QuoteJamesJM tanking the rest of the year, that is. I suppose all of us have things we're adamant regarding... mine is that the Ram's are MUCH, and I mean MUCH, better than they have played in any game this year. I think it was you?, said it won't take long to right this ship... I completely agree. - JamesJM Yeah I'm on that wagon too. This year thrings got thrown off but there is noby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteHazlet HIacksaw again I don't agree that what happened at the start of the season was a big roll of the dice. It ought to be okay to start 2 newbies on the interior. It wasn't okay, though, to start 2 newbies on a line where both OTs had regressed. That was the real problem. The two OTs regressing. It threw everything else off. All teams have to start newcomer linemen sooneby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteferragamo79 they are labeled complainers and look at how bad the Rams were for years and just be appreciative And then there are some people who think that happens a lot when in fact, it simply does not.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRam_Ruler The reporters said that only weddle looked at all upset. You are relying on the subjective impressions of one reporter to assess an entire team.... ...which is really iffy... "looking upset" is a completely subjective thing. As if "looking upset" was somehow this valued thing anyway. Remember Moneyball? Quiet is how it's supposed to be when you lby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotedzrams Due to Goff's limitations, I do believe they will be forced to maintain a top 5 OL. That's not a good thing or a good reflection on Goff. I think that's panic. Other than Wilson and Brady I can't think of any qb that would do much better with this OL. And YES qbs drop by THAT MUCH when OLs collapse that way. I have already put up numbers showing what happened to Bulger in 20by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotedzrams Quotezn Quotedzrams Quotezn Quotedzrams The rationale for the decline in the OL hasn't only been injury, it's been lack of experience and then injury. What I'm seeing is that Goff needs a top 5 OL. Without that, we shouldn't expect him to do well. So they need some experience and a bit of luck to avoid injuries. Well not just lack of experience, and then injury PLUS even more laby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 So, a significant amount of the blame lies at the feet of McVay, Phillips, and Kromer. There is no blame. This is a transition year with ups and downs but they do not lack talent. And it's not just "in meetings." Kromer is deeply involved in the draft process. Kromer's young OL will pay off. We agree that there should be no panic. Well to me panic includes theby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteHazlet Hacksaw Don’t like the LT options, agree plenty of young talent to grow in other areas. Whit is done as a starter, want to bring him back as depth at a favorable price, great. Really don’t want a guy coming off a major knee surgery, who never started a game in the nfl at the most important online position as my starting LT. look what’s out there for a steady slightly older vet who canby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotedzrams Quotezn Quotedzrams The rationale for the decline in the OL hasn't only been injury, it's been lack of experience and then injury. What I'm seeing is that Goff needs a top 5 OL. Without that, we shouldn't expect him to do well. So they need some experience and a bit of luck to avoid injuries. Well not just lack of experience, and then injury PLUS even more lack of experience.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotedzrams Quotezn QuoteRamgator. You are Snead the day after the season. I am Snead. Since I am not an uber-lord GM who is directly in charge, the first thing I do is meet with Demoff and key coaches (McV, Wade, Kromer), assess things, and devise a plan. Collaboration. For fun, we take a minute and read tweets and message board posts saying we will be fired. After a good laugh, we geby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotedzrams The rationale for the decline in the OL hasn't only been injury, it's been lack of experience and then injury. What I'm seeing is that Goff needs a top 5 OL. Without that, we shouldn't expect him to do well. So they need some experience and a bit of luck to avoid injuries. Well not just lack of experience, and then injury PLUS even more lack of experience. It's also that froby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamgator. You are Snead the day after the season. I am Snead. Since I am not an uber-lord GM who is directly in charge, the first thing I do is meet with Demoff and key coaches (McV, Wade, Kromer), assess things, and devise a plan. Collaboration. For fun, we take a minute and read tweets and message board posts saying we will be fired. After a good laugh, we get to work. ....by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteDeadhead Ram Wait until they get smoked next week against Arizona. Hang on now. They can win that one. I know, bummer, right? Then the people who post a ton after losses but not after wins...what will they do? B)by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotejim beam Last nights game seems like the team has lost confidence in itself or Goff. I believe its the latter. The announcer even mentioned coach confidence in Goff. At the same time they called a run play when it was 3rd and 13. Enh. Don't buy it. When the announcer tried that routine I laughed out loud. What kind of teammates or coaches abandon and turn on key players when they're stby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRam_Ruler Remember how much of an ass cam was after they lost the Superbowl? To the point where people said he had a bad attitude? Some people like myself liked that he was that upset about playing like garbage in the biggest game of his life. I'm not saying Goff and the rest of the team need to start chewing out reporters, but I just wish they would show any sign of frustration at all. Thby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteBarryRams Offensive line is definitely a problem, but he's missing open receivers when he has time. It's not completely the OL, and it's not entirely Goff, but if you want to pretend he isn't regressing, then you aren't watching. The problem with an OL that is off is it throws the qb off kilter. It really doesn't work like you describe--where on a given play there's protection that time. Iby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotedzrams I keep hearing how the OL is the reason for Goff's decline. But I also thought that the OL had started playing better. What was you guys' assessment of OL play yesterday? It's strange we all credited the OL with doing very well against the Bears and yet the offense still struggled to score 17. I think there is more going on than just OL struggles. The OL had one good gamby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotedzrams Quotezn QuoteL.A.Rams Any chance the Rams had last night went up in smoke when Goff couldn't get drives moving and then failed to hit receivers on plays that should have been TDs. Goff now has plenty of experience. So it doesn't appear that he will get any better. This is who he is. McVay isn't looking very good either, but you can't dump all of the blame on him. Put him behind a haby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax As I said, they will fix the OL. Then what? A top 10 QB will suddenly emerge? My bet is that won’t happen. I don't know what level of qb will emerge but it won't be the 2019 version. I do know he played behind good lines in 2017 and most of 2018. Going by qb rating, he was ranked 5th in 2017 and 8th in 2018. Could he return to that level? Sure. If he's not Carredby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamsfan69 Yeah I don't buy the injury excuse.. Naw. This is not "all teams have injuries," though I have seen that mantra before when the Rams OL got wiped out and people wanted to put everything on the qb in spite of that. NO--not all teams have multiple unit injuries that completely damage the effectiveness of an entire unit. When it's a sigificant unit like the OL it has aby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax This isn’t a black and white answer. Sure, almost every QB is negatively affected by a bad OL, End of story. You go beyond that and you're just trying to isolate qb play from the conditions of play, and that's always a myth. No analysis that ignores that will ever be valid in my view. "Yes in the race he broke his leg but he still could have tried harder." No a broken legby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJimYoungblood53 I guess I need you to explain things to me. I think I am aware of the injuries Rams have had. Also aware the Goff is not sharp. Sorry, not going to buy excuses for things I can see. It's not "excuses" it's basic analysis. Undermine the OL THAT MUCH and qb play suffers. It changes the playcalling, timing, rhythm, and the qb starts pressing off rhythm.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJimYoungblood53 QuoteGroundPounder Kid just turned 25, been to two Pro Bowls, led the Rams to a Super Bowl, been in the NFL's Top 100 twice (2018, 2019), and a 91.1 career passing rating. I think we all need to step back from the ledge his 91 rating is part when he was good (104 rating first 27 games with McVay) and his 78 rating (last 19 games with McVay) Whatever he did in 2017 and 2by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteL.A.Rams Any chance the Rams had last night went up in smoke when Goff couldn't get drives moving and then failed to hit receivers on plays that should have been TDs. Goff now has plenty of experience. So it doesn't appear that he will get any better. This is who he is. McVay isn't looking very good either, but you can't dump all of the blame on him. Put him behind a halfway decent, relatiby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteNJRam715 QuoteRamgator They know when a player has to hit the bricks. Exactly. Hoodie always gets rid of a player a year too early than a year too late (e.g. Mike Vrabel, Vince Wilfork, Wes Welker and many others) He has done this repeatedly in his 20 years in NE. And it's not because he trades players away. In fact the secondary is good because they DIDN'T trade players away. Nby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuotemaxWe all know that the OL is a mess and it indeed has hampered the offense, but it shouldn't mean Goff is throwing 5 picks and 0 TDs in his last 3 games. Why shouldn't it mean that? C'mon. This is an OL with 3 inexperienced mid-season injury replacements, including 2 rookies and 1 2nd year guy who has been with the team for a month. Under what possible conditions would that meanby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteHazlet Hacksaw That is 1976 Bucs or 2009 Rams bad - almost like Bears vs Skins 73-0 bad. It was bad! :) Except it was bad with the Bux too because their offense could never keep the defense off the field. This is just logically inescapable--if the Rams could score that's a different game. Don't be overly traumatized by what you did see to the point of losing sight of that very simple anby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteHazlet Hacksaw What Im saying is that the score wouldn't have changed much because the defense was just so unprepared for what the Ravens were doing - there were guys open in the redzone like I've never seen before. If the Rams could score yes that changes the game.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quote73Ram NO cause the Rams had a couple long drives and the defense still got manhandled.... They didn't score. AND a couple of drives is not enough. How many times did they punt and/or turn it over? More drives would take time away from the Ravens, and give the defense more rest. What do you think would have happened in the Chiefs game last year if the Rams offense never scored TDs.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com