I'm unsure whether or not this is against blogging etiquette, but I figure so long as I make perfectly clear that these are not my words, everything should be cool.

I came across this while strolling through the blogosphere:

Was just listening to Pat Kirwin on Sirius NFL Radio, and someone asked about the Saints defense. Kirwin said that Bill Walsh taught him something long ago-- if you have an offense that can score a ton of points, and do so quickly, that you priority, the first thing you need to build on defense, is a very good Nickle defense. You need 3 good corners, 2 good safeties, and a fast, quick LB and Dline group. The reasoning is becuase once you get a two score lead, teams are forced to go to at least 3wr sets and throw more often. This is how Indianapolis wins. This is also why Philidelphia kept Lito Sheppard when they have Brown and Samuels.

I think this make a ton of sense. Long-time Saints fans will remember that Walsh's teams always had superb secondaries, and it was very difficult to come from behind against them. If this isn't solid gold advice, it's at least gold-plated.