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Was a terrible hire from the beginning
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Was a terrible hire from the beginning
I didn’t think so, he was a hot OC at the time and came with the GM. It will be a popular destination because of Dart and a few other weapons.
Another example of good coordinators not always being good HC
I keep hearing Lane Kiffin as a name for them. Personally I'd stay, he's practically a legend there and doesn't have to win.
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It was a terrible hire from the start. First it was mostly based off of a strong recommendation from Belichick who has never had a successful hire from his tree. Then it was somehow determined he was responsible for Josh Allen growth, which was laughable. They hired the wrong Brian
I doubt Kiffin leaves college for the NFL with LSU & Florida being open. However, if Ryan Day goes back to back, I would not rule that out.
I read this wrong at first. I thought you were saying he was practically a legend in NY. I didn’t recall him ever having anything to do with the Giants. Guess sometimes I don’t read too good.
Question? No habla reading myself. I didn't phrase that well, leaving off Ole Miss as the place he would leave.I read this wrong at first. I thought you were saying he was practically a legend in NY. I didn’t recall him ever having anything to do with the Giants. Guess sometimes I don’t read too good.
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Wouldn't shock me McDermott is fired too
Nothing personal, but he was below average at best. Surprised it took this long.
Feel sorry for Ward but he sucked
If Ward was the "sole" problem (and not the overall blocking) then Karty is gonna get screwed out of his job. I usually change one thing, analyze, then change another if needed to isolate the problem. This is not the case with changing both the snapper and the kicker at the same time.
Having said that, I have no info what's going on. I'm not a coach. Just observing from a problem solving angle.
Like you, we all have very little information; and, even most long-time football fans, don't know enough about kicking mechanics (snap, hold, kick, timing etc.) to offer a valuable opinion.
All that being said, I doubt Ward and the snapping was the 'sole problem'.
The Rams have two special teams' coaches and an experienced staff. I think this situation is complicated; and, my guess is that Karty is indeed, at least, part of the problem. The misses in the Saints' game were absurd.
Another point that I don't believe has gotten enough attention and discussion is ... What the Fuck happened on Kick-offs!?! For three games, Karty was kicking knuckle-balls inside the landing zone on a consistent basis; and the Rams' Defense greatly benefited from the opposing offenses starting drives with poor field position.
All of a sudden, Karty stopped even trying to kick in the landing zone; and now the opposition (also the case with Evans now kicking-off) is consistently starting drives with really good field position at the 35.
I read a couple articles that suggested the knuckle kicks were negatively impacting Karty's place-kicks, so the coaching staff instructed him to start kicking into the end zone. Don't know if that was true and accurate but, if so, thought that was fucking weak. Furthermore, it did not correct the XP/FG issues.
Regardless, my best guess is that the Rams know they have a talented place-kicker in Josh Karty based upon his rookie season. I'm thinking the Rams Really Do NOT want to give-up on Karty but he can NOT be allowed to miss kicks as badly as has been the case.
Finally, I believe a HUGE component of kicking is the Mental Approach. There's tremendous pressure on NFL place-kickers. If a kicker gets in a bad place it's tough for a team to simply ... let him work things out.
Plus ... Kickers are kind of weird and kooky ... like @Loyal .
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I don't think Karty is getting screwed.....yet. Meavis needs to kick (other than XPs) to see if he's even an improvement there. I suspect if he falters there, then Karty will be put back in.
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I am repeating myself here but, it really surprises me how Karty went into the tank so totally. It really sours me on him. If he wasn't the problem none of the stuff that happened around him should have affected him. Just keep doing what he was doing. If he was part of the problem, how he totally lost it scares me even more. I could never trust him not to loose it again. He would be gone.
I think the blocked kicks really screwed with his mind and he lost all confidence in himself. You see a guy coming from the outside like the Saints and that really messes up your rhythm and try to kick away from him so it doesn't get blocked.
But I believe Karty is done for the season. He might be okay next year especially if we get a new special teams coach.
Plus, I really like McQuaide as the long snapper. Alex Ward really went downhill this season.