We told you a few weeks ago that Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay was determined to get defenses to pay attention to motion before the play.
That was again evident on Sunday.
Even though the Rams’ comeback attempt fell short in a loss to the Buffalo Bills, McVay continued to put his offensive players in motion before the snap. The Rams ran 69 offensive plays against the Bills on Sunday, and used motion on 40 of those plays. In this video breakdown, you’ll see how the Rams used motion, how even when the Bills defense stayed in zone coverages, the motion still impacted what happened after the snap, and how McVay uses these motions to help quarterback Jared Goff:
Sean McVay and presnap motion, revisited
*Forcing you to pay attention to it
*Defined reads and throws for Goff
*Giving the quarterback information presnap pic.twitter.com/gbpOEiv33j— Mark Schofield (@MarkSchofield) September 28, 2020
Sean McVay is determined to get defenses to pay attention to presnap motion. Even when the defense is playing zone coverage, as we see in the above breakdown, the use of motion still forces defensive backs to react to what happens after the play, creating throwing lanes and opportunities for Goff. Smart coaching is all about putting your players in a position to be successful, and McVay is determined to do that with Goff, by using motion.
