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As a boy, my beloved Rams were defined by the Fearsome Foursome. The team was perennially playoff bound. Though Roman Gabriel was my hero, Merlin Olsen was a close second. Yet there also were the Purple People Eaters and the Doomsday defense that were teamed with superior offenses led by guys named Tarkenton and Staubach. We never made it to the big game until Ferragamo and Wendel Tyler elevated their games in a magical playoff run. Then the Dickerson and Everett era brought a new hope led by one of the most underheralded but accomplished offensive lines in NFL history. Yet even they were thwarted in the NFC Championship game by the ferocious '85 Bears' defense. It wasn't until the GSOT was paired with what is still an under appreciated top 5 defense that the agony of waiting was finally satiated. However, it was that dynamic offense that remains today as the hallmark of that team.
Though it's obvious today that the greatest strength of our current Rams lies on the potential that lurks under the tutelage of Wade Phillips and led by the generational talent of Aaron Donald, it's the hope that McVay can construct an effective offense that drives our confidence.
But the question for my Ramianados is this...if you HAD to choose between a #1 Defense paired with a #5 Offense...or a #1 Offense with a #5 Defense, which would you choose? I will save my answer for later in the thread. I suspect some of you may say something that could push me to the other side of the fence.
Though it's obvious today that the greatest strength of our current Rams lies on the potential that lurks under the tutelage of Wade Phillips and led by the generational talent of Aaron Donald, it's the hope that McVay can construct an effective offense that drives our confidence.
But the question for my Ramianados is this...if you HAD to choose between a #1 Defense paired with a #5 Offense...or a #1 Offense with a #5 Defense, which would you choose? I will save my answer for later in the thread. I suspect some of you may say something that could push me to the other side of the fence.