02-05-2019, 03:37 PM
The local ESPN radio guys here in Houston are extremely sharp and pointed out something. New England had spent the majority of the year (90% of plays) in man coverage. They played no man to man the entire game. The Rams didn't adjust. Goff was confused. Being so early in his career Goff was easy to flummox, and my guess is the Rams could not switch gears to adjust easily especially with an early career QB.
McVay isn't dumb. He knew what NE was doing. I don't think he could adjust because beating Zone wasn't in the game plan and Goff doesn't have the experience or football IQ to completely switch schemes in the middle of a game.
You go to war with the soldiers you have, and I see this as McVay getting completely out coached, but also not having a QB that could adjust on the fly. First part is truth, second is speculation, but based upon the fact that McVay had to know what was going on and didn't adjust....probably because he couldn't.
See this article - https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/02/04/how-bill-belichick-outcoached-sean-mcvay-super-bowl-liii/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0eadf8335819
McVay isn't dumb. He knew what NE was doing. I don't think he could adjust because beating Zone wasn't in the game plan and Goff doesn't have the experience or football IQ to completely switch schemes in the middle of a game.
You go to war with the soldiers you have, and I see this as McVay getting completely out coached, but also not having a QB that could adjust on the fly. First part is truth, second is speculation, but based upon the fact that McVay had to know what was going on and didn't adjust....probably because he couldn't.
See this article - https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/02/04/how-bill-belichick-outcoached-sean-mcvay-super-bowl-liii/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0eadf8335819
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