Hall of Famer: Tom Mack makes a compelling argument why the OL coaching is better

[Rams43]

The Mack vid was most enlightening, huh?

McVay's genius is in the details of teaching. His players will be fundamentally sound and completely prepared on game day. I fully expect his rookies to develop more quickly than those under the previous regime.

A slight correction to the hierarchy of offseason hires in terms of importance.

McVay
Phillips
Kromer

Kromer, much as I admire and respect him, must take a backseat to the Wade Phillips hire. No shame in that, of course.

 

[SteveBrown]

Tom Mack was in 12 pro bowls, I think....he speaks of exactly what Fisher didn't emphasize: teaching teachnique. Fish was comfortable motivating people and being a 'players coach'.

People love the DBs Fish and co. developed, but the corners, including pro bowler Janoris, never turned their heads in coverage with their back to the ball.....4-5 years in this league, you start and you can't rotate and run...bad teaching. Janoris was talented, but without 'deep 9' tech....Fish failure....now Janoris is a great player, no surprise.

I am a bit worried about Tru Johnson fitting Wade's system. Tru can't go the full game in bump and run coverage.....unless the WR runs a 4.6....even then, maybe not. That is why they were trying to trade Tru (and the $16 mill, too). ALL only opinion mon frereule.

 

[MadGoat]

One thing about Coach Bou though is that he did his best work with castoffs from other teams and guys who had some playing under their belt. Where he failed miserably was bringing along young and raw talent. And using that insight that Mack provided, it kind of ties together IMO.

I think another issue is the lack of pro style fundamentals for linemen coming out of college. 75% of the players coming out of college ran some form of a spread or pistol offense. These guys aren't any more prepared to play than Goff was. Throwing them in and expecting them to just adjust their technique is a recipe for disaster. This issue impacts every position on offense, but the QBs and tackles seem to have the toughest time.

 

[DaveFan'51]

Tom Mack was in 12 pro bowls, I think....

I just checked on this ^ Fact for you. Actually Mack was in 11 Pro Bowls, he was named 1st string All Pro in 1969, and he was Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1999! ( Eric Dickerson went in the same year!!)
I got the stats fro ProFootball Referance.com

 

[Faceplant]

I could listen to those legends talk all day (and I think Hardy pretty much did...he may STILL be rambling). VERY encouraged to hear what they said about Coach McVay and Coach Kromer. That is high praise from those guys.

 

[SteveBrown]

I just checked on this ^ Fact for you. Actually Mack was in 11 Pro Bowls, he was named 1st string All Pro in 1969, and he was Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1999! ( Eric Dickerson went in the same year!!)
I got the stats fro ProFootball Referance.com

Thanks for the info!

 

[Mackeyser]

What I found most telling from Mack's comments was: a year ago, the coaches were focused more on scheme than the technique fundamentals. And this year, the fundamentals aren't being neglected.

That's ESPECIALLY important because the scheme was hot garbage. So we had a coaching staff NOT teaching technique and expecting guys to execute a totally craptastic scheme.

Awesome. Why not kick each guy in the nuts before each snap since we were seemingly trying to up the difficulty level by a factor of 10?

 

[Mojo Ram]

Sean McVay makes Jeff Fisher look like a buffoon.

We get it. You hate Fisher.