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LMU93
You can look at the Rams since that awful MNF opener and say this:
Defensively, they've allowed 106 points the past 6 games- 17.7 ppg.
Offensively, they've scored 113 points the past 6 games- 18.8 ppg.
(this takes away 3 defensive scores by opponents and 1 by the Rams)
3-3 in those games.
I think the simple fact is that to win more than 3 of their next 6 or 7, or 4 of 9, etc. they have to do three things:
a. not allow any more defensive scores...
b. at least double their pass rush productivity (10 in 7 games, or 1.4/game)
c. have Gurley average 4.0+ YPC over the final 9 games
I don't even think it;s 3 things. The passing game is already there. (See stats below). BUT Keenum is not the kind of qb where you can put everything on him. He's good when he's the passer for a team that can run and play defense.
To me it's 2 things. The defense has to stay consistent, and they need to get the running game going.
Here are the stats. It really goes back 5 games but the site I use here just does "the last 3 games" not the last 5. So I just use their numbers.
So last three games compared to both the 1st 2 games and the total season avg. When something is ranked 33rd here, the joke is that it was so bad it is actually below the current 32nd ranking in the league.
So.
OFFENSE, TOTAL YARDS
LAST 3 GAMES 14th
FIRST 2 GAMES 33rd
SEASON 30th
PASSING OFFENSE
LAST 3 GAMES 8th
FIRST 2 GAMES 30TH
SEASON 25th
COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
LAST 3 GAMES 8th
FIRST 2 GAMES 33rd
SEASON 22nd
3RD DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE
LAST 3 GAMES 7th
FIRST 2 GAMES 33rd
SEASON 15th
BTW, they haven't had a 3rd down conversion percentage that high since 2003 (though of course that was 16 games, so I only say that to give a sense of perspective. Plus in 2003 it was 6th, but, close enough.)
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/03/2016 05:51PM by zn.
