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It's not the X's and O's...

K-Gun? Pop-Gun : 1/15/2019 10:28 am
...it's the Billy's and Joe's.

Hyperbole of the B/R article title aside, here's an interesting bit that harkens us back to NYG's 'young coach' experiment:

"McVay figures out what works for his team. For example, the Rams used 11 personnel (one running back, one tight end and three wide receivers) for a whopping 96 percent of their plays during the regular season, according to The Ringer's Robert Mays.

The head coach didn't expect to be so slanted toward one personnel grouping upon his hire, but he found the right alignment for his roster and stuck to it. Adjustments are the biggest differentiator between good and poor coaches, and McVay's more adept at it than most."

That's a lot of 11 personnel!
Sean McVay's Success Will Ultimately Ruin the NFL - ( New Window )
Ben McAdoo  
bluepepper : 1/15/2019 10:56 am : link
being vindicated all over the place...LOL.
Sounds like a certain ex-coach of ours...  
Eli2020 : 1/15/2019 10:56 am : link
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No problem sticking with one personnel package  
allstarjim : 1/15/2019 11:18 am : link
if it's working.

Sticking to the same thing over and over when it's clearly not working?

Not sure we agree that this would vindicate McAdoo.
In 2017, 11 personnel for the Giants  
NoPeanutz : 1/15/2019 11:34 am : link
was a failure from the start. Mac stuck with it. This is the opposite of McVay's philosophy.
Fwiw, there are two games left in the season to judge the ultimate success of it.
And although this worked for the Rams, there are three other coaches left in the tournament, all BIGGER offensive geniuses than even McVay, who may employ a more sophisticated system.

So the jury is still out.
The best formation  
K-Gun? Pop-Gun : 1/15/2019 1:58 pm : link
is the one that works.

It sure did not here.
Think this highlights  
tmanic21 : 1/15/2019 2:14 pm : link
how personnel groupings are just one element of it. Yes McAddo ran a ton of 11, but his formation diversification was nothing like the Rams. It was some sort of an offspring of WCO Iso routes meets Spread. 2x2 formations with inline tight end creating the extra gap for defenders to honor the box and then relying on the QB's arm talent and the WR's ability to win 1v1 to sustain drives. Ultimately its a little more complex than the above, but the tilt of plays was way more towards that than using elements like Play Action, Outside Zone foundation (for run and pass pro), combos from the various formations most often bunch'd, and a PHD in dressing up Flood Concepts. That is McVays offense.
Just remember !  
LeftHook : 1/15/2019 2:15 pm : link
To protect The "Duke", and always remember to "Farm your own land". And you should be alright...... The X's and O's will work themselves out....
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