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Husky Downs
St. Louis Rams offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels will also be the team's quarterbacks coach.
Team spokesman Ted Crews confirmed McDaniels' dual role status Thursday.
Coach Steve Spagnuolo told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that it will be good for second-year quarterback Sam Bradford to have just one offensive voice in his ear as he learns McDaniels' system.
My Take
Josh McDaniels was masterful with Jay Cutler in Denver (insert sarcasm), so if I were a Rams fan, I’m supposed to feel better about him coaching the young phenom that is Sam Bradford?
I’m not sure about that one.
Sure, Cutler’s got issues; whereas, Sammy boy appears to be the type of player who would listen, and I can’t deny the fact that Josh McDaniels has been touted as a “good offensive coordinator”. So one could argue that this is a good move based on the aforementioned – right?
Well, I’m not so optimistic. Josh McDaniels was a wild card as coach and the way he handled the Jay Cutler situation, it really left a bad taste in my mouth about him. It wasn’t the fact that Cutler left trust me; I’m a smart enough sports fan to discern between right and wrong. What chapped my hide was the way he went to the media and the things he put in writing a-la newspaper. Definitely something one might expect from a young coach; however, Mike Tomlin was a young coach en-route to his first ever Super Bowl and not once did he cause waves.
That said, one could argue that the management in Denver, coupled with his youth, immaturity, and overall inexperience at the NFL level was not the right fit. But, if that’s the argument, then I definitely have no faith in Josh McDaniels being teamed up with Spagnuolo in St. Louis based on his checkered past.
Summing It All Up
Josh McDaniels should focus solely on being head coach and being head coach alone. Many coaches have dabbled wearing multiple hats and the outcome has yet to produce a winner (i.e. Super Bowl Champion). Therefore, this move is a bad move and one of two things will happen:
- The Rams will have a sub-par season, Sam Bradford will not have as good a season as he did last year, and tension in the locker room will fester.
- The Rams will hire a quarterbacks coach before the season ends (assuming we have a season of course).
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1 comments:
good points made Husky. I can't believe I am saying this, but I agree with you. Not necessarily because of it being Josh McDaniels, but because so many times in the past we have seen the outcome of a coach taking on too many duties. It happened with Mike Martz and Scott Linehan. I am a Rams fan, so I can only hope for the best.
I do expect a different Rams team this year, with Avery and other better receivers coming back from injuries (especially with Amendola in the mix), so if the season does occur it should be an interesting one.
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