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I know, I know. That's highly unlikely to happen, but here's my perspective:
- I'm not from St. Louis or L.A. but I started following the Rams in year one of the GSOT. I remember that year, the Rams got off to an exciting start and were piling up points to the surprise of many around the NFL. I remember watching highlights and loving the attacking style of play. I loved Kurt Warner's rags-to-riches story and decided I would be a Rams fan from then on.
-That team came out of nowhere. The Rams had losing seasons the previous nine years. But, they had a great offensive mind as OC and a veteran head coach who seemed to rally everyone together.
-That team had an offense that could beat you in many different ways. Obviously, you had several Hall of Fame level players in Pace, Faulk, Warner, Holt and Bruce. There weren't any weak spots to the offense.
Now let's look at THIS team:
- Nobody is giving the Rams a chance to do anything this year. They have been a mediocre or worse team since the end of the GSOT days. Their offense has been especially putrid.
- While Jared Goff isn't a no-name walk-on like Kurt Warner, he is essentially being written off as bust after half a season of uninspiring play on a terrible team within an even worse offensive system. He has a lot of talent and could take the NFL by surprise within this offense.
- The coaching staff is almost like a mirror image of the GSOT staff. Now, we have a young offensive genius running the team and a veteran DC with head coaching experience who has a reputation to rally the troops.
- While the offensive players don't have the pedigree of the core of the GSOT, they offer a very tantalizing mix of weapons. We finally have what seems to be a balanced and talented WR group with Watkins, Woods, Kupp, Austin, Reynolds, Cooper, etc. You could even make an argument that it has the potential to be deeper than the GSOT group when you add in the athleticism of Everett and Higbee as pass-catching TEs. GSOT didn't really have those kinds of threats.
-Gurley is no Marshall Faulk, but he is an extremely talented and well-rounded RB in his own right. Behind an improved offensive line and within a REAL offensive system tailored to get the most out of all of its weapons, he could put up an impressive season or at the very least bounce back to his rookie season production.
- I think the defense is a better unit than the GSOT team ever had. That team didn't have an Aaron Donald. This defense hasn't been the problem the last few years. With a better offense to give it more rest and Wade Phillips running the unit, the defense will continue to be a strength.
Maybe I'm drinking the Kool-Aid a little too much, but I am getting a good feeling about this team under coach McVey. I think this offense could be pretty special. The defense was already very good. The guys just have to put it all together on the field.
I haven't been this excited about the Rams since Week 5 of 1999 when I decided to become a fan.
- I'm not from St. Louis or L.A. but I started following the Rams in year one of the GSOT. I remember that year, the Rams got off to an exciting start and were piling up points to the surprise of many around the NFL. I remember watching highlights and loving the attacking style of play. I loved Kurt Warner's rags-to-riches story and decided I would be a Rams fan from then on.
-That team came out of nowhere. The Rams had losing seasons the previous nine years. But, they had a great offensive mind as OC and a veteran head coach who seemed to rally everyone together.
-That team had an offense that could beat you in many different ways. Obviously, you had several Hall of Fame level players in Pace, Faulk, Warner, Holt and Bruce. There weren't any weak spots to the offense.
Now let's look at THIS team:
- Nobody is giving the Rams a chance to do anything this year. They have been a mediocre or worse team since the end of the GSOT days. Their offense has been especially putrid.
- While Jared Goff isn't a no-name walk-on like Kurt Warner, he is essentially being written off as bust after half a season of uninspiring play on a terrible team within an even worse offensive system. He has a lot of talent and could take the NFL by surprise within this offense.
- The coaching staff is almost like a mirror image of the GSOT staff. Now, we have a young offensive genius running the team and a veteran DC with head coaching experience who has a reputation to rally the troops.
- While the offensive players don't have the pedigree of the core of the GSOT, they offer a very tantalizing mix of weapons. We finally have what seems to be a balanced and talented WR group with Watkins, Woods, Kupp, Austin, Reynolds, Cooper, etc. You could even make an argument that it has the potential to be deeper than the GSOT group when you add in the athleticism of Everett and Higbee as pass-catching TEs. GSOT didn't really have those kinds of threats.
-Gurley is no Marshall Faulk, but he is an extremely talented and well-rounded RB in his own right. Behind an improved offensive line and within a REAL offensive system tailored to get the most out of all of its weapons, he could put up an impressive season or at the very least bounce back to his rookie season production.
- I think the defense is a better unit than the GSOT team ever had. That team didn't have an Aaron Donald. This defense hasn't been the problem the last few years. With a better offense to give it more rest and Wade Phillips running the unit, the defense will continue to be a strength.
Maybe I'm drinking the Kool-Aid a little too much, but I am getting a good feeling about this team under coach McVey. I think this offense could be pretty special. The defense was already very good. The guys just have to put it all together on the field.
I haven't been this excited about the Rams since Week 5 of 1999 when I decided to become a fan.
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