Saints Hire Gregg Williams for D-Coordinator Job

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by firstdown

If your in the NFC and are sitting at home your not better then the teams still playing and thats said after we beat Philly twice this year.

I agree with both statements,you're right if you're home shut up and cheer for someone but I see his point do I think we're better but when push came to shove ...we lost ,the name of the game is to move on to the next level,all but 4 teams failed.

[redsk1]

I'll go out on a little limb here and say the Saints should make it to the SB w/n the next few years w/ their team. Given the chance GW will make this a good D. Drew Brees and the offense...they'll roll for several more years as long as he's healthy.

Plus if Brees goes down they've got a good backup in Mark Br...oh sh** nevermind.

[TheSmurfs22]

Congrats to Gregg that is great for him. If he is able to get them up to snuff they could be a dangerous squad and much more well rounded than they are now.

[davy]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

WTF are you talking about?

You weren't impressed with his 1999 and 2000 Titans defenses? The 2000 team actually ranked higher in yards allowed than the vaunted 2000 Ravens D that season.

You didn't like his top 10 defenses here in DC?

You weren't impressed by his top 10 defenses in Buffalo?

Or do you just not watch football.

Buffalo Pre Williams Defence League Rankings...

Pts. Yds. FDs. INT. FF
15 - 06 - 18 - 15 - 11
02 - 01 - 02 - 26 - 25
18 - 03 - 06 - 18 - 13

Buffalo Williams Defence League Rankings...

Pts. Yds. FDs. INT. FF
29 - 21 - 17 - 29 - 28
27 - 15 - 16 - 26 - 25
05 - 02 - 06 - 30 - 27

Buffalo Post Wiliams Defence League Rankings...

Pts. Yds. FDs. INT. FF
08 - 02 - 05 - 02 - 05
24 - 29 - 29 - 10 - 10
10 - 18 - 11 - 24 - 17


Interesting?

Particular attention should be paid to the turnover columns, looks kinda familiar no?

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by davy

Buffalo Pre Williams Defence League Rankings...

Pts. Yds. FDs. INT. FF
15 - 06 - 18 - 15 - 11
02 - 01 - 02 - 26 - 25
18 - 03 - 06 - 18 - 13

Buffalo Williams Defence League Rankings...

Pts. Yds. FDs. INT. FF
29 - 21 - 17 - 29 - 28
27 - 15 - 16 - 26 - 25
05 - 02 - 06 - 30 - 27

Buffalo Post Wiliams Defence League Rankings...

Pts. Yds. FDs. INT. FF
08 - 02 - 05 - 02 - 05
24 - 29 - 29 - 10 - 10
10 - 18 - 11 - 24 - 17


Interesting?

Particular attention should be paid to the turnover columns, looks kinda familiar no?

What about the Titans and Redskins stats? Do you have those? And do you really think we would have any winning seasons without Williams' defense?

[GTripp0012]

Can we not (on both sides of this aisle) take the results generated by 20+ players on a defense that constantly turnover from season to season, and attribute all the results to a single person? Is that too much to ask?

[davy]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Can we not (on both sides of this aisle) take the results generated by 20+ players on a defense that constantly turnover from season to season, and attribute all the results to a single person? Is that too much to ask?

Okay, I hope he does well in NO, I've had a soft spot for the Saints dating back to the days of Reuben Mayes and that trio of outstanding linebackers whose names I can never remember for some reason.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by davy

Okay, I hope he does well in NO, I've had a soft spot for the Saints dating back to the days of Reuben Mayes and that trio of outstanding linebackers whose names I can never remember for some reason.

Sam Mills (RIP) , Rickey Jackson, Vaughn Johnson, Pat Swilling

They were a great LB corps.

The Dome Patrol: Sam Mills, Rickey Jackson, Vaughn Johnson, Pat Swilling-New Orleans Saints History

[Redskin Jim]

You beat me to it matty. But you are right they were great but had no offense to back them up. The Saints will be very dangerous in a very short time. How much do you want to bet the Saints first draft pick this year is a SAFETY? Anyone?

[davy]

Cheers Matty, I'd forgotten Sam Mills had passed away.

I stand corrected, four.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

We all remember Warrick Holdman.

I remember and still don't understand why.

[mooby]

Honestly I think this is a great pairing. G-Will might be just the guy to take that underachieving unit and turn it into something good. He's already got a nice pair of bookends in Will Smith and Charles Grant (even though they underachieved last season), he's got a young guy in Sedrick Ellis who is supposed to be an up and comer, and with Vilma at mike and a pretty decent linebacking corps all he has to do is fix up the secondary and they should be a pretty good defensive team. I wouldn't be suprised if he had that defense turned around next season.

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Wow. Combine his attack style with Brees and that offense, and that team could be VERY dangerous in two years. They're already competitive now on the strength of the offense alone.

Yea I thought it was stupid of the Jags to let him go. No team picks up his defense any sooner then 2 yrs and they usually suck the first yr. They will be a great team in 2 yrs so long as the offense can last that long.

Kinda had a small sincere soft spot for the gold helmet's and crosses. LOL. I always felt like they were the Lions. Good to see they have over come their losing yrs.

[Trample the Elderly]

I'm curious? Why the hell did he get fired in Washington? No one has been able to explain that to me? We were a defensive team centered around the run while he was here, he had for the most part a good record, and the players liked him and respected him.
With consistency being important for our team why did Dan not hire him for the head coach and bring in Z? I liked Greg Williams especially when he chewed out mister "I didn't make any mistakes" for fumbling the football.
I like Z but I think we'd be a better team if GW was the head coach now IMO. If anything Z could've been brought in as the Offensive coordinator and GW could've been HC?
Stick with what's working and try to improve what isn't? That's just me. I try to make things simple and easy to understand.

[Defensewins]

Word on the street is after Gibbs left, GW's interview with Danny Boy did not go well. GW said he wanted Vinny Bag of Doughnuts gone if he were Head Coach. Snyder, who loves Vinny and can not live with out him quickly fired GW.