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The Rams defense kept them in it to the end. But McVay coaches the offense, and it struggled the entire game.
well as head coach i put it all on him. so while the offense struggled the defense kept them in it. yes wade is the dc, but i credit mcvay for the entire team’s performance.
But the universal take on that game from analysts who know how to do film (guys like Simms and Polian etc) is that McVay had trouble adjusting to what BB was doing.
i agree. mcvay got outcoached. but i wonder if at least part of the problem was goff failing to recognize what the defense was doing. i remember during the broadcast romo saying that the rams would let the clock wind down until the headset was cut out. romo speculated it was cuz he didn’t want the pats d to key in on the rams’ formations. but maybe it also put more of an onus on goff to make presnap adjustments. this is not a slam on goff. but maybe he needs to get better at recognizing it on his own. and he’s been in the offense now for only 2 years. he’s also still learning to adjust how defenses are playing him. he’ll learn as will sean.
an aside note. in addition to playing more 12 personnel, i also wonder if mcvay should have run more no huddle. just a thought.
also. i read that gurley runs more effectively out of 11 personnel while anderson runs better out of 12 personnel. look i don’t think gurley was fully healthy. at that point why not go more out of 12 personnel and run the heck out of anderson? get tight ends more involved in the passing game.
I think it’s pretty clear McV was completely outcoached.
i don’t know that he was “completely” outcoached.
i definitely think he was outcoached, but it depends on what you mean by “completely”.
it was 3-3 in the fourth quarter. they even had a chance to tie it in the end before a pats fg made it 13-3.
the rams were definitely in it until the end.
i just think mcvay has to have an answer when the 3 wr formations aren’t working. shoulda gone with more 2 tight end sets.
Hope all is well.
everything is great as i hope it is with you.
To me, Belichek is good, not “great.” And he’s no “genius.” Far too many close games that could have gone either way. Personally, I reserve the “genius” level for someone who dominates, obliterates, wipes out his opponents.
who would that be then?
i’m sorry. i hate belichick as much as anybody. but 9 superbowl appearances and 6 victories?
and this last one with brady playing like crap?
he’s proven his greatness. i mean he’s a bastard, but he’s gotten his teams to play at a high level for years.
probably the greatest dynasty in the modern era of sports i’d say.
i’d be happy if mcvay could achieve even half of his success.
i still think mcvay got outcoached. the more i read the more i’m convinced. he’s like a boxer with a great right hand but once you figure it out you can negate the right. and he’s got nothing to counter with. he’s gotta figure it out. i think he will.
belichick is the opposite. his teams are able to adapt. but the guy’s been coaching forever. his resume is older than mcvay.
mcvay has to come up with a counter to the 11 personnel. teams will be studying tape of the superbowl, the chi game. the det game. the phi game. he’s gotta come up with an answer or the rams will regress. i think he will.
One other thing…and I haven’t seen anybody reference this yet, and I thought it was a big momoment – I would have taken one of those penalties with 2:25 left in the game to push NE out of FG range. I don’t get it.
if i’m remembering the same one, romo explained it. if the rams had taken either of the penalities, the clock would continue to roll. by not taking the penalty. they in effect gave themselves another timeout. otherwise, pats take it down to 2 minutes. milk even more time off the clock.
romo i believe asked the guest ref for confirmation of this and he confirmed that romo was right in his logic.
it was more a matter of preserving time. a better chance of scoring and then getting a quick onside and scoring again.
either way the chances were miniscule.
