KANSAS CITY Womens Travis Kelce Jersey , Mo. (AP) — g making the 45-minute drive from his home in Philadelphia to the headquarters of NFL Films in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.Spagnuolo had finished a tour as the interim coach of the New York Giants and missed out on the full-time job after the season. He turned down an assistant coaching offer and decided instead to spend the season recharging his proverbial batteries while getting a different perspective on the league.No better place to do that than the repository for all NFL game film.“I’m glad I did it. There might have been another year I should have done it,” said Spagnuolo, who was hired a couple weeks go to be Andy Reid’s defensive coordinator with the Kansas City Chiefs.“I found it to be both challenging and rewarding,” he explained Wednesday. “The challenge was missing football, missing the camaraderie of the players and coaches. The reward was to sit back and see a big picture of the NFL and the game of football, as opposed to being in these buildings during the season with blinders on. Just a big-picture view of the league, the game of football.”While ensconced at NFL Films headquarters, the former St. Louis Rams head coach had plenty of time to check out the Chiefs, whose Super Bowl run came up short in the AFC title game.One of the clearest reasons? Their defense, which ranked near the bottom of the league in almost every statistical category. In fact De'Anthony Thomas Jersey , it was the defense that failed to stop the New England Patriots in overtime of the championship game, preventing Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the rest of their dynamic offense from even getting onto the field in the extra session.More than anything else it was that performance that sealed the fate of longtime defensive coordinator Bob Sutton. He was fired within days of the season ending, and almost his entire staff was let go, found jobs elsewhere or, in the case of Emmitt Thomas, simply retired.Now, it is up to Spagnuolo to turn around the Chiefs’ weak spot.“I don’t really go backward. I’m not going to pass judgment,” Spagnuolo said. “I think the world of Bob Sutton. Bob and I have known each other a long time. A change was made — coach Reid made that decision — I’m just happy I was able to fall into what I think is a great position.”There are certainly pieces in place for a quick turnaround. There are also some crucial decisions to be made in short order.Top pass rusher Dee Ford is due to become a free agent, though the Chiefs are expected to place the franchise tag on him as they pursue a long-term deal. Defensive tackle Chris Jones is coming off a breakout season and is eligible to sign an extension, while the albatross contracts of safety Eric Berry and linebacker Justin Houston must be dealt with in some fashion. Perhaps they get restructured. Perhaps the two elder statesmen are released. Either way, the Chiefs could sorely use the salary cap relief to shore up other areas of the defense.They also have the draft in April http://www.chiefslockerroom.com/authentic-eric-murray-jersey , and a first-round pick for the first time in two years, though they spent nearly all their picks on defense last season, with modest returns.“This is a process. There are no quick fixes. There is no magic wand,” Spagnuolo said. “One person does not assure success, but we’ll do everything to put something together.”Spagnuolo acknowledged in an interview Wednesday the lure of the Chiefs, who are well-positioned to chase championships for years. They have one of the most stable ownerships in the NFL, a highly respected head coach in Reid, the reigning league MVP in the 23-year-old Mahomes, and plenty of high-powered talent on offense to keep pace with just about any other team.The biggest piece missing is a defense that can get off the field when it matters most.Like overtime of the AFC championship game.“You won’t touch a defensive coach in the NFL that wouldn’t want to be on a team with, A, a really good head football coach and Womens Dustin Colquitt Jersey , B, a really good quarterback,” Spagnuolo said. “It goes without saying I’m really excited to be part of an organization that has an elite quarterback, and quite frankly to work with Andy Reid again, and what he’s all about and what he’s meant to this franchise and the league as a whole is really, really special.” Updates from the Chiefs head coach as the team concluded its three-day rookie minicamp."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Kansas City Chiefs NewsOpen ThreadsFull ArchiveLibrary Community GuidelinesContact InformationOdds Shop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Andy Reid roundup: wrapping up Chiefs rookie minicampNew,35commentsUpdates from the Chiefs head coach as the team concluded its three-day rookie minicamp.CDTShareTweetShareShareAndy Reid roundup: wrapping up Chiefs rookie minicampTrevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY SportsThe Kansas City Chiefs completed their three-day rookie minicamp with a final press conference from head coach Andy Reid. Let’s round up what we learned.Chiefs finish camp with one injuryOnly one significant injury occurred at rookie minicamp, and it happened on its final play during a special-teams period. Tryout cornerback Justin Martin hurt his right knee and had to be taken away from the field on a cart.“Justin Martin hurt his right knee on the last play,” Reid said. “They’re going to go in and evaluate him here. Other than that, we’re pretty good.”Safety Juan Thornhill fits the draft notes... so farAfter day two of the NFL Draft, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach noted that safety Juan Thornhill has a knack for taking the football away. That football instinct was on display at rookie minicamp all weekend.“Every day he got his hands on the ball Steven Nelson Jersey , every day,” Reid said. “He almost had one here in the red zone. It looks like he’s got a pretty good feel for things. He’s got a little bit of a knack there. Good worker, smart, but again, you have to have that feel back there and he seems to have that.”The early signs point to the Chiefs seeing Thornhill as a potential day-one starter at safety next to Tyrann Mathieu.Running back Darwin Thompson showcases good hand-eye coordinationJoe Camporeale-USA TODAY SportsReid enjoyed his first weekend working with sixth-round running back Darwin Thompson, who we got to know a little better on Sunday.“I liked him,” Reid said. “Good speed, good quickness. That’s what I thought. He’s got good hand-eye coordination, which helps.”Quarterback transition John Lovett could be a dark horse at No. 2 tight endThe TE2 position battle is wide open this offseason, and undrafted free agent John Lovett, a quarterback from Princeton who is transitioning to the tight end position at the pro level http://www.chiefslockerroom.com/authentic-laurent-duvernay-tardif-jersey , could be a player to watch.“I thought he did a nice job,” Reid said. “He’s still got a banged-up wrist, so he can’t do contact on the wrist, but it’s healing and he has about another month or so to go with that. “Extremely smart and we had to kind of tame him down a little bit. For a quarterback, I said, ‘You are a wild man. You have to calm down here just a little bit’. He did a good job.”The next time Reid is scheduled to speak to the media is Thursday, May 23, during phase three of the Chiefs’ offseason.