The Kevin Stefanski: Two-Time Coach of the Year Thread

[bigfoot5415]

I have always had a thing for her, even now when she is aging and a hot mess. I guess to keep this comment on topic, analytics has proven that I want to bang her.

My analytics tell me that there is 0% that would happen. However upon secondary studies, we have found that there is a 5% chance she gets desperate enough to do porn at some point in her life.

 

[Triplethreat]

Dude is 37.

Not sure how that relates

 

[Jordan]

I was curious (and unproductive at work) this Monday morning so I decided to compare Sean McVay's offense in his final year in Washington (prior to his hire in LA) vs. Stefanski. Why? Well, I'm bored. But also because they seemed to have a similar rise and also had Kirk Cousins at QB on their respective teams.

Coach	Yards (Rank)	Points (Rank)	Rush Yards (Rank)	# Rush Attempts (Rank)	Pass Yards (Rank)	# Pass Attempts (Rank)	Pass TD (Rank)	INTs
McVay (2016)	6454 (3)	390 (12)	1696 (21)	379 (27)	4758 (2)	607 (7)	25 (14)	14
Stefanski (2019)	5656 (16)	389 (7)	2133 (6)	476 (4)	3523 (23)	466 (30)	26 (14)	5

I found it interesting how run-heavy Stefanski went vs. McVay. Obviously having Dalvin Cook helps. But I do think there's something to be said for the correlation between taking the ball out of Cousins' hands and their scoring output.

Weirdly enough, Minnesota had 141 fewer pass attempts than Washington yet had more passing touchdowns and almost identical total points. Also, fewer passing attempts = fewer INTs (obviously).

Draw whatever conclusions you want from this. Most of it is surface level. But I do think there was some intricate strategy at play that drove the decision-making employed by Stefanski/Kubiak in 2019.

Two big confounding variables are the head coach and the team's talent at key positions.

Regarding the head coach, Jay Gruden was open to a much more pass-heavy attack than Zimmer. Zimmer likes to control the clock and field position.

More importantly, though, is that the Redskins had a great pass-blocking offensive line with two linemen making the pro-bowl and Reed in his prime. They also had two great receivers. That offense was designed to pass. They had a terrible running game and the Vikings had Dalvin Cook, who is probably a top-5 NFL runningback. Also, regardless of their own individual opinions, Diggs and Thielen provide more value in a short passing game than a run-and-gun style.

Both Stefanski and McVay come from a "players, not plays" school of playcalling. The only aspects of that style (shared by Shannahan, LeFleur, Vrabel, and a few others) that are the same for each team are zone-blocking and variations on WCO terminology. This means that the coach will design a playbook around the players on his team. Given that, I would expect to see something that more closely resembles this year's Vikings offense, except with a greater emphasis on getting the ball to the X receiver.

Regarding personnel, I doubt Hunt is here next season for three main reasons. First, he is more valuable to nearly every other team looking for a runningback than the Browns. Second, he is historically not a great "read and react" runner. And third, my guess is Stefanski wants a true blocking back, which further cuts into Hunt's value. I also think the team is going to prioritize two tackles and a guard with specific skills to help Chubb and Baker, even if they are not the "best" or most "well-rounded" ones available.

 

[Deezus]

Dude is 37.

The sky is blue.

 

[The Hill]

 

[ShawnKempIsMyDad]

Kevin Stefanski, A.K.A. The Slavic Village Savior.

 

[Out of the Rafters at the Q]

Why does our culture keep turning fundamental topics into toxic words? How is "analytics" this bad/taboo thing all of a sudden? Just like the "smartest men in the room" is a bad thing (I understand the idea is that they aren't smart, but want to act like they're the smartest men in the room, but that meaning has been lost now).

It's frustrating.

 

[gijimbo]

I stole this from Reddit, but I couldn't stop laughing at it.

"If you don't beep boop, then you don't matter."

 

[Out of the Rafters at the Q]

Where's the lazy/dumb rating?

 

[daddywags]

Why does our culture keep turning fundamental topics into toxic words? How is "analytics" this bad/taboo thing all of a sudden? Just like the "smartest men in the room" is a bad thing (I understand the idea is that they aren't smart, but want to act like they're the smartest men in the room, but that meaning has been lost now).

It's frustrating.

Funny thing about "smartest guy in the room" as a put down is that it's always said by someone who thinks he's smarter than the guy he's accusing.

 

[AZ_]

Cleveland is also one of the worst fan bases at funny memes about their sports teams.

 

[BigErieCavsFan]

Where's the lazy/dumb rating?

I miss the informative rating the most. Probably more than 50% of my likes would be informative. I also wish there was a wtf/? Rating. I can never decide if i should use a wow haha or sad for when either I or the poster is clueless.

 

[Cassity14]

Why does our culture keep turning fundamental topics into toxic words? How is "analytics" this bad/taboo thing all of a sudden? Just like the "smartest men in the room" is a bad thing (I understand the idea is that they aren't smart, but want to act like they're the smartest men in the room, but that meaning has been lost now).

It's frustrating.

Because it's Cleveland and the Browns. Any franchise that has sucked so hard for so long is doomed to all things surrounding it to be considered toxic until proven otherwise.

It's truly a shame that people who are meant to be unbiased have bought into that as well, but it is what it is.

 

[Huber.]

Not sure how that relates

He's literally a bright, young offensive playcaller.

 

[gijimbo]

For the record, I'm actually pretty pleased with the hire. I would've been OK with Saleh, but I think Stefanski is a fine choice. My only concern is his lack of experience, as he's spent just one season as a full-time coordinator.

In my mind, the whole search has been a little less stressful because whoever we went with is definitely going to be better than Freddie Kitchens.

I shared that dumb meme because it was so stupid that it made me laugh. Also, it probably represents what a (larger than I'd like to admit) segment of the population thinks about the hire.