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This was posted on NFL.com a couple days ago under the Rams video section. It's a mic'd practice w/ Spags. I though it was pretty cool so just passing it along.
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-08-31-2009, 08:24 PM -
· Marc Sessler NFL.com
· Published: Sept. 27, 2011 at 09:46 a.m
Three straight defeats for the Rams have been made worse for coach Steve Spagnuolo in that each drubbing was dished out by an old friend.
Coaches Andy Reid, Tom Coughlin and John Harbaugh -- all close associates of Spagnuolo -- have outscored St. Louis by a combined 60 points in the first three weeks of the season.
After the Ravens didn't shy away from running up the score in Sunday's 37-7 drubbing, Spagnuolo put any future get-togethers with the Harbaughs on ice.
According to The Associated Press, when Spagnuolo got home Sunday night, he instructed his wife Maria, "We're not ever talking to them again."
Spagnuolo backed off that stance Monday, acknowledging that losing to friends is part of the business.
"Let me tell you something: John Harbaugh's a competitor now. So I know that in him," Spagnuolo said. "I've got no problem with it. I did feel one way yesterday, but I calmed down and looked at it."
Even if it was Mrs. Spagnuolo who calmed her husband down, we hope the Rams coach understands the primary reason for Sunday's lopsided loss: the Ravens are, well, more talented and scored easily on a defense that ranks 31st in the league. Heading into this season, St. Louis was viewed as one of the league's hot, young teams -- but less than a month in, it's only Spagnuolo's seat that's heating up.-09-27-2011, 10:47 AM -
Poor tackling concerns Spagnuolo
BY BILL COATS
August 23, 2010
As coach Steve Spagnuolo put it Sunday, a day after the Rams evened their preseason record at 1-1 by edging the Browns 19-17, "A win is a win." But the victory had its blemishes, Spagnuolo pointed out.
"It's not all pretty," he said. "So there are things we've got to work on."
Perhaps topping that list is tackling. The Rams whiffed on a bunch of them in the steady rain in Cleveland.
"I did not like overall the way we tackled," Spagnuolo said. "Way too many missed tackles. And that can't happen. It doesn't matter what the elements are or what the field's like. Guys have got to make those tackles. …
"I think the guys know exactly what the issues were, because we talk about it all the time. We're high on our tackles."
After watching the game film, Spagnuolo put together a clip of five or six tackles that he said were executed perfectly. He plans to highlight those when he meets with his defense today.
"I'm going to show them those first and say, 'Hey, let's just do this all the time,'" Spagnuolo said. "I don't think this is a major, major issue, because we have some prideful guys. We're doing things the right way; we've just got to do it all the time."-08-23-2010, 10:42 AM -
Steve Spagnuolo this past training camp. Nice little insight into what sweet football nuggets Spags be droppin' in practice. Also a nice audio bit on how scratchy his throat is.
"I like that, I like that...ugh"
YouTube - Steve Spagnuolo Wired Up: 2010 Minicamp-06-21-2010, 05:11 PM -
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