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Watching that game last night brought back that old "What could have been?" feeling about Spags time as HC for our Rams. He wasn't ready.

But man, he personifies what I like in a D coordinator. Aggression!

So many ways to say "Prove it" to an offense, but we'd rather say "Go ahead and try to make it all the way down the field without making a mistake". Taking time away from our offense, and tiring out our defense.

I often think what might have been if he didn't try be HC but became a long-time great DC for us instead of the Chiefs.
 
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kmramsfan said:
Some may be doing that, but the same style of soft D that has been implemented with the last 3-4 DC's has to say SOMETHING about that line of thinking.
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Or Shula learned his tendencies under Morris who ran the D before him. And don't forget Wade Phillips did not run a bend don't break defense.
 
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I could not help but watch that game and think even without Garrett, we have better personnel than the Chiefs. Please for the love of god, blitz a lot more while Garrett is out, and then be creative when he gets back
 
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I also think Shula should be pushing the Rams to look for a couple pieces to shore up the depth chart...

1. Depth NT. Not sure what's out there, but I'd be working them out at the very least.

2. Slot Corner. These are usually not too difficult to find. Kenny Moore still doesn't have a job, he looked like he lost a step last season but he's a seasoned slot and would add more to the depth chart than a guy like Forbes.
 
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Jacobarch said:
Or Shula learned his tendencies under Morris who ran the D before him. And don't forget Wade Phillips did not run a bend don't break defense.
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Go back and watch McVay in 2017, he used to let Wade run the game while the D was out there and he'd go sit on a water cooler and prepare for the next offensive position. He was not at all involved in the Defense until around 2019, and he himself admitted it. What we saw Thursday and what we saw against the Falcons last season was not a "bend dont break" defense. So I dont think its Raheem who wanted that style, and we only started running this style of D when McVay started to want to learn and be more involved/in control in all facets of the team.
 
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I like Rams said:
Go back and watch McVay in 2017, he used to let Wade run the game while the D was out there and he'd go sit on a water cooler and prepare for the next offensive position. He was not at all involved in the Defense until around 2019, and he himself admitted it. What we saw Thursday and what we saw against the Falcons last season was not a "bend dont break" defense. So I dont think its Raheem who wanted that style, and we only started running this style of D when McVay started to want to learn and be more involved/in control in all facets of the team.
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Mind showing me where McVay actually said that he was getting involved in defensive game-planning?
 
InfiniteRam said:
Exactly the point, maybe there was a reason for that.
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Yeah he was old AF. He didn't coach for another NFL team after his stint with the Rams. Your whole theory is based on a hypothetical belief. As long as you can admit that, I'll admit your theory is a possibility.
 
I like Rams said:
sports.yahoo.com

Sean McVay explains the importance of becoming more than just an offensive-minded coach

Sean McVay has worked hard to become a well-rounded coach, not just one who focuses on the offense.
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Yeah all it says is he learned the Defensive and ST language to help him communicate with the players during practices and games. Says nothing about him being involved in philosophies or game-planning either of those phases.

Read.

"This was something I thought a whole lot about when I first got the job because the one thing I didn't want is our defensive players or our guys that are specialists or the core special teams players saying, 'Aw, he's just the offensive coordinator that's the head coach,'" McVay said. "So the first thing I did was I made sure I'm involved in all three phases, but I know the language and I can speak to them as if I'm one of their coaches on that side of the ball. It shows that you're invested, it shows that you're important and I think it also gives you credibility as a coach if you know all three phases of what's going on. You're gonna take and allocate more time to the offensive side of the ball, especially if you're a play caller. And I don't think you ever want to lose sight of that identity. But the way you can make sure the players know that, hey, this is very important on defense and in the kicking game is by knowing it – you invest in being able to communicate. I thought it was really important for me to be able to communicate to Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey the same that Raheem Morris is or the same way that Brandon Staley did last year. And when you do that, that demonstrates that you do care enough because you can communicate to them in their language and I think it also gives you some more credibility that you have a big-picture knowledge and perspective, while also letting guys lead and do their jobs.

"I think it's really powerful to be able to coach all 22, if you will."
 
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