walking away would be a bad look for him and I think he's a fighter in that regard. I'm sure he has a mentor still alive to help keep successful coaching in proper perspective. he can have on off year. stay McVay. ram fan since 1967.
Some perspective on McVay.
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So 51 plays produced 12 points? And we're gonna bitch about that? The reasons we lost that game was lousy special teams coverage caused an injury to our new PK, the offense could only muster 16 points and the refs made a terrible call (again) at the most crucial point in the game. But sure, let's blame Shula!!!!
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You both have a point
The players played well but we need to be more aggressive rather than bend not break
We need finishers to force 3 and outs and more playmaking to create turnovers
Yes but he is missing big throws, which is not a play calling issue.
For sure the players are a part of this. On any given play, failure to execute and a missed assignment is on that specific player, but when the whole team is failing to execute, missing assignments, playing sloppy, getting penalties, and playing undisciplined, that's on the coach. When the whole team is playing below their talent level, it points to something bigger being wrong. This big picture perspective is why I attribute what's happening to coaching.
I know Arizona knew everything we were doing because there was a good video breakdown posted on this site a few days ago showing that they already knew where Stafford was going to go every time they blitzed. They shut it down, we didn't adjust. That's scheme and coaching.
McVay has a losing record against his former assistants, and the offense always struggles against them. After enough time, patterns emerge, and it becomes clear that the issue is his former assistants know his tendencies and he's not surprising them with new wrinkles.
As for the refs, I believe in radical ownership. There will always be ref error. You can dismiss this as cliche all you want, but it's true that no game turns on one play. There are multiple plays before the critical error that could have changed the outcome. You can only control what you can control. IMO, it's a loser mindset to blame things outside of your control.
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..the idea if inside knowledge is not impossible but to conclude that is why his record is 5 and 9 against former assistance is far from causal...5 of those losses are against matt....so most of them are against one guy.
Again my simple point is blaming coaching is logical but nor you nor i nor every day football fans really know the absolute cause and effects...
Yeah, getting sick of McVays pupils schooling him. Watching that video where the Cards defenders knew what was coming. Guys Blitzed and others took their place defending the quick throws Stafford usually does to beat the Blitz's.
The answer is run the fucking ball down their throats. None of that matters then.
After awhile of having to sell out to try and stop the run, all that other stuff starts to work.
Keep it simple when your back is against the wall. Less to go wrong.
McVay does overthink stuff like a lot of intelligent people do.
The answer is run the fucking ball down their throats. None of that matters then.
After awhile of having to sell out to try and stop the run, all that other stuff starts to work.
Keep it simple when your back is against the wall. Less to go wrong.
McVay does overthink stuff like a lot of intelligent people do.
Did you hear the latest news? Garrett may be out for the season. I don't think I will put the bottle down now smartass. What a rude statement you made. Can't you debate without being a jerk?
I've been harping on his tendencies. I expected some new wrinkles this year. Considering his former coaches know his plays and tendencies, he has to change things up some. It's not just them catching on to McVay; other coaches as well. I expected the team to be hyper-focused this year. That didn't happen either. You have to blame the players as much as McVay.
Losing Garrett has hurt this team, If either him or Verse were playing, the Rams could be 4-2 or even 5-1 while not playing up to their potential. Verse may not have had the sacks, but he was disruptive, enabling others to step in and make plays. Garrett could have provided the sacks and the disruption the defense is lacking. Stafford not playing up to his normal standard has also hurt the team.
McVay may have been counting on Ferguson as a new wrinkle. Utilizing Ferguson to balance out the passing offense with Puka and Adams has been a big blow. Stafford not playing up to his normal standard has also hurt the team. The offense keeps shooting itself in the foot with penalties, poor blocking and Stafford misses. We know the special team problems, I won't reiterate them.
McVay sets the tone for the Rams. They need to play physical and smart the rest of the year. I trust McVay to give it his best effort and get better effort from the coaches and players.
So in essence, are you communicating to let Ty Simpson cook?
The plan always was for Ty Simpson to simmer. 2 years worth even. This was of course with Stafford continuing to play at a high level, which can still be accomplished. Dont think my comment on Reid had anything to do with Simpson, just an observation about Reid and him being elevated to "Grand Poobah" level. Chiefs wasn't Reid, was Mahomes.
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Sean is guilty of some questionable play calling and bringing his team to Australia probably way too late. But he's not even close to the biggest problem this year and he's done more for this franchise than any coach we've ever had. He's also smart enough to make adjustments, and I think he will. We've been dealt a fucked up deck with all the injuries. Some will come back in a couple weeks so we just have to dig deep and dig ourselves out of this hole. I will say this, I'll take this over 99% of the 90's and other years we'd all like to forget. Sean sure as hell deserves more grace than anyone else, IMO
Man McVay has noticeably less energy and enthusiasm at his presser today than usual. I feel for the guy. He’s probably getting no sleep and is stressed out of his mind.
IMO the special teams hire sunk him. If he hired an upper tier ST Coach I believe they would have not only demanded better personnel, but also brought in competition for both punter & kicker.
They allowed Ventrone two free agents a LB & deep snapper. If they had allocated more resources to that unit, the thought of trying to acquire someone like Garret might have been off the table.
The crime was hiring a coach to take over a weak unit who oversaw a weaker one in Cleveland.
They allowed Ventrone two free agents a LB & deep snapper. If they had allocated more resources to that unit, the thought of trying to acquire someone like Garret might have been off the table.
The crime was hiring a coach to take over a weak unit who oversaw a weaker one in Cleveland.
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LaFleur's are 6 -0 against McVay. I wonder if Mike got some brotherly love from Matt before the game.
If you visited any chiefs message boards over the last year or so, you will find many of them are ready for the Reid era to be over. Honestly a lot of them are hoping Reid’s departure aligns with either Shanahan or McVay stepping away, because that’s who they want to coach Mahomes next.