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One needs to look no further than Belicheat to see the importance of coaching in this league. The Pats run all kinds of rookies and retreads through that team and they remain successful. With that said, 20% is QB play. We have seen guys like Big Ben throw up huge numbers in the past even with an inferior OLine. Very rarely do we see a dominant defense carry a team all the way (Ravens/Broncos) but even then, the defensive calls put the players in a position to win. Anyone who paid attention to Martz's offenses could see the spike in production when he was there.
This is why we can expect a marked improvement for the Rams going forward. We finally have proven competence on the sidelines in respect to gameplanning and in game adjustments. On offense, there will be a modern passing game that puts the receivers in open space by design. I'm not yet sold on McVay's ability to generate a rushing attack or consistent production in the red zone but it couldn't be worse than what we got from the Schotty, Cig, Boras debacle. On defense, I've called Williams the second coming of Haslett since Fisher tried to hire him at the inception. While there are games he looks like a genius, far too often his gambling style put players in a position to lose nearly as frequently as he put them in a position to make a big play. While every defensive coach can get gashed from time to time, Phillips has been far more consistent with his defenses. Sadly, he won't be coordinating the stacked deck he had in Denver but I expect a slightly more consistent defense next year. Finally, Bones is the best ST coach the Rams have EVER had.
Finally, it will take a year for this administration to churn the roster to fit the schemes and for players like Goff and Ogletree to develop their ability to master the mental concepts necessary for elite production. There will be growing pains and those like myself who regularly get sucked into pre-season hype will need to temper our expectations to avoid fan meltdown. Still, the arrow will be pointing upward for reasons beyond abject homerism.
This is why we can expect a marked improvement for the Rams going forward. We finally have proven competence on the sidelines in respect to gameplanning and in game adjustments. On offense, there will be a modern passing game that puts the receivers in open space by design. I'm not yet sold on McVay's ability to generate a rushing attack or consistent production in the red zone but it couldn't be worse than what we got from the Schotty, Cig, Boras debacle. On defense, I've called Williams the second coming of Haslett since Fisher tried to hire him at the inception. While there are games he looks like a genius, far too often his gambling style put players in a position to lose nearly as frequently as he put them in a position to make a big play. While every defensive coach can get gashed from time to time, Phillips has been far more consistent with his defenses. Sadly, he won't be coordinating the stacked deck he had in Denver but I expect a slightly more consistent defense next year. Finally, Bones is the best ST coach the Rams have EVER had.
Finally, it will take a year for this administration to churn the roster to fit the schemes and for players like Goff and Ogletree to develop their ability to master the mental concepts necessary for elite production. There will be growing pains and those like myself who regularly get sucked into pre-season hype will need to temper our expectations to avoid fan meltdown. Still, the arrow will be pointing upward for reasons beyond abject homerism.
