Rams tweets etc. … 11/4 – 11/8

zn wrote:

there’s a difference between understanding how to adjust and then having the ability (skill, experience, yes inclusive to calls, menu of calls etc) to do it. Probably somewhere in the middle and a hard lesson for a coach who is used to vets to learn, plus a hard lesson for young players to learn quickly. I hearken back to 2019 …different circumstances but still had a face a league shift he helped create head on, and it was tough sledding. Did it, though. I think McVay is a great coach who is going through the learning curves and league arcs most others do while assistants, not in the big seat. That said learning and growth by ALL must occur. That’s what they promised this year would truly be about, after all.

This is one area I would really like to see growth from McVay and his coaching staff. I thought I was beginning to see it Week 1 against the Seahawks, when the Rams made halftime adjustments, and came out and rolled Seattle in the second half. This is something of a deficiency in McVay, and I would be happy to believe that he sees this year – not only as a chance to teach a bunch of young guys how to play football – but as an opportunity to focus on areas of development for him. Like this.

Apart from Seattle, though, I {partially} recall only one other time where I saw McVay do this, and it was when he came out with a greater emphasis on running the ball. It might have been against the Colts; I don’t remember. But whatever it was, I wasn’t sure I was seeing a change in strategy so much as a change in tactics, and I don’t recall it lasting longer than a single drive.

Anyway…seeing what the defense is taking away – and thus allowing – is one of McVay’s significant weaknesses, imo. I’d like to see McVay “deviate from the tape” himself, on the fly, instead of basically making all his play calls on Wednesday.

zn wrote:

Zooey wrote:

Apart from Seattle, though, I {partially} recall only one other time where I saw McVay do this, and it was when he came out with a greater emphasis on running the ball. It might have been against the Colts;

That was Arizona. Good post btw and I agree. The entire Rodrigue article I quote is at the end of this thread: media, twitter, some plays, the big articles, etc. … GB game

Yeah, I read the whole article after I wrote my post, and thought I discerned an echo in here, but I figured it was best not to mention it, or I might get banned.

I wonder if Lamar Jackson has made Ravens fans forget about Tony Banks.