http://www.coxsportstv.com/blogs/nfl/ CST NFL Blog en ptc7@hotmail.com Copyright 2009 2009-10-21T16:17:52+00:00 http://www.coxsportstv.com/blogs/nfl/coaching-counts/ http://www.coxsportstv.com/blogs/nfl/coaching-counts/#When:16:17:52Z Through the first half of this NFL season we have seen the kind of importance coaching can play on a team.  Starting with the Saints, the offense Sean Payton brought to New Orleans has been a perfect fit when run by a quarterback like Drew Brees, but even the league’s top offense could not get the team to the playoffs last year.Enter new defensive coordinator Gregg Williams (and a couple of new players like Darren Sharper and Jabari Greer) and his aggressive attitude and it has changed the mindset of the entire team.  What Gregg Williams has done, largely with the same players, has not just improved the defense, but improved the offense as well because the turnovers have gotten the ball back to Brees faster than it did a year ago.  At the same time the Saints defense has done a nice job stopping opponents so Brees… 2009-10-21T16:17:52+00:00 http://www.coxsportstv.com/blogs/nfl/saints-deserve-the-headlines/ http://www.coxsportstv.com/blogs/nfl/saints-deserve-the-headlines/#When:18:00:44Z Leaving the Superdome Sunday I shared an elevator ride with a member of the national media from the New York area who was covering the Saints-Giants game.  As we talked about what we had just seen, one of my last words to him were, “Don’t get the headline or lead wrong on this one.” He smiled. He also knew what I was talking about.What happened at the home base of the ‘Who-Dat Nation’ Sunday had nothing to do with what the New York Giants didn’t do. It had everything to do with what the Saints did – what they did as a team, and what they did to the previously unbeaten Giants. This was as complete a tail-whippin’ as you’re going to see on any level, and the Saints deserve – no, have earned – the right to be the focus of the stories.Final… 2009-10-20T18:00:44+00:00