Gregg Williams’ Top 5 NFL Defense: The Real Story on the Offensive-Minded Saints

November 20, 2010   ·   Randy Savoie   ·   Jump to comments

Gregg Williams is a big name among NFL defensive coordinators. The Saints defense was once one of the league's elite. The two were united in January of 2009. Would the marriage get off to a rousing start?
It was risky to answer in the affirmative. It usually takes at least a year or two for even the best coaches to transform a defense that is clueless in defending the size and speed of the crafty playmakers on the other side of the ball.
Given the Saints' penchant for surrendering the big play before Williams' arrival, some New Orleans partisans were hoping Williams was the Rembrandt, the Monet, the Da Vinci of assistant coaches.
The Rev. Bob Harrington, the late Chaplain of Bourbon Street, once said his God has the power to raise the dead and often does. The reverend preached his brand of old time religion to many a forlorn Saints fan over the years before finally succumbing to the many temptations the street has to offer.
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