill Sheridan was promoted from LB's coach to DC.

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Wow And to think the players still wanted Haslett. Rams will still be a junk team next year.

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thank god steve is not on the giants

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Who wants to bet the Giants regress next season? Honestly, the NFC East is looking a little less intimidating these days. Cowboys: what a mess. Seriously, Dallas reminds of that reality show where Mini-Me took a leak on the wall (from the edge of his motocart). Eagles: something tells me there will be a shake-up of sorts in Philly but who knows. I'd like to say the B & G have an opportunity to compete for the division but 1) it's way too early to predict squat 2) the four beasts of the East will just beat the shit out of each other especially if we're playing about the same level.

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[quote=The Goat;521575]Who wants to bet the Giants regress next season? Honestly, the NFC East is looking a little less intimidating these days. Cowboys: what a mess. Seriously, Dallas reminds of that reality show where Mini-Me took a leak on the wall (from the edge of his motocart). Eagles: something tells me there will be a shake-up of sorts in Philly but who knows. I'd like to say the B & G have an opportunity to compete for the division but 1) it's way too early to predict squat 2) the four beasts of the East will just beat the shit out of each other especially if we're playing about the same level.[/quote]

I wouldn't mind a weak division. I mean look at AZ, they took advantage of being in a weak division, peaked at the right time (playoffs), and now are Superbowl bound. Even if the division is "weak" the media will hype the Cowboys, and to a lesser extent the Giants and Iggles.

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[quote=Ruhskins;521600]I wouldn't mind a weak division. I mean look at AZ, they took advantage of being in a weak division, peaked at the right time (playoffs), and now are Superbowl bound. Even if the division is "weak" the media will hype the Cowboys, and to a lesser extent the Giants and Iggles.[/quote]

You mean like the 49ers of the 80's and 90's? That team got way too much credit in my opinion.

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Spags finds himself in a deep hole, but give it three years before the rams are respectable.

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;521619]You mean like the 49ers of the 80's and 90's? That team got way too much credit in my opinion.[/quote]

Yes but you still have to win the big games, and I know the 49ers did that. Once again, a weak division gives you a better opportunity to get to the playoffs. But once you are there, you have to show up and play. As I've stated before, I don't think this year's Redskins would have shown up for the playoffs if they had been in Arizona's situation.

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[quote=Ruhskins;521686]Yes but you still have to win the big games, and I know the 49ers did that. Once again, a weak division gives you a better opportunity to get to the playoffs. But once you are there, you have to show up and play. As I've stated before, I don't think this year's Redskins would have shown up for the playoffs if they had been in Arizona's situation.[/quote]

Yeah, you get to the playoffs healthy playing non-physical pansies unlike our division which has always been pretty physical especially during the 80's.

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;521691]Yeah, you get to the playoffs healthy playing non-physical pansies unlike our division which has always been pretty physical especially during the 80's.[/quote]

I think the biggest advantage of playing in a weak division is being able to get into the playoffs by winning your division with a 9-7 or 8-8 record. Yes being healthy is important, but a tad bit more important is not have to worry about wild card spots.