Yahoo! Sports · May 9, 2015
Giants defensive coordinator Spagnuolo faces challenges (The Associated Press)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Steve Spagnuolo didn't let the New York Giants relative talent level impact his decision to accept an opportunity for a second go-around as coach Tom Coughlin's defensive coordinator.
Spagnuolo, the architect of the 2007 Super Bowl-winning unit, didn't see a Michael Strahan, Osi Umenyiora, Antonio Pierce or Sam Madison on the current roster. But after a six-year Giants hiatus that included three unsuccessful seasons as the St. Louis Rams head coach, a disastrous 2012 as the New Orleans Saints' defensive coordinator, and two productive seasons as the secondary coach for friend John Harbaugh in Baltimore, Spagnuolo took the chance to reunite with Coughlin.
