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It seems every team has a few pieces where, if there was a turnaround, you could argue talent was in place.
Do you presently see a team devoid of talent?
I'd daresay that most teams that fire their coach feel they have talent that has underachieved. And looking around the league, I'd say that most teams do have some talent. Every team doesn't have the same amount of talent but typically there is talent in place.
Take Cleveland. They've got plenty of talent. I think a McVay could get them into the playoffs next year or the year after at the latest.
I will say, in the case of the Rams, I knew they had a lot of talent on the team that was severely under performing.
Then...why the 1, 2, 3 year rebuilds?
How is Shanahan doing with that? (I think KS is a top coach and that when he has a team on the field it will show.)
And as for the Rams, I don't think they had talent that was all underperforming. I think they had
a lot of issues. One was being young.
But yes it was predictable that if you add a good coach to that group, and avoid all the injuries that had plagued them (going back to 2007), that they would do well. Not sure if anyone predicted playoffs in year 1 but still, they had a great core in place. That's why Demoff openly said during the coach search that this was not a rebuild .
That was NOT true however in 2012, or 1997.
Honestly there are always big difference between teams and it is not that hard to tell them apart, though it's certainly clearer in retrospect. Looking at the 97 team did you think "well with the right coach they could be winning this year." No one thought that, and for good reasons.
And yes Cleveland is a good example. Add a good head coach to the Browns, and they look like they could do well. I don't think that anyone thought that about the Giants in the off-season, though.
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Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 11/17/2018 11:11AM by zn.
