Re: Will he play soft and scared like Morris?
| May 03, 2024 10:21AM |
To be honest bro, this rankles me a wee bit. I thought this issue had been put to bed long ago. I see that you're still rankled with the Morris D as we experienced it and saw it and your seething shows.
Be all that as it may, peace.
I don't like prevent defenses in general, and it took me some time to understand where Morris was coming from. His choices were limited.
One thing is for sure: Shula has a better overall crew of DB's in his first year than Morris ever did. He had an outstanding player in Ramsey, who was consigned to the so-called star position instead of playing strictly as a corner where he could have been most effective, if his coverage on one side of the field were not compromised by the fact that nobody on the opposite side could cover well enough to keep from getting picked to pieces. That, and we didn't have consistent safety play that scared anybody. Morris had to play the percentages with what he had, which wasn't enough. When he had the horses, he ran therm - which wasn't often.
That said, I expect that hard-tackling, ball-hawking CB AND safety play will free Shula up to get more aggressive - and with that, as I've remarked in other threads starting last year, I think we're seeing a head coach who has matured and tempered in the heat of battle. He's building a more physical squad and broadening his play designing innovation and gunius, and listening more, delegating more to his subordinates and micro-managing them less. Shula enters his first DC year fully ready, if anyone ever has, and with a more physical, intelligent, and fast roster to put in the field than his predecessor ever had. He'll be without Donald, sure, and he'll also be without the fetters and confines that his predecessor faced.
I'm sure we agree - the Rams D in 2024 will surprise and scare a few people - and it'll be fun to watch.
Be all that as it may, peace.
I don't like prevent defenses in general, and it took me some time to understand where Morris was coming from. His choices were limited.
One thing is for sure: Shula has a better overall crew of DB's in his first year than Morris ever did. He had an outstanding player in Ramsey, who was consigned to the so-called star position instead of playing strictly as a corner where he could have been most effective, if his coverage on one side of the field were not compromised by the fact that nobody on the opposite side could cover well enough to keep from getting picked to pieces. That, and we didn't have consistent safety play that scared anybody. Morris had to play the percentages with what he had, which wasn't enough. When he had the horses, he ran therm - which wasn't often.
That said, I expect that hard-tackling, ball-hawking CB AND safety play will free Shula up to get more aggressive - and with that, as I've remarked in other threads starting last year, I think we're seeing a head coach who has matured and tempered in the heat of battle. He's building a more physical squad and broadening his play designing innovation and gunius, and listening more, delegating more to his subordinates and micro-managing them less. Shula enters his first DC year fully ready, if anyone ever has, and with a more physical, intelligent, and fast roster to put in the field than his predecessor ever had. He'll be without Donald, sure, and he'll also be without the fetters and confines that his predecessor faced.
I'm sure we agree - the Rams D in 2024 will surprise and scare a few people - and it'll be fun to watch.
