he is underachieving in my opinion. The question is can they get another player cheaper that is better. If they can do that, I would say explore that. Watkins, while I get is open some and missed, did not get much production. Frankly, I have theories on him and what is wrong with him, but better left unsaid. But he really has a hard time reading the ball. Kind of like a little leaguby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I think going for 100 with 14 carries has a big ?, but the Rams were trailing for much of the game so that has to be considered. My biggest complaints on McVay is Watkins although I am starting to think there are issues with Watkins unreported to public. and that horrific late game management of Goff especially when trailing in the game. But he was fantastic as a coach this year. Just nby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
When you are actually going through the motions preparing for a game, but not really trying to win, it creates a bad culture. The Rams simply lost a competitive edge and creating a non competitive atmosphere contributed to that.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I be interested in seeing a study on how NFL players taking recreational drugs impacts performance and what are the signs of players that take them. The short-term effects of weed include: High, euphoria Relaxed state, sleepiness Dry mouth Increased appetite Short-term memory loss Impaired judgment Affects verbal skills Distorts perception Slowed coordination hmmm where have I seby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
He needs to be able to win a game in the 4th quarter. He had to be one of the worst in the NFL when trailing in the 4th quarter late in the game. Used the entire play clock in that one game trailing and Rams ran out of time.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I can see the ball but Gronk did it 2 times after that and got away with itby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I love him too. He is a great overachiever and is lucky to ever be in the league. He is a pretty good player. Just not as good as most believe. Remember Wes Welker in that system would catch 100 balls and get 1000 yards year after year in a similar role. Amendola averaged less than 500 yards in the 5 seasons I believe.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
you have the 85 Bears Defense or the 2000 Ravens defense. Letting Foles play the game was key to the win. Just going into the shell and punting the ball away would have been a disaster.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Keenum and Foles Obviously, those 2 are much better than any of us thought, but Goff has a chance to be a top 10 QB in my opinion. I don't see him ever being a top 5 guy. What frustrates me with Goff so far is crunch time and how bad he was in the hurry up offense. Some of that was McVay's fault. That doesn't change that I love McVay, but he needs to let go and see if Goff anby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
But I get what you are saying. When you watch the game, it wasn't like he was throwing interceptions or making bad plays. In fact, he made a couple of nice plays, but when it all comes down to it. That offense got 0 second half points. Hard to put a finger on why, but Ryan didn't make enough plays obviously when a 500 point offense generates 0 points in crunch time.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
when you play a game and have an indifferent attitude, you create a momentary culture change. I think having a bye week is completely different than playing a game and not caring about the outcome and losing a competitive edge.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
When you forfeit games, you lose an edge. Some want to compare it to a bye week, but it is different because you don't have a game to still play in bye week to create this indifference lack of mental edge. You ever take a nap in the middle of the day and maybe the nap was a little too long. You kind of have a little fog and are a little slower and lack an edge. That is what the forfeit iby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I hold nothing against their bad play with the Rams. They didn't have a bad attitude and tried to do the best they could with 1 hand tied behind their back.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Don't run just to be running. I will say though that 14 carries and 100+ yards meets that by even my standards. In that game, I would say running the ball was something that should have been done more, but lets stop with this talk of not doing what has been successful. We won nothing since we got away from a passing game. 0. We would lose year after year. We pass this year morby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I just loved it. Who would have ever believed that when Foles played with the Rams. He did a great job and I am very happy for him. Falcons history continues. Crunch time with Ryan and 0 second half points, although I will say I didn't think he played all that bad and results in this one was more the Eagles dominating the ball.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
QBs play can fluctuate greatly based on coaching. Loved Foles making the plays. I don't hold it against him. He seems like a good guy that was a victim of an offensive killer especially QBs with Fisher. Others like Warner, Bulger, Green, and now Goff benefitted from great coaching.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I rather draft another WR. We have been playing this WR game where another one comes in and there is some excitement for 10 years like you said. I wish Watkins worked out better, but something appears to be wrong and I have my theories on a couple of possibilities, but rather not go there as it would be speculation.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
and use Bruce and Holt to get it to Hakim underneath and than when Hakim caught it, he could turn a small gain into a first down or sometimes a spectacular run. As good as McVay is, I rank Martz a little higher in the ability to put together a complete package to utilize all strengths and to use players to set up other players and also mixing up the assignments of the receivers. The paralleby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Averaging 1000 yards on a bad team in Buffalo in 13 games is impressive. Something is wrong with him now. He can't judge a ball, doesn't seem to know what he is doing, and can't make clean cuts with his foot. I don't know if he doesn't take care of his body, isn't very bright, still hampered by foot or all of the above, but he is just a NFL WR now. Maybe he gets better with a summer toby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
but not at that salary. He could do more than what he does, but there is only so many balls to go around and Kupp and Woods are much better receivers. I wouldn't even keep Watkins. Something is wrong with him. Lack of focus, can't judge a ball, doesn't know plays, has a plant issue I think with foot from making clean cuts. I loved the idea of Watkins, but I don't think he has value eitheby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
but not at that salary. He cou ld do more than what he does, but there is only so many balls to go around and Kupp and Woods are much better receivers. I wouldn't even keep Watkins. Something is wrong with him. Lack of focus, can't judge a ball, doesn't know plays, has a plant issue I think with foot from making clean cuts. I loved the idea of Watkins, but I don't think he has valueby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I can see the Austin bad value argument, but he produced some versus every little for Cunningham. Cunningham was so well thought of and I don't see it. Austin is like a villain and so NOT well thought of but made 10X more plays of somebody who is like a hero so when I say overrated, I mean overrated versus bad value.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
takes broken down horses over and over and seems to squeeze one more year out of them.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Consider this. Cunningham in his last 2 years with the Rams had 1) 0 touchdowns 2) 3 rushes of 20+ yards In just 1 season Austin had: 1) 9 touchdowns 2) 6 rushes over 20 yards and didn't even play the runningback position. Austin completely outplayed Cunningham and people act like Cunningham played at a Marshall Faulk level and Austin played at a Isiah Pead level which is far frby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Look at what Martz and McVay both did and how much they impacted careers in a positive direction. Nobody can recognize the Goff and Gurley of this year vs last year.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Age and specifically injury handicaps him. He is always hurt and mostly is used as a goal line player.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I felt that Woods throughout the year had games where he had brain farts and committed dump penalties or plays. His mistakes on that last drive hurt the Rams changes. It showed up early in the season and I thought it was resolved, but in the biggest game at the biggest moment, it slowed the Rams down on a key opportunity to get back into the game.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
and figure out how he is special. Bruce's ability to change direction on a pass pattern with such fluidness. He focused on developing him as a route runner and found pass patterns that fit his physical abilities. Bruce wasn't the fastest or wasn't the strongest and was a little undersized, but he was the best route runner in the game and a student of the game. He became a great player withby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
remember, the Chiefs had that great offense and lost to the Manning Colts in a high scoring game. Everybody had the Chiefs winning the superbowl. It was a Dallas Cowboys 1990's offensive line and Dante Hall was the best return specialist in the game. The defense needed to be fixed, but Vermeil wanted to stay with his guys and guess what The Chiefs never played in another playoff game.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Faulk had one of the greatest seasons in NFL history the year before he joined the Rams. 3 time Pro Bowler before joining the Rams. Faulk was a Tiki Barber/Warrick Dunn type player. A pro bowl player, but not a legendary player. going from a 4.0 yards per carry player to a 5.5 yards per carry is eye opening. There are dozens of 4.0 yards per carry player, but rarely do you see a 5.5 yardsby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com