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I think if you read every quote box in this thread you get a nice picture of the whole "off-season v. lockout" issue.
I mean you might not agree it's the full picture, but just for a conversation starter, I'm saying I personally think it is. 8)
I think if you read every quote box in this thread you get a nice picture of the whole "off-season v. lockout" issue.
I mean you might not agree it's the full picture, but just for a conversation starter, I'm saying I personally think it is. 8)
Josh McDaniels - Friday, November 4, 2011 -
The Rams offensive coordinator joined Zach and The Coach to discuss the addition of Brandon Lloyd, the progression of the offense, and the challenges facing them in Arizona.
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zn » Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:20 am
I think all the signs indicate Spags has already said something. What [McD] reveals is that Spags hauled him in over the bye. His big emphasis--only just NOW are the players getting comfortable with the offense. Plus, they did change things at the bye. He called that getting a better handle on who your players are and what they can do. I think this one was mutual. Not only were the Rams slow to learn this system, McD was slow to learn who the Rams players are. Anyway--this is about as informative as you're going to get from listening to a coach talk, and it's revealing in lots of ways.
wv ram » Sat Nov 05, 2011
I think the McD interview is the single most revealing, interesting audio of the year, so far. Its a must listen.
One of the things i thot was revealing was when he talks about Lloyd and how 'he' doesnt get overwhelmed by what's given to him. McD then talks about how that 'shows the young players how they dont have to get all overwhelmed' etc.
Well, No. It doesnt show that. It shows that McD doesnt know how to handle young players.
The statement from McD about the Veteran Lloyd and McD's take on what Lloyd 'proves' is mindblowing, really. I mean McD seems to be a genius when it comes to attacking a defense. Granted. Wonderful.
But his grasp of human pyschology and 'teaching' and young minds strikes me as pretty lacking.
At any rate, it will take care of itself. The young receivers and O Linemen will grow into their jobs game by game. And McD is not an idiot so he will learn too.
And in the 'long' run, i think there is at least an argument that
McD's "dont-worry-if-the-horse-is-blind-just-load-the-cart" way will
get them to where they wanna go, faster, than a more young-player-friendly, approach.
Rhome: why did Bradford have such a tough time last season
Fisher: it was clear and obvious to us...it was a change in the offensive system, his 2nd in 2 years, and then with the lockout there wasn't a chance to install, and then people started getting hurt around him, and they had trouble protecting him...the injury situation here last year was extraordinary...you have to delete last year, and look back to the way he played his rookie year under Pat Shurmur who did a great job with him...
QB Sam Bradford – Minicamp – June 13, 2012
(On if it is nice to have an offseason with the team)
“Yeah, it is nice. It’s nice to be able to come out here and make mistakes. And then go in the film room and talk to (Offensive coordinator Brian) ‘Schotty’ (Schottenheimer) and talk to (Quarterbacks coach Frank) ‘Cig’ (Cignetti) and talk about those mistakes and learn from them. Then come out the next day or the following day and correct them and get everyone on the same page. Whereas last year, I’m not really sure we had that opportunity. There was an install on one day and then the next day we couldn’t really spend that much time going back.
we’ve really been able to get into detail with what we’re doing.”
I think last year, I probably rushed to judgments and jumped to some conclusions with my comfort with the offense and everyone else’s general comfort with the offense. Whereas this year, I want to see it against a live defense before I really go out and make that statement.