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There’s a learning curve involved, and not just the one for the rookie quarterback. Rob Boras is making his debut this season as the Los Angeles Rams' offensive coordinator.
The Rams believe they have a more talented team than their 7-9 record last season would suggest, though by almost every measure they were the worst offensive team in the NFL.
And there’s only one place to go from the bottom.
Coach Jeff Fisher made a number of adjustments in the offseason, including firing offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti and promoting Boras, their tight ends coach. The title they actually gave Boras, however, was assistant head coach offense. And, for the first time, they added a passing coordinator, Mike Groh.
“We made some hard decisions,” Fisher said. “Changes were necessary.”
So the Rams will open the season with a new offensive coordinator, a new passing-game coordinator and, in all likelihood, a new quarterback. That’s a lot of new for any team. Particularly when the new offensive coordinator has spent most of his career coaching tight ends.
“It’s just like the players,” Boras said. “Every day is a new day. This is my first time going through the training experience. I’d be lying to say I’m not still learning. That’s why we come out and practice. Just like we challenge the players to try and attack that day, as coaches we have to have that same type of mentality.”
Boras, 45, was previously an offensive coordinator at UNLV for former Rams and USC coach John Robinson, so the process is not entirely new to him. Still, there’s going to be a lot of learning on the job going on with the Rams this season.
http://www.espn.com/blog/st-louis-r...ive-coordinator-rob-boras-learning-on-the-job
There’s a learning curve involved, and not just the one for the rookie quarterback. Rob Boras is making his debut this season as the Los Angeles Rams' offensive coordinator.
The Rams believe they have a more talented team than their 7-9 record last season would suggest, though by almost every measure they were the worst offensive team in the NFL.
And there’s only one place to go from the bottom.
Coach Jeff Fisher made a number of adjustments in the offseason, including firing offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti and promoting Boras, their tight ends coach. The title they actually gave Boras, however, was assistant head coach offense. And, for the first time, they added a passing coordinator, Mike Groh.
“We made some hard decisions,” Fisher said. “Changes were necessary.”
So the Rams will open the season with a new offensive coordinator, a new passing-game coordinator and, in all likelihood, a new quarterback. That’s a lot of new for any team. Particularly when the new offensive coordinator has spent most of his career coaching tight ends.
“It’s just like the players,” Boras said. “Every day is a new day. This is my first time going through the training experience. I’d be lying to say I’m not still learning. That’s why we come out and practice. Just like we challenge the players to try and attack that day, as coaches we have to have that same type of mentality.”
Boras, 45, was previously an offensive coordinator at UNLV for former Rams and USC coach John Robinson, so the process is not entirely new to him. Still, there’s going to be a lot of learning on the job going on with the Rams this season.
