...we interrupt this playoff run for your opinion: Dean Pees

by MtnExile on Jan 16, 2012 7:21 PM EST

Some of you, those who aren't completely preoccupied with following the antics of that madcap Tom Brady (is he okay?), or drowning your sorrows over the failed prospect of meeting the Saints in the Super Bowl (your sympathy is appreciated), may be aware that New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams has dumped Sean Payton and is now reportedly shacking up again with Jeff Fisher over in St. Louis.

That has left the New Orleans front office in a quandary, and given us Saints fans something to talk about besides Alex Smith with the Candlestick in the Sports Bar. There are a lot of potential DC candidates out there; but of course, everyone is concentrating on the big names.

I wanted to talk about someone else, a used-to-be big name: Dean Pees. As you can probably guess, not many fans of an NFC team know a whole lot about a guy who was last a coordinator two years ago...and so, I figured I'd go directly to the best source of information on the subject: Wikipedia. This is what they had to say about the end of Pees' tenure in New England:

Pees chose not to return to the team on January 14, 2010.

So, that brings me here. You guys must know more about what happened than just this. Plus, you must have opinions, pro or con, on whether or not Pees would be a good hire for another DC job. Plus, you must be tired of talking about that boring playoff run and want a break. So please: lay all the information on me. Should we just limit our dreams to Steve Spagnuolo, or is there a viable alternative in Baltimore... someone who is plotting against you at this very moment?

All input much appreciated...

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Very solid coach

Though they didn’t win a Super Bowl in his tenure as DC, he put together a good series of stingy defenses until things fell apart in his last year after some of the leaders on defense retired or left the team. I get the feeling that he started to lose the locker room when things got out of hand, and that year the Pats had a lot of personnel turnover and a couple of uncharacterisically bad eggs (Adalius Thomas in particular). So I’d say if you’ve already got a lot of hungry, high character veterans then he’d be an excellent choice. But if there are some egos or guys who aren’t always willing to just put their heads down and work hard, then he’s probably not the guy to turn them around.

by Aluminum Penguin on Jan 17, 2012 5:11 AM EST reply actions

My impression under Pees

was that the defense stopped being as aggressive as it had been. The result could be from personnel turnover and key players leaving, which forced the Patriots into altering their scheme to fit the players they had.

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Jan 17, 2012 8:45 AM EST up reply actions

Agree

The first and only word that comes to mind was aggression or lack of, some of the most boring game plans I have seen.

by Brady's Revenge on Jan 17, 2012 12:11 PM EST up reply actions

Pretty sure he didn't get by in from the guys on defense (such as Adalius Thomas)

His defense was stingy in yards but not as opportunistic with turnovers as I remember.

You could do worse … and better.

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by SlotMachinePlayer on Jan 17, 2012 12:44 PM EST up reply actions

Would probably prefer that though...

While we all like to say the Pats are better than their yardage rank indicates because of turnovers, according to CHFF, season turnover margin isn’t that critical. It reveals a risky defense, which is what bit the 2010 Pats and 2011 Packers in the ass, and may do the same to the 2011 Pats.

Of course in a single game, turnover margin is huge…unless the Pats have a game like they did on Saturday. But that seems highly unlikely.

by tossin on Jan 17, 2012 3:45 PM EST up reply actions

The difference between that defense and this one though

is the red zone. From what I recall they were a bit stingier with the yards but when teams got on a roll and into the red zone they often scored a TD. This year, the team has really stiffened up and held opponents to field goals and losses on down at the goal line.

by Oughat on Jan 17, 2012 4:27 PM EST up reply actions