The Chicago Bears Must Now Stop Following the Rams Template By Erik Lambert - February 3, 2019
The Chicago Bears saw their road back to contention clearly at the start of 2017. It was watching what the Los Angeles Rams were doing out west. They scrapped the old methods of Jeff Fisher and revamped their entire roster around young, innovative head coach Sean McVay. His job was simple. Appoint somebody to run the defense and then craft an offensive system that could get the most out of young quarterback Jared Goff.
He succeeded beyond the wildest imaginations of even those who hired him. The Rams had the #1 offense that year, went 10-6 and made the playoffs for the first time in over a decade. Bears GM Ryan Pace now knew what he had to do. So after going 5-11, he fired head coach John Fox and brought in Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy. His mission? The same as McVay.
I don't think that Pace was ever following the "Rams template". The changes in the rules are what has most of the NFL clubs moving to following the trend for more aggressive and creative offenses. You could argue that Pace was following the "Eagles template" or the "Chiefs template".
We'll just have to wait and see how the next season unfolds. And I for one can't wait.
I don't think that Pace was ever following the "Rams template". The changes in the rules are what has most of the NFL clubs moving to following the trend for more aggressive and creative offenses. You could argue that Pace was following the "Eagles template" or the "Chiefs template".
We'll just have to wait and see how the next season unfolds. And I for one can't wait.
And when Pace first got here he was "following the Saints template". He sure has a lot of templates to follow. lol Personally, I think it's most likely that he's following the "Ryan Pace Template". Sure, he's probably pulled a little bit from here and there, but ultimately I think he has his vision and is working on seeing that through no matter what any other specific team is doing.
Saints, see Pace's words and history. Rams are fine, they just got outcoached by the most battle tested team in NFL history.
^^^^ This, guess which team had never gotten to a SB before and which team had been there a ton; w/a all time great HC/QB; honestly I didn't think the Rams could even keep it close.
Saints, see Pace's words and history. Rams are fine, they just got outcoached by the most battle tested team in NFL history.
^^^^ This, guess which team had never gotten to a SB before and which team had been there a ton; w/a all time great HC/QB; honestly I didn't think the Rams could even keep it close.
The Rams shouldn't have any regrets about last offseason going "all in" and how the season played out. They almost got it done! They went up against the GOATs, and until late in the 4th quarter, they still had a chance to win it all. So close. Losing to the Patriots in the Super Bowl? Yeah, there are worse things to have to live with! It sucks they fell short, but I was left thoroughly impressed with the job Wade Philips did. It's too bad so much focus has been on Belichick and Brady on the winning side and McVay and Goff on the losing side, because, wow, ol' Wade coached his @$$ off and no one is talking about it!
^^^^ This, guess which team had never gotten to a SB before and which team had been there a ton; w/a all time great HC/QB; honestly I didn't think the Rams could even keep it close.
The Rams shouldn't have any regrets about last offseason going "all in" and how the season played out. They almost got it done! They went up against the GOATs, and until late in the 4th quarter, they still had a chance to win it all. So close. Losing to the Patriots in the Super Bowl? Yeah, there are worse things to have to live with! It sucks they fell short, but I was left thoroughly impressed with the job Wade Philips did. It's too bad so much focus has been on Belichick and Brady on the winning side and McVay and Goff on the losing side, because, wow, ol' Wade coached his @$$ off and no one is talking about it!
For the Rams to only give up 13 points to the Pats is one hell of a job.
The Rams shouldn't have any regrets about last offseason going "all in" and how the season played out. They almost got it done! They went up against the GOATs, and until late in the 4th quarter, they still had a chance to win it all. So close. Losing to the Patriots in the Super Bowl? Yeah, there are worse things to have to live with! It sucks they fell short, but I was left thoroughly impressed with the job Wade Philips did. It's too bad so much focus has been on Belichick and Brady on the winning side and McVay and Goff on the losing side, because, wow, ol' Wade coached his @$$ off and no one is talking about it!
For the Rams to only give up 13 points to the Pats is one hell of a job.
And I thought the defensive dominance by both teams through the first 3 quarters was a superb throw back to some of the great championship battles of the past.