New Calgary Stampeders defensive coordinator Bob Slowik, a veteran who has coached in each of the past six decades across the NFL, CFL, and NCAA, has some lofty praise for the team’s new-look defence.

Slowik joined Calgary back in 2021 as a defensive assistant, and was promoted after the team missed the playoffs last season. He replaced Brent Monson, who is now the defensive coordinator in Hamilton.

The Stamps rebuilt the unit in the off-season, replacing almost every single starter from 2024. The only Week 1 starters from last year who remain on the roster are defensive lineman Charles Wiley and defensive back Bentlee Sanders, neither of whom has played this season.

The early results have been promising. The Stamps (2-0) are first in the CFL in number of touchdowns allowed and second in points allowed per game.

Slowik says the unit resembles the first NFL defence he ever coached, back when he was a defensive assistant in 1992 with the Dallas Cowboys.

“We ended up winning the Super Bowl that year,” he said. “That defence was similar in that they were all no-names. No-names, no notoriety, just kind of an unknown to the league, and they took it by storm.”

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