Looks like the common thought is:
"Rams D coaches are failing to quickly develop youngsters and maybe it’s a scheme thing".
So, is it the "scheme", lack of player development or a little of both?
I will have to say a little of both. The "scheme" doesn't help the players very much IMO. It's hard for a player to look good when they are basically being asked to "allow" the completions.
IMO, those 8-10 yard cushions give the WR, TE or RB to much of advantage. They can run so many different things based on the off coverage.
The advantage the WR has is that he knows where he is going. He can run a "comeback" route without any resistance before the catch. He can run a quick slant without any resistance before the catch. It's easier to set up the DB's for "double moves" when the DB has to wait to see what the WR is going to do before the DB can react. By the time the DB sees what is going on, it's usually too late and the pass is completed.
The Charmin Shell puts our D on it's heels every play. It's hard to excel when you are always "reacting" instead of "dictating" the action.
#HelmetHornsMatter
“Well, the color is good, I like the metallic blue,” Youngblood recently said while laughing, via NFL Journal. “The horn is terrible. It looks like a ‘C.’ When I first saw it on the logo I honestly thought it was a Charger logo.
“Now when I see it on the helmet, it just isn’t a ram horn. There is no distinct curl like a mature ram horn. I don’t know how the Rams could get that wrong. That is your symbol and it has been for what? Seventy years or more? Longer than I have been alive? It’s just not us, it’s not the Rams.”---Mr. Ram Jack Youngblood