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BY KATHLEEN NELSON | Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 2:14 pm
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football ... z1kPkQlnjB
New Rams defensive coordinator Gregs Williams promised culture change from the regime of Steve Spagnuolo in his introductory press conference.
"I think the world of Spags but I'm not him," Williams said. "There will be some differences, some of the things that I expect over guys that have been here before. ... This will be something that the guys will take to pretty good because they all want to be good. They'll listen to people they believe will make them better. We won't be wasting anybody's time. We'll work hard, but we'll work hard, too."
Recurring themes of his teleconference were aggressiveness on defense and improved tackling and an increase in takeaways. Williams said each practice would begin with the entire defense rotating through "stations of drills where each coach will be teaching a particular skill and drill in tackling, a skill and drill in taking the ball away. Each player will rotate through the station until they go off to their position groups. It's a way for me to monitor and say I have impact. I organize it. Every players goes through every single circuit."
Williams said his son, Blake, would serve on his staff but didn't offer names of any other assistants. He expected the staff to come together quickly, though.
He wouldn't offer analysis on comments on any of the Rams' players, saying:"It's too early to tell. There's a lot of guys on this team that I wanted to draft. I know the roster pretty well, but until you work side-by-side with a person, until you go through the stresses of the season, you really don't know anybody. I'm looking forward to all of them.
"Everyone will be interviewing for a position. If you interview well today, you get to play. If you don't interview well, you don't get to play."
A confident Williams took pride in being an agent of change.
"That's why people hire me. People want to figure out when they bought stock in particular players, when they drafted them and they paid them money enomous amounts of money, who's at fault? Is it the decision makers who chose them or the young men that haven't figured out what it takes to play in the National Football League?
"I've been able to do that everywhere I go and get way too much credit for the Xs and Os. My speciality is handling people, especially difficult people.
"I look forward to the opportuintiy to mold these guys in some of the way I have in other places. From what I looked at on film, Steve Spagnuolo did a good job. These guys played really hard here.That's a huge part of chaning any culture.
"It looks like they've got a good nucleus. I'm looking forward to finding the idiosynchrasies. What we'll do defensively is I'll adapt to them, they won't adapt to me. Everywhere I've gone, I've been able to get a top five defense. When we do that, it's because I will adapt to the strengths of the people there. I think coaches make mistakes when they try to pigeonhohle players into what they're comfortable with. I'm comfortable in my own skin. I think my charge is to find the stregnth of every single peerson I get a chance to coach, to utilize their strengths and hide their weakensses.
Williams said his reason for leaving the same position in New Orleans came down to friends and family. He considers coach Jeff Fisher his best friend.
"When you can't tell your best friend no, that's probably the biggest reason," he said. "Very seldom does he make a rash, improper decision.He’s got a calmness for a strong intelligent man that permeates through your organization. I’ve always appreciated, especially on game day, you’ll see Jeff be as calm as anybody."
He said he also looked forward to returning to his roots in Missouri. Williams grew up in Excelsior Springs, near Kansas City, and spent time at his parents' second home at the Lake of the Ozarks.
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football ... z1kPkQlnjB
New Rams defensive coordinator Gregs Williams promised culture change from the regime of Steve Spagnuolo in his introductory press conference.
"I think the world of Spags but I'm not him," Williams said. "There will be some differences, some of the things that I expect over guys that have been here before. ... This will be something that the guys will take to pretty good because they all want to be good. They'll listen to people they believe will make them better. We won't be wasting anybody's time. We'll work hard, but we'll work hard, too."
Recurring themes of his teleconference were aggressiveness on defense and improved tackling and an increase in takeaways. Williams said each practice would begin with the entire defense rotating through "stations of drills where each coach will be teaching a particular skill and drill in tackling, a skill and drill in taking the ball away. Each player will rotate through the station until they go off to their position groups. It's a way for me to monitor and say I have impact. I organize it. Every players goes through every single circuit."
Williams said his son, Blake, would serve on his staff but didn't offer names of any other assistants. He expected the staff to come together quickly, though.
He wouldn't offer analysis on comments on any of the Rams' players, saying:"It's too early to tell. There's a lot of guys on this team that I wanted to draft. I know the roster pretty well, but until you work side-by-side with a person, until you go through the stresses of the season, you really don't know anybody. I'm looking forward to all of them.
"Everyone will be interviewing for a position. If you interview well today, you get to play. If you don't interview well, you don't get to play."
A confident Williams took pride in being an agent of change.
"That's why people hire me. People want to figure out when they bought stock in particular players, when they drafted them and they paid them money enomous amounts of money, who's at fault? Is it the decision makers who chose them or the young men that haven't figured out what it takes to play in the National Football League?
"I've been able to do that everywhere I go and get way too much credit for the Xs and Os. My speciality is handling people, especially difficult people.
"I look forward to the opportuintiy to mold these guys in some of the way I have in other places. From what I looked at on film, Steve Spagnuolo did a good job. These guys played really hard here.That's a huge part of chaning any culture.
"It looks like they've got a good nucleus. I'm looking forward to finding the idiosynchrasies. What we'll do defensively is I'll adapt to them, they won't adapt to me. Everywhere I've gone, I've been able to get a top five defense. When we do that, it's because I will adapt to the strengths of the people there. I think coaches make mistakes when they try to pigeonhohle players into what they're comfortable with. I'm comfortable in my own skin. I think my charge is to find the stregnth of every single peerson I get a chance to coach, to utilize their strengths and hide their weakensses.
Williams said his reason for leaving the same position in New Orleans came down to friends and family. He considers coach Jeff Fisher his best friend.
"When you can't tell your best friend no, that's probably the biggest reason," he said. "Very seldom does he make a rash, improper decision.He’s got a calmness for a strong intelligent man that permeates through your organization. I’ve always appreciated, especially on game day, you’ll see Jeff be as calm as anybody."
He said he also looked forward to returning to his roots in Missouri. Williams grew up in Excelsior Springs, near Kansas City, and spent time at his parents' second home at the Lake of the Ozarks.
