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Cameron DaSilva's interview with Sean McVay:
" Sean McVay was asked on Tuesday whether Sloman’s lower trajectory was something the Rams scouted before the draft, and he indicated that they were aware of it. It’s definitely something that, especially now with just some of the technology that you have in terms of measuring the apex of these kicks or even just once it gets to the line of scrimmage – what’s that height compared to the norm? Those are things that typically I haven’t had to look at over the last couple of years, but that is something that we were in tune with,” he said. “It was a little bit lower than what is the average and I think that’s where we’ve seen that reflected in kicks getting blocked. "
Okay, so why did they draft him? Anyone who knows kicking knows that inaccuracy is one thing but low kicks are an animal of a completely different nature. It reflects a far more difficult flaw to correct. One that simply can't be corrected in a shorten camp and during the season. It proves beyond all doubt that Sloman didn't win the competition. That some other pressure was in play to keep Sloman.
Cameron DaSilva (regarding Austin MacGinnis)
Sean McVay “He was a guy that it was really closely contested, between all three of those guys throughout camp, but Austin had consistent accuracy,” McVay said. “And then you talk about some of the things that have led to us getting things blocked this season, he gets great height immediately on his kicks, especially when you’re in some of those ranges that we want to be smart about – deciding to be able to kick field goals there and so, that was more of a reflection of some of the things that he had done... "
Okay so tell me again how Sloman won the competition with consistently low kicks and only 55% accuracy in TC? Bonamego has experience in coaching kickers. He of all people understands exactly what I've been saying all along. If he didn't want Sloman he should have argued against him. But all the fingers point to him actually being the motivation to keep Sloman.
This plays into things I've been critical of the coaching staff. Where subordinate coaches seem to have a lot of sway with McVay. From Kromer's simplistic o-line schemes which have subsequently been rectified by O'Connell to this whole Sloman debacle. It's clear McVay knew of Sloman's issue all along but was poorly advised about the true meaning of that kind of kicking flaw.
On a side note, the offensive line has a really bad flaw that IMO will be picked up SOON by DC's. Their execution of the fake sweep with a naked boot in the opposite direction isn't played the same as their actual outside zone on a run play. This flaw also extends to the jet sweep when it's actually handed off. It's why that action is increasingly being stuffed. The flaw is that a normal outside zone with a handoff to the RB is executed differently. I made this observation weeks ago but it's clear from the way Chicago played the jet sweep handoffs that they have noted the difference.
The blocking execution on a normal RB outside zone handoff is executed with a vertical concept. Both the jet sweep handoff and the bootleg are executed with a horizontal concept. Chicago generally played the jet sweep handoff like they knew it was coming. In fact, IMO it was a factor (besides Mundt's blown block) in Wood's fumble. In a vertical concept, the linemen push the defenders off the LOS while the horizontal concept is simply sweeping them horizontally in the desired direction. The vertical creates holes, the horizontal depends upon the d-line, and the LBs losing gap control.
A SS or LB observing that will begin to cover that naked boot if they don't change it's blocking execution. Frankly, I'm amazed they haven't done it thus far. Again it comes down to coaching. That's the way Kromer is coaching it and it's simply wrong. O'Connell needs to clean that up quickly.
" Sean McVay was asked on Tuesday whether Sloman’s lower trajectory was something the Rams scouted before the draft, and he indicated that they were aware of it. It’s definitely something that, especially now with just some of the technology that you have in terms of measuring the apex of these kicks or even just once it gets to the line of scrimmage – what’s that height compared to the norm? Those are things that typically I haven’t had to look at over the last couple of years, but that is something that we were in tune with,” he said. “It was a little bit lower than what is the average and I think that’s where we’ve seen that reflected in kicks getting blocked. "
Okay, so why did they draft him? Anyone who knows kicking knows that inaccuracy is one thing but low kicks are an animal of a completely different nature. It reflects a far more difficult flaw to correct. One that simply can't be corrected in a shorten camp and during the season. It proves beyond all doubt that Sloman didn't win the competition. That some other pressure was in play to keep Sloman.
Cameron DaSilva (regarding Austin MacGinnis)
Sean McVay “He was a guy that it was really closely contested, between all three of those guys throughout camp, but Austin had consistent accuracy,” McVay said. “And then you talk about some of the things that have led to us getting things blocked this season, he gets great height immediately on his kicks, especially when you’re in some of those ranges that we want to be smart about – deciding to be able to kick field goals there and so, that was more of a reflection of some of the things that he had done... "
Okay so tell me again how Sloman won the competition with consistently low kicks and only 55% accuracy in TC? Bonamego has experience in coaching kickers. He of all people understands exactly what I've been saying all along. If he didn't want Sloman he should have argued against him. But all the fingers point to him actually being the motivation to keep Sloman.
This plays into things I've been critical of the coaching staff. Where subordinate coaches seem to have a lot of sway with McVay. From Kromer's simplistic o-line schemes which have subsequently been rectified by O'Connell to this whole Sloman debacle. It's clear McVay knew of Sloman's issue all along but was poorly advised about the true meaning of that kind of kicking flaw.
On a side note, the offensive line has a really bad flaw that IMO will be picked up SOON by DC's. Their execution of the fake sweep with a naked boot in the opposite direction isn't played the same as their actual outside zone on a run play. This flaw also extends to the jet sweep when it's actually handed off. It's why that action is increasingly being stuffed. The flaw is that a normal outside zone with a handoff to the RB is executed differently. I made this observation weeks ago but it's clear from the way Chicago played the jet sweep handoffs that they have noted the difference.
The blocking execution on a normal RB outside zone handoff is executed with a vertical concept. Both the jet sweep handoff and the bootleg are executed with a horizontal concept. Chicago generally played the jet sweep handoff like they knew it was coming. In fact, IMO it was a factor (besides Mundt's blown block) in Wood's fumble. In a vertical concept, the linemen push the defenders off the LOS while the horizontal concept is simply sweeping them horizontally in the desired direction. The vertical creates holes, the horizontal depends upon the d-line, and the LBs losing gap control.
A SS or LB observing that will begin to cover that naked boot if they don't change it's blocking execution. Frankly, I'm amazed they haven't done it thus far. Again it comes down to coaching. That's the way Kromer is coaching it and it's simply wrong. O'Connell needs to clean that up quickly.
