they get down there and the routes are all the flat routes
he never once looked for the end zone... on the first drive prior to kicking the field goal he went back to back pass to Kendricks on the exact same route. The Hawks were all crowding Kendricks because they knew exactly where he was going.... Keenum was not pressured there was no rush. He just panicked and dumped it back to Kendricks again but the throw was low and in the dirt. As I examined the play all of the routes were short except Britt. Had he just waited a few he could have hit Higbee or Cunningham but even they were all very short routes.
Keenum is doing very little processing - and yes that is a reflection of Boras and Groh/Weinke for sure
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Sorry, but some of the plays called at certain times simply defies logic.
Example:
The Rams are on about Seahawks 6 yard line. Boras calls a BEHIND THE LOS pass to Austin who is stuffed (it didn't help that Austin received an inaccurate pass and had to go to the ground on one knee to catch it). Way too long to develop, way too many D players near the LOS because they are so close to the end zone, and it's to Richard Sherman's side.
Another example: Rams on about the Seahawks 5 or 6 yard line, 1st down, the Seahawks (predictably) are crowding the line. Boras calls an inside Tackle run, which is stuffed behind the LOS.
Dumb.
Both of these end up in FG attempts.
What should he have called? Rollouts, play action passes, something that spreads it out horizontally (the end zone removes any vertical routes). Passes were working because the Seahawks were so determined not to be hurt by Gurley.
With a roll out, Keenum can avoid a loss of yards, can run it in himself or at least advance the ball, throw it away, or hopefully throw for a TD.
If teams are going to disrepect the Rams ability to pass; and Boras continues to play into that disrepect, they are NOT going to score TDs.
Teams are going to scheme to take away Gurley who Fisher says "the entire offense runs through Gurley". That means a lot of people filling a lot of gaps, and a fair amount of run blitzing. That means we need to have audibles to pass (not to just a different run), and we need to keep passing SUCCESSFULLY until the other team has to take it into account. If that means 40 passes, so be it.
I see nothing cleaver or intelligent about the play design or play calling. I didn't see terrible execution; I saw simplistic, predictable play calling against one of the best veteran defenses in the league. I saw a jet sweep to the narrow side of the field! Against a fast flowing defense!
Yes, of course I'm pleased to get the win. But this will be the ONLY game they win 3 FGs to 1 FG this year. They are NOT going to hold the Bucs or pretty much anyone else to only a FG.
Boras is in over his head. The LAST thing we need for this young offense is a rookie OC who is still trying to figure out how to do his job.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/21/2016 07:46AM by Speed_Kills.