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You don't? Didn't he install a new offense that was pretty productive last year when reasonably healthy?
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No. That's a myth. The Rams offense was not exactly "new." Rather, it was a modification of an existing system. Also, the offense was really productive for a stretch of about a third of a season. That's not much to go on.
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Didn't he bring in a new defensive coordinator that has made progress with a revamped unit?
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I don't know that Linehan brought in Haslett. I also don't know how much Linehan has really contributed to the defense's progress.
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Hasn't he drafted some promoising young players that are starting to pay dividends?
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Again, you are giving him credit for something that may not have been his doing. Sure, he had a say in the draft, but he is not the GM.
The Rams' last two drafts were fairly good overall. That said, there were some pretty bad "misses" (Klopfenstein, Alston, Byrd) in 2006.
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I don't think you're looking hard enough.
We both know that if a new coaching staff is brought in, there will be changes that will require time, maybe substantial time.
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Several people have argued that a new system will take multiple years to install and succeed. Where's the evidence of this? I've seen a lot of "new systems" succeed (or at least result in improvement) in the first year they were in place. Have the Cowboys suffered this year from their coaching change?