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Speed_Kills
he did this at the end of 2018, the second half of 2019 (Higbee’s emergence) and early this year Dallas & Philly and then it disappeared until last night. You and I had been calling for more variation and power blocking and there it was last night.
so I hope you’re right
but recall we discussed what McVay would do without the deep threat. Did it mean we would see predominantly 2 TEs sets and the continued emergence of Higbee/Everett and the boom that didn’t happen
Just thinking it through dz not saying I’m disagreeing that it could mean he’s evolving but I just don’t feel certain of it. If that makes sense.
I need to see more than one game. I mean the fact that he didn’t do it against SF either time. Why? Especially with Goff struggling in both games. Miami I just can’t explain.
I can't explain Miami either. That game is still the most frustrating of the year to me and the maddest I've ever been at McVay. They literally were the worst team in the league in defending the run and we did not attack that.
But, this recent move to more 2 TE sets isn't the only change that makes me feel McVay is evolving.
Remember that you and I had identified early that one of his weaknesses was that he seemed to be very stubborn and inflexible. He had to have WRs fit a role. He had to have every play look the same which is why he ran 90% 11 personnel.
The fact that he moved away from the deep threat with the Cooks trade and didn't replace that skillset indicates to me that he's trying to evolve.
I think his evolution is not that we're going to predominantly see 2 TE sets but we will see more flexibility. He was inflexible before and I'm seeing signs of that changing.
The ability to adapt.
So while Miami is still baffling to me, I think the changes we've seen since then are signs of him growing and learning to be more flexible and adaptive. Don't know if it's just me, but it seems there's been a wider variance in the gameplans and tactics since the Miami game.
