Or will they continue to go with what they "know"?
Personally, after that revelation of the Ram's current state, I have the following reservations:
1) G Williams D is very badly conceived. Soft, soft, soft coverages as you note James. 9ers played close to the line and came hard. It worked great. Rams played soft, soft, soft coverages, with 7 guys from 5-15 yards deep. Didn't work for sh*t. The pass rush repeatedly came wide on both sides with nobody defending the middle, resulting in multiple scrambles for fist downs. Again and again. WTF? No pass pressure with 4 and few blitzes got mostly stuffed. What happened to the exotic attacking D?? Big time FAIL.
2) As Steve mentioned so often, the Ram O was beyond pathetic. No time, no protection. Double A blitzes worked all night, how many times did poor Case get hammered by a free runner. No adjustments. No play calls to take advantage. No deep balls, no wheel routes. NOTHING. Smoke screens got hammered as of 49ers knew the plays as they developed. Maybe they did. In any case about as total FAIL as you can get. The lack of adjustments on O was telling.
3) Fisher looked like a fool and he knew it, you could see it on his face. Chip revelled in rubbing it in and the Ram brain trust could come up with NOTHING to counter. The Rams had, what, 100 yds of penalties before the 49ers had ANY. This is what preparation looks like versus lack of same. It must be hard for Fish to sell "I know what I'm doing" this week.
4) Judging by Week 1 the Rams look to be the worst team in the NFL. Wow, just wow. My feeling was that scheme was mostly to blame. Not fixable with current coaching staff.
5) Hats off to steadfast Ram fans. There's not a lot to root for
on a team basis at this point.
BC
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