 NEW COACH BOBBY JACKSON, BY NITTANY RAM (Feb 8) |
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Martz did the right thing in
replacing Mongomery with Jackson. Bobby Jackson, according to Mike Martz, is one of the most respected RB coaches around. Look at what he did with Stephen Davis this season. No one expected anything from him...he was a fullback prior to this season. But he led the NFC in rushing. Jackson did what good coaches do. He got the most out of what he had. Actually, he got more. The Redskins running game was better than the talent level would warrant. Or, at least, he recognized Stephen Davis's potential and made the correct move in replacing Skip Hicks with him. A potential that no other coaches ever saw in Davis, or he wouldn't have been a full back to begin with. Now, you could argue that Montgomery did a good job with Marshall Faulk as well. He did lead the league in total yards from scrimmage. But, Faulk was a known commodity. In this offense, with the talent around him, you might expect Faulk to have his best season. This is by far the best team Faulk ever played on, so he *should* have his best year. Meanwhile, the rest of the Rams running backs did poorly. I don't believe that any of the other backs averaged even 4.0 yards per carry. Montgomery didn't get anything extra out of them. Plus, the Rams running game struggled down the stretch (playoffs). Faulk seemed to become tentative. Perhaps Martz sees this as Montgomery's fault...at least partially. So on the one hand, you have a coach in Jackson who turns an unknown into a superstar, and on the other, you have a coach in Montgomery who has the best running back in the league who ends up struggling at the most crucial part of the season. I'm not suggesting the Rams problems in the running game are all Montgomery's fault, but Martz seems to think that Jackson can get more out of it than Montgomery can, and I tend to agree. |
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