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Another week, another trip to the Super Bowl for the Kansas City Chiefs and another coaching masterclass from Steve Spagnuolo. A key piece to Kansas City going to its fifth Super Bowl in the last six seasons and now ready to try for the NFL’s first three-tier was the defensive effort led by Spagnuolo, who is in the entire Tope Coordinators in the entire League for quite some time.
Spagnuolo pulled the right levers at the right time to slow down Buffalo’s high-flying offense and punch the Chiefs’ ticket to the Super Bowl. And in the eyes of star defensive tackle Chris Jones, the Chiefs will continue to hang around the winner’s circle as long as Spagnuolo is with the organization.
“As long as they keep letting Spags be our DC and don’t hire him as head coach, we’re going to keep winning,” Jones told ESPN.
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Spagnuolo’s name came up this recruiting cycle, interviewing with the New York Jets and Jacksonville Jaguars for their head coaching positions. He has head coaching experience leading then ST. Louis Rams from 2009-2011 and was the interim head coach of the New York Giants in 2017 before joining Andy Reid’s staff in Kansas City in 2019. wins, further cementing his stature across the league.
Spagnuolo made his presence felt during this latest AFC Championship victory, most notably stopping Josh Allen Several QB sneaks. He also called an all-out blitz on the Bills quarterback on a fourth-and-5 play that effectively ended the game.
“To me, he’s one of the greatest assistant coaches to ever coach the game,” Jones continued. “If you look at his resume, he has one of the greatest resumes. He finds a way to close. That’s what Spags does. Whether it’s dropping deep and covering a tight end or a quarterback-press at the end of the game controls, That’s what he is known for.
This season (including playoffs), the Chiefs have held opponents to 19.4 points per game, the fourth fewest in the NFL.
