Les Snead has done a great job and even his critics which were numerous have come around. He also headed up the search to find a coach and landed a great one. He also made the big trade to get a franchise QB, drafted the best defensive player in football and the best running back too. He is really shining now that the boat anchor called Fisher is gone from the scene.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
The calls all even out. The PI was at such a critical time and position on the field that it gets all the attention. I thought the facemask was just as blatant a miss and we are talking about a facemask on a QB to boot.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Goff is the QB of a Super Bowl Team and the Rams are 15-3 this year. I would say that is pretty special. He had a great season by any standard you want to judge it by. What is exciting though is that we all know we are only scratching the surface. BTW it is pretty impressive how he has overcome the adversity of his mini slump.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
I think there are a bunch of factors responsible for the defensive improvement. 1. Wade figured out what every player does best. 2. We got healthy: Barron, Talib, Peters are finally all in tip top shape 3. New players got comfortable: Peters, Suh, Talib, Fowler 4. Mid season acquisition of Fowler filling a big time need. 5. Young guys stepping up: Ebukam, Littleton, Johnson Therby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Getting pressure on Goff and not offsetting that pressure with misdirection or quick hitting routes works and Chicago is a great example. Chicago would seem to be the blueprint for beating the Rams and coach BB will try and duplicate what Chicago did. I thought McVay did a poor job of making adjustments to offset what Chicago was presenting on defense. To a lesser extent we saw in the Phby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
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The Saints have a very talented defense that is also good against the run. They made a decision to work really had on taking away the running game and using the crowd to upset the passing game. Early on it seemed to work really well but then Goff got it together and we squeaked one out. As for Gurley I just think that for whatever reason he was not ready to play. He dropped 2 easy passes thby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Suh, Saffold and Fowler is it possible to resign all 3? Seems like a tall order even if we cut Barron and don't resign Joyner. Might have to choose between Brockers and Suh. Maybe a Brockers trade for a 3rd would be doable.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Gurley just seems to be unfocused. He missed a block, and dropped 2 easy passes. I don't know if he was hurt or not but he sure didn't see to be locked in. Maybe this will be a blessing and he will come ready to play on Super Bowl Sunday.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Wow seems like he would make a great QB coach.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Is he a quality starter as a 2nd WR? I think he is close and certainly a good 3rd WR. He has improved significantly now that he has gotten a chance to play and has come up big in big games which is huge. I feel the same about Everett and Higbee. If we look for the blessing in the Kupp injury it is found the the improvement of Reynolds, Everett and Higbee. Provided we resign Higbee wby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
I think Fowler has found a home and loves playing here. No whether his value and the Rams evaluation of his value are the same come the off season that is still to be decided. I do believe he will want to be here provided we offer competitive compensation. It should be a good test same with Safford both will be able to make more elsewhere but if we are in the ballpark money wise I think thby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
The general consensus of the Pats fans seems to be that Goff is just not that good, that Gurley is done and that the Rams offense is kaput. The only other consensus is Aaron Donald is a beast and he scares them. Little respect for our LB corp but they do seem to respect our defensive backfield but on mention on Johnson on Gronk. Rams have won 2 playoff games with Goff. One where theby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Rich really lays it out for us and takes us down memory lane. What a great turnaround. You can really see how Snead/McVay are the perfect match for building this team long term. Perhaps this Super Bowl will be the changing of the guard as to which team is dominate over the next 10 years.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
During the comeback Goff was decisive and got he ball out quick. I think there were at least 3 times where he had really quick pressure where he completed passes just before contract. He was not making those plays a few weeks ago. While the protection was better he burned the blitz a few times.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Yes I hate that there is a taint but I can live with it. The refs missed a bunch of calls and the face mask on Goff was just as blatant. Of course they missed 2 PI on NRC.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Amen those 2 and Higbee came up big.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Goff got better as the game went on. Made some tough plays under pressure. Maybe the nonsense about him being a system QB can be put to rest. Of course if he wins a Super Bowl they he starts to write his legend.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
The Refs were terrible. The missed the Pass Interference call and they missed the obvious face mask on Goff at the 1 yard line. Just terrible officiating but I am glad they won. Pats seem to be peaking at the right time.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Great Team effort from all the units. Finally all units doing well. Worried about Gurley for Super Bowl. Congrats to all the Rams Fans and board members.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
I think their are others that may have an offensive system that will rival what McVay has done with the Rams. McVay is a genius at organizational management. McVay is a genius at leadership. McVay has a ton of contacts and can recruit great coaches. Replicating McVay is going to be tough and finding a brilliant coordinator only fill in 1 of 4 boxes.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
The Rams have so many weapons on offense that it is hard to say Higbee is under utilized. He and Everett are talented and have improved and make some big plays but they are not as consistent as Woods or Cooks. Reynolds, Higbee and Everett have all gotten more touches since Kupp went out but Kupp’s targets are spread across 3 people so the increase is not as significant to any individual. All tby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Every QB is a systems QB to some extent. It takes a good offensive system and a good supporting cast for a QB to be successful. Teams that have really good quarterbacks take steps to surround them with good talent and run good offensive systems. Put Tom Brady in Jeff Fishers offensive scheme with a mediocre line and below average receivers and he will be a very average QB. But in NE they buildby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
The Pats have cheated and have been caught and fined. It is not exactly a news flash that the Pats cheat. Since they have been caught a few times already you have to wonder how many times they skirted the rules and didn't get caught? Do you really think that they were caught each time they cheated? They have probably broken the rules numerous times and to think they haven't is naive.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Rams rank 2nd among playoff contenders at defensive backfield and Linebacker. Linebacker has been the position many view as the Rams weakest position group. And Peters and Joyner are generally seen as disappointments. Many of us thought Defensive Line would be lights out this year but we are ranked 3rd. I think we deserve that ranking but with our talent we should be number 1. QB we arby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Is there an NFL Bias towards the Rams? Seems like the best strategy is to bring attention to this issue that way there will be a lot of eyes on the Ref. Maybe it affects how he calls the game.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
If you go back and look at the game against the Cards and 49ers you could see that the offensive line came out and did a great job. Maybe people discounted that but I expected that they would be good against Dallas and they were. NO is a tough place to get a win and if there are 8 in the box we may have to adapt but the O Line has gotten it MOJO back and we are playing physical again.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteCROMWELL21 Trung Canidate (2000) and Robert Thomas (2002). Both 31st picks. Not good. Mike Martz was a terrible judge of talent when it came to drafting. GSOT was broken up due to Martz ego and gross incompetence of Front Office.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Alyo Do you agree that the strength of this draft is defense by a mile. Defensive line and backfield seem especially strong with some LB targeted for the first round. Who is your QB target in round 3? Do you like the kid from NC State? I am looking forward to your draft reports and it looks like round 3 could be a big one for us this year.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteGlyndwr71 I don't doubt Wade knows more about football than we'll ever learn in 100 years, but... Might want to double team him all game next week. Just a suggestion. The guy is a beast.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com