LA Rams coaches McVay, Staley, O’Connell are NFL’s newest 3 amigos

The power of 3

The key to this is the stabilizing effect of the power of three. You probably already know this power unwittingly. Remember the children’s story about Goldilocks and the three bears? Porridge was either too hot, too cold, or “just right”.  So too were the beds too hard, too soft or “just right”. That is just one example of the power of three in action.

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The power of three ensures two extremes and one compromise, or a determinable compromise option.  In a binary decision, there is only 0 or 1, right or left, up or down, bad or good.  But adding the third option gives it yes-no-maybe.

Analytics supports three

In the NBA, it’s common knowledge that championship teams need three great players to win it all. That power of three has only flirted within NFL discussions. The Denver Broncos boasted three receivers who embraced the power of three: wide receivers Ricky Nattiel, Vance Johnson, and Mark Jackson. The Dallas Cowboys had their own version of three in quarterback Troy Aikman, wide receiver Michael Irvin, and running back Emmett Smith.

The Rams, then located in Saint Louis, had their own version of the power of three with the “Greatest Show on Turf” with running back Marshall Faulk, and wide receivers Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt.  It seems that success is linked to success in virtually all professional sports.