10-23-2018, 08:39 PM
(10-22-2018, 06:21 PM)Jakeypoo Wrote: Really taking quotes from players is all we need to know about who is a good or bad coach? Every player is going to boost up the new coach and talk bad about the old coach after they left.
Adding Whitworth alone made a bigger difference than mcvay and no Watkins wasn't a bust in Buffalo so adding him was a major upgrade to that team.
Wood's, Cupp, and Watkins we're a lot better than what they had than Austin, Quick, and whomever. Also Whit and Sullivan we're a lot better than what they had on the offensive line. They added 5 new quality players to their offensive team. They pretty much redid there WR core from the year prior that's very significant.
Thirdly Wolf we made the playoffs 5 straight years compare that to the rest of the league and tell me how were we stacked in comparison. Also how many playoff games has mcvay won as a head coach and coordinator? Does that make him less of a coach if he doesn't win one this year?
The quote from Gurley came when Fisher was still the head coach. So try again. Me, wolf, wyche and others have given you plenty of evidence why coaching/scheme is a huge deal. The SI article I linked goes into great detail on how McVay's schemes have greatly helped the Rams offense.
As to the players they added - again - outside of Whit, none of those guys were great players. You don't go from 32nd to 1st just by adding a small handful of players. If it were that easy, every losing team that "wins free agency" would experience a quick turnaround. Instead, it's usually the team that strikes gold with a coach.
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