I must admit, I don’t know jack about 3-4. So I guess we’re saying Quinn and Barron as the other two linebackers? Outside linebackers? I don’t really get it.

I don’t want McVay. I’m concerned with what coaches he could bring along with him.
I do like the Shanahans as a pair b/c that’s twice as much exposure to different coaches to choose for the staff.
I am hoping papa Shanahan comes along as bench coach or assistant head coach. He is a brilliant tactician from what I’ve read.

Other than that, I want someone that has been a part of a winning organization so they know how to build one. Please no “excellent” coordinators from losing teams.

PA Ram wrote:

The “Hopefully a lot of guys will be a lot more hungry” quote is telling, and speaks volumes as to the the mindset of where some of his teammates priorities might be.

Remember, Lamarcus Joyner said as much during Hard Knocks when he almost quit the team. “All these guys.. They be in the locker room … It’s about money, it’s about girls, it’s about cars. Coach, I love this game.”

If they aren’t hungry they shouldn’t be here.

The Jamon Brown quote about the line and running back not being on the same page is stunning. It sounds like they were blocking one way and Gurley did whatever the hell he wanted. Gurley was a problem this year. Even when he broke open a guy could finger tackle him. That concerns me.

And of course this classic from Greg Robinson:

Greg Robinson: “Whoever comes in, I just hope they push me. I’m willing to step up.

WHAT!!!

“Push you”? Seriously?

How about they “push you” out the door. The team is not only dumb and unfocused–it’s lazy.

Bring in a hardass. Bring in someone with no patience for this.

Something changed. Last year, you could see the zone blocking, the cut-back, and the run. It just didn’t look the same this year. I wonder if Boras and Groh are the ones who were not on the same page.

There was a disconnect somewhere. So depressing.

Just in time

Zooey wrote:

I believe zn is right on McDaniels. An asshole is an asshole.

He may recognize some errors he made in Denver, but assholes will just make errors in new ways even if they don’t make the same error twice. It is a character thing, and I don’t want him with the Rams.

Love this theory. assholes are just Assholes……

……although Bilichek is an asshole… and he’s done pretty well……

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I think he stays.

To me, the most important thing is that Goff stays in the same system. I must admit, I don’t even know what system we use right now. Whatever it is, I want that to continue. I don’t want him to have to learn a whole new syntax.

Other than that, I don’t give a ____. Ok I do, but it makes me feel better to say that I don’t.

I wonder is someone was whispering in his ear.

Aight cool…..

Ok, I wanna say a little something. Yes, of course circumstances do matter. That’s why Jimmy Johnson can build a dynasty in Dallas, and “not so much” in Miami.

That being said, If some of those circumstances are caused by the Head Coach’s moves that went sour…than you can’t just say “circumstances” any more than you can say “Record only”

If the head coach runs the whole show, than isn’t he accountable? If his decisions led to the circumstances that we are talking about….isn’t he responsible? Maybe not.

MAYBE NOT.

But some Coaches have a knack for winning and team building. I recently read the wikipedia page on Andy Reid. It almost made me throw up. He took that team (philly) and turned it around SO FAST. And maintained a high level of play for SO LONG. Now he’s continuing to win in Kansas City.

I WISH so much that he was the coach of the Rams. The very best coaches seem to shape the team regardless of circumstance. They almost will it to happen. There’s not many out there that can do it. Reid and Billichek are two of those coaches. The Harbaughs’ might be in that category.

I really believe that Fisher doesn’t have team building vision. There’s no comprehensive plan past this season and “hopefully next”.

I don’t know. BLECH I don’t know why I’m even posting about this.

Now I want Fisher to stay for another year.

joemad wrote:

I understand Williams may have thrown him under the bus for bounty gate, but fuck him……..

LOL!! I’m with you on this.

zn wrote:

His awareness and reactions under pressure are really first-rate. From what we saw today, it is possible to see him becoming the best qb the Rams have had for decades

Yeah…..YEAH!! Just don’t change the system next year.

We’ve seen Fisher offenses for five years. We may not have seen it at its full potential, but we’ve seen it.
This is a special kind of ineptness

Goff breaks out of his shell…and has a good game, Rams should win since they are now pretty much out of the playoff hunt.

Fish has got to send a message to these players that stupid penalties are unnacceptable. There needs to be blood in the locker room…..Somebody needs to lose a few fingers or something.