Re: That's informative

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he of the 2 INTs, one returned for a TD:

"We just kept going with our game plan. Sure enough, they still never threw the ball downfield."

Factually, the Rams actually do throw downfield. But that quote shows the mindset other teams have of our offense.

It seems to me they don't believe Keenum can beat them with the downfield game enough to respect it.

And let them keep thinking that.

The stat from PFF I keep quoting says that the Rams are 4th in the league in the number of deep passes.

But...perceptions? That's their perceptions? They should try watching film.

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Oh, I'm sure the other team watches film. That's my point. They know the PFF stat. And after absorbing that info, they still feel that the best way to beat us is to overload the box. IOW, they don't respect the deep game despite the numbers.

Actually, they may respect the deep game but the deep shots you're speaking of are in the 6% range IIRC. IOW, even though that percentage is among the league high, it's not very often those real deep strikes happen. The issue is probably that they don't respect Keenum's intermediate game. Whatever it is they are disrespecting, they don't believe that he can lead a passing game potent enough to defeat them.

That's a problem.

But...the Rams came from behind twice in a row on the road to win, and part of it each time was long throws.

Actually look up the espn splits on Keenum from 2013. He was hitting on 50% of his deep passes that year (he had the receivers for it in Houston). 50% is not very common.

What all this tells you, then, is that the Rams have set things up to take shots, and are very smart about when they do them. Shots don't come often so you design good ones for the team you're playing. That actually is a decent strength of the Rams offense and it is not random. It's not by accident. They don't go "hey let;s throw one here." They gameplan for it, set it up, and dial them up at the right times. And again, that contributed (a lot) to 2 come from behind wins on the road. They're confident in it, they set it up for different players (eg. Kendricks v. Seattle), they use it well.

If that player for the Bills was revealing his team's thinking, then, let's hope future opponents are that neglectful.

Even without hitting a 31+ yarder today the Rams YPA was 8.7---and if that were for the season so far, they would rank 2nd in the league behind Ryan.



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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/09/2016 08:24PM by zn.