ST. PAUL, Minn. — Steve Spagnuolo is often credited for crafting the blueprint to beat the Patriots in a Super Bowl. He was the defensive coordinator for the Giants when they beat the previously undefeated juggernaut in Super Bowl XLII.
But the secret to his success may have been keeping it a secret.
Spagnuolo was a linebackers coach for the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX and said in a radio interview on Monday that he thought the Patriots were able to decipher Philadelphia’s play-calling during the game. That was two years before Spygate with the Jets, when the Patriots were found guilty of stealing signals from the sideline in 2007, and three years after the Patriots allegedly filmed the Rams’ walkthrough before Super Bowl XXXVI.