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Originally Posted by AvengerRam
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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It was a new system. Because some players were having trouble adjusting to it, Linehan talked to a few guys and made some modifications to incorporate parts of the Martz system in an effort to make the transition easier. It worked. Despite the adjustment period, the Rams ended up the 6th ranked total offense in the NFL, were at the top of the heap in red zone efficiency and produced two Pro Bowl players who had career years.
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Originally Posted by AvengerRam
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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Linehan was hired as the head coach. He talked to Haslett, liked what he heard and brought him on board. You may not want to give him any credit, but from what he says in his weekly press conferences, he sounds involved in what's going on with the defense.
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Originally Posted by AvengerRam
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.
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As the head coach, Linehan most definitely had a major say in the draft.
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Originally Posted by AvengerRam
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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You're right, the last two drafts were fairly good and you're always going to have misses. It's rather curious that you would make the point that Linehan doesn't really deserve credit for the players drafted, then bring up the "bad misses". Are you just hedging your bet?
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Originally Posted by AvengerRam
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?
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I'm not sure what changes the Cowboys made this year so it's hard for me to have an opinion, but I do know that they have had a healthy team this year and that's going to make a difference.