Comments on: Spagnuolo burns to be a head coach again

By: tommyribs

tommyribs — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:19:55 +0000

When Coughlin retires, the GIANTS may well indeed bring in Spags for the HC gig. He is very well respected and liked by Reese, the Maras and the Tisches. They would make sure he has a solid staff around him, and I think he will be very good his second go around.

By: mizzouram

mizzouram — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:29:29 +0000

Spags still has the chops to be a hell of a HC. His biggest problems were on his terrible coaching staff.

By: realfootballfan

realfootballfan — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:22:00 +0000

Hopefully, for the other 31 franchises that never happens. He was one of the worst game day coaches I’ve seen in a while. I know Devaney was a train wreck and did him no favors, but Spagnulo was pretty complicit in the disaster.

By: kingcarlbanks

kingcarlbanks — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:59:40 +0000

Spags walked into a bad situation in St Lou. Mediocre talent and a crappy FO. He was lucky to get one decent season out them. That being said he wasnt ready to be a head coach.

By: 49erjohnny

49erjohnny — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:13:30 +0000

Spagnuolo was one of the worst head coaches in NFL history. He had his chance he blew it big time no reason for another NFL team to give him another opportunity. Why would they he proved he can’t coach. Must have been kind of hard for some of his players to take him seriously. He’s about 5 foot nothing running around with that ridiculous New York accent. Must have been a lot of eye roles going on in that Rams locker room.

By: calvikefan1

calvikefan1 — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:45:27 +0000

As far as Spags not having success at the helm for the Rams, well you can’t make chicken salad out of chicken s—t.

By: sfm073

sfm073 — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:37:03 +0000

He was awful in st. Louis. The same mistakes were made over and over again, we were always undisciplined which drove me nuts more then anything

By: fballguy

fballguy — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:30:45 +0000

I’ve been a life long Rams fan and I can say without a doubt, Steve Spagnuolo is the worst head coach I have ever seen. He made Rich Kotite look like Bill Walsh on the sidelines. His gameday coaching was a comedy of errors. His teams were dumb and always at a strategic disadvantage. HC was way, way way too big for him. He just didn’t have the smarts. If you hope he’ll some day coach your team, you’ll find out. Trust me.

He’s the prototypical “good coordinator/terrible head coach”.

By: pixelito

pixelito — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:04:13 +0000

Not exactly a stunning resume.

By: youarewrongandthisiswhy

youarewrongandthisiswhy — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:45:00 +0000

Lots of guys have bumpy rides first time thru. BB was a bit of a mess with the Browns and has been much better with Pats (Cassel showed that wasn’t just because of Brady). Somewhat better results in 2nd/3rd chances with Wade Phillips and Pete Carroll.

By: michael581

michael581 — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:38:54 +0000

He’s a good coach, but he should accept that he’s a defensive guy. That being said, I don’t think he got a fair shake in st. Louis.

By: ramcountry

ramcountry — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:37:39 +0000

The Rams had less depth and fewer playmakers than most teams in the league during Spagnuolo’s time there.

Many of us hated our FO and there’s a reason they blew the whole thing up again for the second time in little more than three years.

That said, Spagnuolo surrounded himself with mostly weak assistant coaches and spent too much time worrying about non football issues like Todd Hewitt or taking down pictures of the Rams past football glory.

Listless, uncompetitive, undisciplined are what have defined the Rams during the last two coaching regimes and it will be hard for prospective employers to look past 10-38 or a 3-15 coaching record against the weakest division in football.

By: SeenThisB4

SeenThisB4 — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:12:03 +0000

He’ll get a shot at being the interim head coach during the first six games of the upcoming season. It will either be him, or Pete Carmichael, Payton’s offensive coordinator.

By: rajuncajun28

rajuncajun28 — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:08:08 +0000

Once he wins a SB with the Saints this year, he will be in high demand…..sorry Saints Haters*…..but, it is FACT….

By: 11jlacy

11jlacy — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:02:51 +0000

Spags is a great coach he will get his chance again but right now just get our dee playing better.

By: kingcarlbanks

kingcarlbanks — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 11:39:47 +0000

Just chill in N.O for a few years til Coughlin retires than come on home to N.Y. Rebuilding the Rams was too big a job for a rookie head coach anyway.