Agreed 43!
I am a student of military strategy, tactics, deception and asymmetric warfare models. It can be extrapolated to many topics (love, war, business, savings, investments, sales, banking, etc...).
McVay seems to suffer from a critical flaw that often gets you killed on the battlefield or leads to losses in other ventures.
He does not seem adept at adapting on the fly and counter-punching on the battlefield during quickly changing engagement conditions. He actually seems downright dense in that capacity quite often. It's as if he can construct solid plan but once he gets punched in the mouth he does not recover well unless others bail him out. The SB victory was more about the brilliant chemistry & connection between Stafford & Kupp and then Donald's all-world dominance than McVay's coaching or play-calling. McVay has A LOT of built-in advantages, resources and support that facilitate certain things for him as an edge but lacks some of the determining fighter instincts and battlefield general skills. Some of that that is not easily taught or acquired. It's almost innate and then refined, polished and matured over time.
I liked McVay at first like most but I focus on his competence as a coach and OC. That if often less than impressive. He's been on the job now for several years and has finally been confronted with real adversity. How he responds to this versus fielding an all-star team for an owner with huge pockets and an all-world stadium will prove McVay's true mettle.
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Thanks Ram 43!
You're one of my fav posters and I try not miss yours when I get a chance to check the board. We're like-minded on several fronts.
I think A LOT of this is up to McVay and some fundamental changes must begin with his evolution and/or further strategic & effective delegation to the right parties. This offense should be scoring 25-30 pts. a game in the modern offense-friendly NFL. The GSOT was between 30-35 pts. a game and that was BEFORE all of the rules changes that favored offenses and while holding back in the 4th quarters of many games in where there they were up by a lot of points.
Agreed, Torino.
Something is still missing with McVay. I can’t quite put my finger on it but there’s no doubt in my mind that something is ‘off’.
The new baby on the way?
Not giving LaFleur more authority?
Not keeping Morris on a shorter leash (Hoecht and Kendrick, among other things)?
Calling for empty backfields against a weak run D?
Resisting more usage of his TE’s?
One thing is for sure. This O should be doing better and this team’s W/L record should be better. And all paths ultimately lead to McVay’s doorstep. That’s the nature of the HC position.
