Ram's Influence

SaintNik · 07-26-2003, 06:00 PM

Yeah, a very good post indeed Billy. The old saying that defenses win championships is true. But you must have at least an average offense to go along with a great defense to get you there. Teams with great defenses that have won the superbowl such as the Bears, Giants, Ravens, and Buccaneers have only needed their offense to play adequate enough for them to win on the way to the big dance. Teams like the Dolphins, Redskins, Steelers, Cowboys, 49ers, and Packers have done so with a bit more balance and known somewhat more for the ability of their offense. You are 100% correct in that the Rams did it with an offense that scored so much that it didn\'t matter what their defense did. There have been several offensive teams over the years such as the Chargers under Fouts and the recent Vikings explosive unit that could not overcome weak defensive play and were outed in the playoffs. Other defensive minded teams over the years including even the Saints, played great defense but could not overcome the inept play of their offense.

As for as a TRUE west coast offense, there is always an original idea and then there are variations of it. Even Holdgrems WC was modified from the one he learned from inovator Bill Walsh. June Jones Atlanta run and shoot is not even the same concept.

Your point is well taken though in that the WC under McCarthy to date has relied a bit more on the vertical down field big plays that resembles the attacking style of the Rams glory, more so than the dink and dunk, take what the defense gives you, ball controlling methodical time consuming WC style of play that the 49ers and Packers displayed. I would like to see us use all of McCarthys WC which we haven\'t due to the lack of TE production during the past three years and also missing some other pieces to the puzzle at times. We now have the players in place to utilize his playbook from cover to cover. This year this system will show just how diverse it can be.

07-26-2003, 06:00 PM	#2
SaintNik 100th Post Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 312	Ram's Influence Yeah, a very good post indeed Billy. The old saying that defenses win championships is true. But you must have at least an average offense to go along with a great defense to get you there. Teams with great defenses that have won the superbowl such as the Bears, Giants, Ravens, and Buccaneers have only needed their offense to play adequate enough for them to win on the way to the big dance. Teams like the Dolphins, Redskins, Steelers, Cowboys, 49ers, and Packers have done so with a bit more balance and known somewhat more for the ability of their offense. You are 100% correct in that the Rams did it with an offense that scored so much that it didn\'t matter what their defense did. There have been several offensive teams over the years such as the Chargers under Fouts and the recent Vikings explosive unit that could not overcome weak defensive play and were outed in the playoffs. Other defensive minded teams over the years including even the Saints, played great defense but could not overcome the inept play of their offense. As for as a TRUE west coast offense, there is always an original idea and then there are variations of it. Even Holdgrems WC was modified from the one he learned from inovator Bill Walsh. June Jones Atlanta run and shoot is not even the same concept. Your point is well taken though in that the WC under McCarthy to date has relied a bit more on the vertical down field big plays that resembles the attacking style of the Rams glory, more so than the dink and dunk, take what the defense gives you, ball controlling methodical time consuming WC style of play that the 49ers and Packers displayed. I would like to see us use all of McCarthys WC which we haven\'t due to the lack of TE production during the past three years and also missing some other pieces to the puzzle at times. We now have the players in place to utilize his playbook from cover to cover. This year this system will show just how diverse it can be.
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