Kinda tells ya how good Roger Saffold was at guard and now maybe Rams are feeling the sting a bit? He was the anchor of the run game last year.
Said for awhile that Saffold was the BEST LG in the NFL the last two years.
We seeing that now.
That said, I really, really like Noteboom and think Allen is going to really be special. He's not an instant hit like Travis Frederick was for the Cowboys, but he's going to be good.
The problem for these young'uns is that when you combine their lack of experience with the schematic achilles of our offensive system which is double A gap pressure and exotic blitzes and stunts focusing on those A gaps and bringing pressure up the middle... well, it's gonna take longer for us to adjust.
I wouldn't be surprised if we went on a bit of a skid until they figure it out.
there's a REASON the NFL doesn't run 6-1 all day. It's very vulnerable to a number of counters.
If McVay explores, finds and implements them, we'll be fine. If he doesn't, this will be a cardiac year with heartbreaking wins and losses and likely a 9-7ish record and OL injuries due to all the pass blocking.
I really hope getting our collective asses handed to us in our own house is a bit of a wakeup call.
I think McVay thought he could just scheme around us... but as Tampa Bay proved... a decently schemed 6-1 along with a power interior running game against us can give us fits from ANYONE.
If we play this way again Seattle in Seattle.... um... it's gonna be ugly af.