except on offense where he is a F so that brings him down to the C- 7-9 coach. If he had backed away from the offense and let somebody handle it for him, he had made the playoffs and still be coaching.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Jamie Martin and Scott Covington were never going to do much. Players have to have some "IT" factor. But look at Foles and Keenum and how they thrived as well last year when they got out of the hell hole of caveman football. Goff was spectacular but take away options in the patterns and getting time and having all that space to work with and it is a different ball game. Lovedby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
to reach their potential. Create options, spread the field, be prepared, have great footwork, know your reads, know defenses tendencies McVay and Martz are both great in getting players to play at a much higher level than they would for other coaches. Goff and Gurley Warner and Faulk. (Faulk was like Gurley in many those years averaging less than 4 yards per carry, but create space aby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I believe a big improvement between this year and last year is even more diversity on how he handles the WRs. They are all now kind of used for all different kinds of patterns and the tendencies are no longer there for the defense to have good reads. Last year each receiver was so role based and only ran certain routes. This year it is wide open with all kinds of possibilities. Cooks,by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
But that replacement from the Patriots is working out just fine. Austin probably more likely on that play to create a bigger play, but that is a luxury to have and the advantage they have now is there is more an element of surprise because you don't know who is going to be used. One of the improvements from last year to this year that McVay has done is he has gotten away of departmentiziby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
He has the element of Welker in the slot on short crossing patterns and quick outs, putting him in motion, but he can make traditional WR down the field catches like Fitzgerald and has his toughness for doing all the little things including blocking. Neither Fitzgerald or Welker were highly athletic by receiver standards with blazing speed or jumping ability, but ran patterns, had toughness, aby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
that Jet Sweep action, but he even found ways to improve that with counter action off of those plays. It really is unbelievable what he has done to fix everything. His last action to fix and this will be his telling. It is an area Martz was bad in as well as he was bad with clock management late in games. Allowing the QB to take over the game if the team is trailing late in the game.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
but that is way too much to overcome.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
under Fisher with Greg Robinson as his left tackle and no WRs. That much is a guarantee. I think he is playing excellent and a great player, but as Aikman and Buck conversation in the 4th quarter about Wentz and Goff went: He needed some good coaching and many QBs come into this league as good players, but end up being considered busts because where they land.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
The Patriots really let their arrogance get the best of them on that one. and the Rams cashed in. In general, Draft picks are way overvalued vs an established player playing at a high level and when that player is playmaker, it changes everything. That trade gave the Rams that final piece to really juice up the offense.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
because we are seeing McVay do the same things that Martz did in elevating players, specifically QBs. See what they were before and after and it changes everything. Goff is elevating his game like Warner, Green, and Bulger. A little different in that he was a #1 pick and they were like late round picks or undrafted, but the point is how much the coaching changes everything. And had Goffby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
You talk about somebody who maximizes his talent and knows how the play the position he plays. Kupp is as good as it gets. He is headed for the Hall of Fame. A craftiness with some of the games best of all time. I say a hybrid of Wes Welker and Larry Fitzgerald. The Rams have 3 good WRs. I am fairly certain Woods is #3, but very good. I think Kupp may be the best of the entire buby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
This offense is so great to watch. It has the great space management. McVay spreads out a defense just like Martz does. It has a QB that makes quick great decisions. Goff does look a lot like Warner, Bulger, Green. It has a crew of great WRs that run great routes. It has the best all purpose RB in the game. It has a good offensive line. All of that sums up to the the best compby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Goff Wentz discussion in 4th quarter by Buck Aikmann Just spectacular! They nailed it. A lot of good QBs in the league come into the league and don't have the benefit of good coaching and end up being considered busts. Goff was headed in that direction, but McVay got him just in time. And the decision to bring in Whitworth to replace Robinson even if this is Whitworth's final year, aby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
It was coaching and players around him both. Had he continued with Robinson and Fisher, he would have been a bust. And yes, Goff deserves credit and yes he is a good QB, but he would never have had a chance in that environment to allow his talents to shine.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Bulger was a very good QB because of Martz. He was well schooled, a good decision maker, and had good fundamentals. He saw the field pretty good, It was only after Martz left that he deteriorated with his fundamentals slipping and his preparation not being done as well. He had 1 more good year, but you could start seeing slippage in his game and much of his success that last year was duby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
The sample size is small, but to me this is a significant upgrade to go to Mayfield from Taylor. We will see, however, once teams get video on Mayfield, it could change some things, but he seems so confident and such an energy guy/leader type that I believe the browns are going to be the surprise team in the NFL this year and will be improved significantly.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
The deal he made with the Rams appears to be a very dumb deal. You have to have some playmakers. He has been somewhat the exception these past years, but I believe he always had Gronk and a couple of crafty WRs. He is missing Edelman and maybe it won't be that big of deal when he returns but for now, that appears to be a great deal for the Rams and a horrific deal for the Patriots.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I would be ticked off at Bradford too, but in this situation, he still gave you the best chance to win a game that could have put them back on the map for this season. Like it said, it was a completely difference feeling at the Browns game where you could feel the team believed. Here it was like, what in the world is going to happen now. It will come back to haunt the coach. My guessby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I say he stinks in the 4th quarter when trailing. He has never won a game when trailing at the start of the 4th quarter I don't believe. If he has, maybe 1. That is different than under pressure, but to your point. We haven't trailed yet at the start of the 4th quarter this year so maybe he will be better. McVay needs to stop the micromanaging and let the QB do a real hurry-up offenseby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
If you own the space and make the opposing defense have to defense the entire field, it opens up many opportunities. This is big time in football and basketball, but even other sports like Soccer and even baseball to a lesser degree, using the entire field makes a big difference. McVay is an expert at it. He has the defense spinning sideways, on their heals, and when that happens the gameby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
that is the key to the season. Can the Rams steal 2 wins in the regular season in the 4th quarter to hold home field advantage throughout the playoffs? McVay doesn't help him out much with his micromanaging in the 4th quarter. You have to let QBs play with instinct in crunch time for them to be great.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
but it turned out to be bad decision for this particular game. It had a different feeling than the Browns game the other night. At the Browns game, you could feel that the players believed. Here it was like, lets see how this works out.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
They are playing with lots of energy. And the new QB appears to make the difference. I am not a QB is the entire team type of guy, but you have to meet a minimum standard and they have not had that minimum standard in years.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
When they continue to score more than 30?by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
that one at the end of the game last week was as dumb as it gets. They were letting him have enough to put the team in a game tying field goal and he declined and ran around for 14 seconds and time ran out. I watched him today and he made many dumb decisions. Hopefully for him, it is rust from not playing and his instincts are just not there, but you can't win with a QB that can't make theby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
the Bills every week. That team, however, overachieves. They went 9-7 last year and they are like a 3-13 type of team. so who knows.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
If they are negotiating with Contracts, than that is ok, but many of these guys hold out to just holdout.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
that is why people lose homes gambling. That is like a million to one shot and it happened. The Bills are dreadful and they just beat the Vikings on a Packer hangover. In the NFL, if you don't come to play, you get it handed to you. It will be interesting if the Vikings allow this to snowball.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
in today's game. I prefer the other 2 more, but he is right with them.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com