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Originally Posted by rfaulk34
From another thread.
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Interestingly, there are some real parallels between Spags and Lou. At least Spags at the time we hired him.
Spags defensive rankings just weren't ever very good. And much of his reputation came from being a "Brady Killer" in his time as a DC.
I didn't like the Spags hire because at the time it was made, he had a couple of trophies that Lou doesn't have but he otherwise had a reputation that seemed greater than the defenses he put out there. And it did seem that the only time he had a premier defense was when he had EXACTLY the right pieces.
Lou seems pretty similar in that regard. His one great defense had some really ideal players for it. And most of his reputation stems from giving Mahomes a hard time in a few critical games.
I think what Spags has taught me is that if you can find a DC who does one thing extremely well, you're in good shape (for Spags, that's getting performance and production out of defensive backs. His DBs were always better than it seemed like they should be). And if they have some fallback assets (Spags blitz schemes, for instance) that's what may put them over the top.
It's like valuing traits over resume when you're looking at a prospect, I guess. Spags had some really interesting traits that I overlooked because I didn't like his resume.
Time will tell if Anarumo's career unfolds similarly.