Bear with me for just a minute...
We all know that Fassel is a helluva ST coordinator. Maybe the best in the league.
Players love him and play their hearts out for him.
He’s a model of consistency year after year.
His primary asset players are maybe the best in the league at their respective positions in Hekker, GZ, and McQuaide.
Does Fassel make them that good?
Or does he see their potential that much better than others do?
He’s a fanatic at attention to detail and demands excellence from his players.
He studies film with a microscopic attention to detail in the least little flaws of opposing units, then takes advantage of them on game day.
He is universally respected both inside and outside the Ram organization.
He’s got a little gamble in him, too. Willing to go for fake punts, etc. love that killer instinct in a coach.
Let all that sink in for just a moment...
Now, let me ask you this outside-the-box question.
Is it possible that such a coach might be capable of even bigger and better things on the team’s coaching tree? I mean, Vermiel was once a Ram ST coach, you know.
I’m wondering if the ingredients for a spectacular position coach, maybe an eventual coordinator, hell, maybe an ultimate HC might be sitting right there under our noses. Don’t anybody say that he might supplant McVay, btw. I meant as a HC elsewhere.
Fassel has “it” as a leader commanding respect. He’s certainly organized and effective. His results speak for themselves, don’t they? Why wouldn’t his skills as a ST coordinator transfer over to the O or the D part of the game?
Or, am I missing something?
Food for thought.
