zn wrote:

“The thing about Isaac that people will forget at times is that he was good on bad teams,” Venturi said. “He didn’t just get good with the ‘Greatest Show on Turf.’ He carried some bad teams. When you got ready to play the Rams before the ‘Greatest Show,’ the only guy you worried about was Isaac Bruce. Your coverage was all directed to Isaac.”

it doesn’t matter with the great ones. they look great no matter what.

should have been in the hall of fame years ago.

he coached linebackers on that vaunted tampa bay defense which finished number one overall in 2002 and 2005. one of those linebackers was hall of famer derrick brooks who won defensive player of the year in 2002.

also coached linebackers in san diego where the defense finished 9th in total defense 2 of the 4 years he was there.

http://www.redskins.com/team/coaches/Joe-Barry/e0e34c5a-bd31-4b85-b3f7-e9ff1956171b

Now in his 15th NFL season, including four as a defensive coordinator, Barry has been a member of a defensive staff that has finished in the Top 10 in total defense five times, including No. 1 overall units in 2002 and 2005. Under Barry, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Brooks was named the 2002 NFL Defensive Player of the Year.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by InvaderRam.

zn wrote:

InvaderRam wrote:

who is this mysterious oc candidate?

You mean Kromer? There’s stuff on him in this thread (it’s all through the thread):

the “who are the coaches McVay is hiring” threadL http://theramshuddle.com/topic/the-who-are-the-coaches-mcvay-is-hiring-thread/

The original rumor was that he would be the OC but guess not.

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not kromer. he’s the oline coach. and not trestman. but a possible third candidate who hasn’t been named.

interesting. who is this mysterious oc candidate?

sanbagger wrote:

Now that H and H have a year under their belt, I think they are gonna start to pay dividends..for some reason I just have a feeling about Hemingway.

If they get another TE in FA, what happens to Kendricks? I have no problem with them letting him walk. He is gonna collect a bonus 3/11 so they’ll have to make a decision soon.

i don’t think they should get one in fa. just the draft.

one reason i prefer te over wr in this draft is also that this is a strong tight end class while the wr class is weak. they got austin. and i expect them to sign a veteran receiver. i’d rather they develop cooper, thomas, and spruce.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by InvaderRam.

i worry this guy doesn’t have the instincts the great ones have. i think he did have a lot of things working against him, but i also saw numerous occasions where he’d just flat run into his lineman’s back without even looking up to see where a hole would open up or just go down way too easily.

i hope he’s being honest when he holds himself accountable. i remember jackson had similar problems early in his career and then stephen davis took him under his wing.

if he and goff are busts. this team is set back another 4 years in my opinion.

i will watch the game. i think.

want to watch the falcons blow the patriots out of the water. i want to see the embarrassment on belly and brady’s faces.

just adding this little tidbit from the previous thread. and if i’m not mistaken, calais plays on the left side.

The position has seen an evolution of sorts in recent years. In the past it was associated almost exclusively with pure 4-3 under teams, but more and more we are seeing 3-4 and multiple front teams find a way to get their most talented interior rusher at the 3-technique. Calais Campbell is typically thought of as being a prototypical base 3-4 end, a 5-technique, but the Cardinals lineman spent over half of his snaps in 2014 as a 3-tech.

http://www.espn.com/espnradio/losangeles/play?id=18520962&s=la

Afternoons on ESPNLA with Marcellus & Kelvin [hr3]

Rams Defensive Coordinator Wade Phillips tells Marcellus & Kelvin what he sees in the Rams defense and how he can improve it. Phillips remembers coaching Marcellus in Buffalo.

if it was me, i’d sign a left tackle and center in free agency. either re-sign britt or try and sign one of the washington receivers. re-sign trujo. try and sign an olb if possible.

fill the rest of the needs through the draft.

they still need a receiver (wr or te), a safety, a corner… dl/lb depth…

great hiring. i think he’s better than williams. seems like a good guy too.

i think the rams defense gets even better next year.

zn wrote:

Fisher had final say. Carroll has final say. Florio’s assumption that a GM is “over” the coach is not true. Some places it works that way, some places it doesn’t.

i realize that, but in shanny’s case, they may not have been willing to do that.

well again. great qb and a sound offensive scheme. those two were lacking on the rams.

with mcvay. and hopefully an improved goff. we will see the receivers take a step up.

i like the talent at receiver. austin is who he is, but i have hope in cooper and spruce. and i think they can either re-sign britt. or what would be my preference is to sign a guy like garcon to help ease the transition to a new offense.

this draft is supposed to be deep at tight end. i know that they have higbee and hemingway, but with the importance of tight ends in this offense and the talent available in this draft, i think they should draft one.

there’s 5. maybe 6. maybe even 7 tight ends available in the draft who could make an impact at this level.

yeah. it is. he’s able to draw keyshawn in and get him on his side.

i don’t think he’ll have problems engaging and motivating today’s player.

and i think he’ll remain true to himself.

Zooey wrote:

Yeah, so this is actually a loss. Pleasant was a young, engaging coach. Well respected. Sean McVay adds a potential rising star to his group

i like the fact that there seems to be a nice mix of youth and experience on the coaching staff. i mean you want the experience. but you also want that energy and drive to be successful. you want fresh new ideas. not just how things have been done. i expect some more youth on the offensive side as well.