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9er8er
People want to hope. I am hopeful.
But it's largely the same cast of characters that have said they "see hope because they see a FO, Coach and Staff that are putting some good moves together" every single year for the past decade and sneered at those who saw something else.
And I don't think those people realize the mountain McVay has to climb just to make this team respectable again. It would be a challenge for the best, most experienced football man out there, let alone for the youngest and one of the least experienced NFL head coaches in history. A lot of things are going to have to go right. Most things are going to have to go the opposite way they have to date (Goff, Watkins, Gurley, the entire O-line, rookies contributing immediately, etc.).
The Rams are not likely to be very good this year. And that's okay as long as the signs are there that they're on the right path......finally. McVay is going to need to grow into the job. Goff is going to need to grow into the position. Watkins is going to need to stay healthy and improve. Donald is going to need to be kept. They're going to need to have hit a couple HR's in the draft. They're going to need to solve several other problems. All I'm asking is that they demonstrate that stuff is happening this season. If they do more than that, fantastic!
As for good decisions, let me ask you this. The Bills were a way better team than the Rams last year as evidenced in part by how they smoked the Rams in LA. They've also decided to go a different direction only with both the coach and GM. They're direction is to undo the past regime's mistakes by pulling back and collecting draft picks and build through the draft. The Rams have decided to go for a win now approach and continue to deplete future draft assets when they actually have low odds of winning now. Which decision making process makes better sense to you? What do you think the best organizations in the league like the Steelers and Patriots would do if they inherited the same situations?
Best,
Laram
