Al Saunders, Offensive Coordinator, St. Louis Rams
Really? I thought Saunders was an offensive guru. Does the offense have the amount of talent they had eight years ago? No, but it’s not as if the cupboard is completely bare either. Torry Holt, Marc Bulger and Orlando Pace are in their early 30’s and Steven Jackson is 25.
They have a mixture of veterans and younger players and they should be much better than they have been showing on the field.
The quarterbacks have been running for their lives all year and Trent Green can’t survive another concussion. Their offense has produced a paltry 13 touchdowns all season long. I’m not a mathematician, but I’m quite sure that one touchdown a game isn’t going to cut it in this league.
This offense looks uninspired and too many three-and-outs are putting their defense in some bad situations. Al Saunders received a lot of credit for the offensive successes when he worked with Dick Vermeil.
However, what has Saunders ever done without Vermeil?
John Marshall, Defensive Coordinator, Seattle Seahawks
This defense is loaded with talent.
The Seahawks have invested a lot of money on this side of the ball over the past few years in players like Julian Peterson, Deon Grant, Brian Russell, Marcus Trufant, and Patrick Kerney. They’ve been dinged up a little on the defensive side but there is enough talent on this roster to compensate for an injury here or there.
In addition, the homegrown talent on this defense doesn’t seem to be progressing at all this year.
Their offense isn’t great but the defense isn’t exactly helping them. This defense is giving up so many long, grinding, and clock-eating drives that the Seahawks offense isn’t getting very many opportunities to score.
The word is that Jim Mora Jr. has already been given the head coaching job after this season. Hopefully, for the Seahawks, his first order of business will be to fire Marshall.
Dishonorable Mention: Mel Tucker, Defensive Coordinator, Cleveland Browns: I was serious when I said everyone on the Browns coaching staff deserved an F.
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