Sean McVay
The easy thing to say is that Bill Belichick broke Sean McVay’s brain and the Rams head coach hasn’t recovered. That’s not right, but it’s not totally incorrect. Belichick saw something when the Bears defense shut down the — at the time — unstoppable Rams offense in the 2018 regular season. Belichick refined it and gave everyone the blueprint.
Teams simply aren’t falling for the jet motion pre-snap. Instead of getting all confused by the window dressing McVay throws out there, they are staying put and setting up to stop the zone rushes toward the edge. The Rams receivers aren’t getting open as much.
McVay’s young genius tag has taken a hit this year. He’s still a good coach, but he’s been saddled with a tough situation.