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http://cover32.com/2017/01/07/kevin-demoff-rams-rebuild/
Kevin Demoff gets it wrong when he said the Los Angeles Rams aren’t a “rebuild.”
They are.
But Demoff has never been a guy to let the truth get in the way of a self-serving narrative. Especially one he is trying to sell to an already skeptical fan base.
To his credit, he isn’t wrong when he says the Rams have talent on this team. As they move forward towards 2017, and more importantly, as they search for a successor to Jeff Fisher, there’s upside to the franchise that is attractive. They have a very good defense with a bonafide star in Aaron Donald, and punter Johnny Hekker is the best in the league at his position.
They also have a running back that has more upside than not in Todd Gurley.
But offensively, they have no identity, no run game, and are stark at the receiver position.
Add to the above that hey may have, and I stress, “may have” a starting quarterback in Jared Goff.
However, what this team is absolutely devoid of is leadership both on and off the field.
While Kevin Demoff may have a different view on whether the Rams are in a rebuild or not, he’d have a difficult time defending the state of the organization as anything other than dysfunctional. A look at the last five weeks of the season uncovered how deep that dysfunction goes.
Los Angeles suffered targeted leaks that had Demoff, GM Les Snead, and Jeff Fisher playing defense. It’s also hard to ignore the accusations from inside the locker room that some players had prematurely cashed in on the season.
Kevin Demoff himself even tried to rationalize the mounting losses by his head coach who was represented by his father.
Now he wants to sell that he’s a piece or two away on offense to change this team’s trajectory. He offers this assessment with no head coach, a General Manager who may OR may not be part of the mix, and a number #1 draft pick who is the starter designate in 2017 at the most critical position in professional football, quarterback.
That quarterback is also 0-7.
The Los Angeles Rams are in pieces as an organization. Demoff may believe he is best served to offer a more positive narrative, but the record in not just this season, but going back to the last four in St. Louis shows an organization who just doesn’t get it.
Yet, he’s tasked to fix it.
Fans can make their own assessment as to the state of this team. But I’d guess it doesn’t dovetail with the same line that the Rams COO is peddling.
Which in and of itself speaks to the relative delusion this organization continues to operate under.
It also doesn’t bode well for 2017.
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Gonna have to disagree with writers assessment.While I will be first to admit we are in dire
need of help on the oline and WR positions.That in itself does not constitute a Rebuild.
The bigger need in my opinion is hiring of a HC and coaching staff with a vision that
our guys can believe in.A vision that inspires.I am aware of the "perfect world " mind set
that these guys are professionals and should be self motivated.
But the truth is, this is not a perfect world and It can be damn near impossible to
be motivated playing under a system that inspires no one.Many of us complain about
the lack of creativity,lack of adjustments and just a lack of simple soundness of the
offense that we have been forced to watch.The complaints are not unfounded.
If we have a hard time dealing with these things,how can we blame the players
who are generally more knowledgeable and see these things on a daily basis.
How can a player perform to best of his ability when he knows the system
and the coaches pushing this system are faulty at best.The bottom line is
these guys didn't believe in what they were being sold and it showed.
I guess my point as it pertains to the article is,You give these guys a coach
that they can believe in ,a vision that inspires them and you will see a different
team on Sundays.I am not saying that all of sudden everyone on the team
is going to be playing lights out,because there are talent deficiency's.What
i am saying that you will see players playing inspired football and some
will be playing at a higher level than many of us expected.
I welcome any feedback you guys may have.
Kevin Demoff gets it wrong when he said the Los Angeles Rams aren’t a “rebuild.”
They are.
But Demoff has never been a guy to let the truth get in the way of a self-serving narrative. Especially one he is trying to sell to an already skeptical fan base.
To his credit, he isn’t wrong when he says the Rams have talent on this team. As they move forward towards 2017, and more importantly, as they search for a successor to Jeff Fisher, there’s upside to the franchise that is attractive. They have a very good defense with a bonafide star in Aaron Donald, and punter Johnny Hekker is the best in the league at his position.
They also have a running back that has more upside than not in Todd Gurley.
But offensively, they have no identity, no run game, and are stark at the receiver position.
Add to the above that hey may have, and I stress, “may have” a starting quarterback in Jared Goff.
However, what this team is absolutely devoid of is leadership both on and off the field.
While Kevin Demoff may have a different view on whether the Rams are in a rebuild or not, he’d have a difficult time defending the state of the organization as anything other than dysfunctional. A look at the last five weeks of the season uncovered how deep that dysfunction goes.
Los Angeles suffered targeted leaks that had Demoff, GM Les Snead, and Jeff Fisher playing defense. It’s also hard to ignore the accusations from inside the locker room that some players had prematurely cashed in on the season.
Kevin Demoff himself even tried to rationalize the mounting losses by his head coach who was represented by his father.
Now he wants to sell that he’s a piece or two away on offense to change this team’s trajectory. He offers this assessment with no head coach, a General Manager who may OR may not be part of the mix, and a number #1 draft pick who is the starter designate in 2017 at the most critical position in professional football, quarterback.
That quarterback is also 0-7.
The Los Angeles Rams are in pieces as an organization. Demoff may believe he is best served to offer a more positive narrative, but the record in not just this season, but going back to the last four in St. Louis shows an organization who just doesn’t get it.
Yet, he’s tasked to fix it.
Fans can make their own assessment as to the state of this team. But I’d guess it doesn’t dovetail with the same line that the Rams COO is peddling.
Which in and of itself speaks to the relative delusion this organization continues to operate under.
It also doesn’t bode well for 2017.
********************************************************************************************************************
Gonna have to disagree with writers assessment.While I will be first to admit we are in dire
need of help on the oline and WR positions.That in itself does not constitute a Rebuild.
The bigger need in my opinion is hiring of a HC and coaching staff with a vision that
our guys can believe in.A vision that inspires.I am aware of the "perfect world " mind set
that these guys are professionals and should be self motivated.
But the truth is, this is not a perfect world and It can be damn near impossible to
be motivated playing under a system that inspires no one.Many of us complain about
the lack of creativity,lack of adjustments and just a lack of simple soundness of the
offense that we have been forced to watch.The complaints are not unfounded.
If we have a hard time dealing with these things,how can we blame the players
who are generally more knowledgeable and see these things on a daily basis.
How can a player perform to best of his ability when he knows the system
and the coaches pushing this system are faulty at best.The bottom line is
these guys didn't believe in what they were being sold and it showed.
I guess my point as it pertains to the article is,You give these guys a coach
that they can believe in ,a vision that inspires them and you will see a different
team on Sundays.I am not saying that all of sudden everyone on the team
is going to be playing lights out,because there are talent deficiency's.What
i am saying that you will see players playing inspired football and some
will be playing at a higher level than many of us expected.
I welcome any feedback you guys may have.
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