New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton was reinstated by the National Football League from his season-long suspension earlier this week and is wasting very little time addressing a defense that allowed 7,042 yards of total offense in 2012, setting a new NFL single-season record. On Wednesday, Payton suggested that the upcoming meetings with his staff would be “painful” . On Thursday, Payton’s third day back on the job, the Saints announced that defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and secondary coach Ken Flajole had been relieved of their duties and that the team would be moving from a 4-3 defense to a 3-4 defense in 2013. “I personally want to thank Steve and Ken for their contributions during what was an unprecedented 2012 season,” Payton said in a statement released by the team. “Philosophically we are changing our defense to a 3-4 alignment and right now is the best time to accomplish this transition.”
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Saints fire defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, will transition to a 3-4 defense (Shutdown Corner)
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