Insider shares how Kevin O'Connell helped shape the Rams offense
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The situation with the Minnesota Vikings and their quarterback position has been fluid over the last two seasons. One of the things that has made it so fluid is the one-year deals they have been signing quarterbacks to as part of a bridge system, while also waiting for rookie J.J. McCarthy to emerge as their future.
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Most coaches and playcallers do not like to force quarterbacks into their offenses. Rather, they would more often than not adjust things to fit the player's skillset. As The Athletic's Jourdan Rodrigue pointed out in a recent piece, Kevin O'Connell has a history of doing this, going back to his time with the Los Angeles Rams.
With his new quarterback, Kyler Murray, it may be the most talented passer he has worked with since his time with Sean McVay.
She explains, "But with a quarterback who has Murray’s mobility, the pistol especially can be incredibly effective. The quarterback can see the defense as if he’s in shotgun, with a full menu of motions at his disposal, while he is able to disguise the run direction and whether he or the running back will keep the ball. . .O’Connell was a key voice in installing a new offense with Rams coach Sean McVay in 2021 for quarterback Matthew Stafford. It featured significantly more shotgun plays than McVay had ever previously utilized. I’d expect O’Connell to revisit that playbook, among others."
While the J.J. McCarthy project remains on its last leg, the Murray experiment is just getting started. And as Rodrigue points out, history sides with Murray being able to pull this off with O'Connell.
This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: Kevin O'Connell has shown he can shape an offense in the NFL