[
theathletic.com] ... =twittered
What’s with the red zone struggles ?
Lack of efficiency, mistakes, and I think a couple of bad play calls
Which contracts are the biggest/hardest decisions in the next off season?
You have to lock up Littleton. Blythe is a keeper. We will see on Marcus Peters. I could see Talib coming back on a reasonable deal
is Donald hurt?
Should find out more today. But I haven't heard that it's anything serious
Do you think that the call on Goff's fumble was a bit blown out of proportion because it happened to the Saints? I've seen quick whistles before that kill plays.
Yes. To me it wasn't a "quick" whistle. The referee called it exactly as he saw it, and did so with conviction and decisiveness. I'd much rather have that then indecisive. Upon further review, it was a throw. But in real time, he saw it differently and that isn't all that unusual.
Is it taking Henderson a while to get on the field due to still learning the playbook?
No one has completely said that, but sense is there has been an adjustment for him in terms of how it works at this level in all phases. If I were him, I'm be following Todd and Malcolm around watching how it's done at this level.
Everyone's time table is a little bit different. My sense is he needs to sharpen up be more urgent in how he goes about his business every day. I wouldn't read too much negative into that. He's a rookie, and he's learning. That isn't all that unusual. But he needs to step it up
When if at all do you see Greg Gaines being a bigger part of the rotation?
I think as the year goes on it will get better, but I also believe they'll give JSD every chance to settle in. I felt his second game was better than the opener, which was to be expected. Ideally they end up trading off in a rotation in which they'll both benefit
Goff has had some uncharacteristic accuracy issues even without facing pressure which he seemed to clean up at the end of the Saints game.
I expected his overall game to take a step forward this year and I'd be surprised if it didn't. That includes being better under pressure and against the zone. I think his accuracy issues on some of those throws are all fundamentally based. When he gets a little sloppy on the fundamentals, it shows.
How's Allen doing?
The coaches have been raving about him
...
I've been really impressed with the overall operation of the Rams defense the first two weeks, and talking to players on other teams they are absolutely doing a clever job in scheming/packaging. I suspect that will remain the case against the Browns
