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...when they are scoring 30+ points they are running it well. If they become pass heavy, they are of course able to score, but more bad things can happen (sacks, fumbles, INT's).
Goff can throw up incredible numbers like last year against TB in the 55-40 loss (45-68, 517 YDs, but 3 INT's and a lost fumble for a defensive TD for four turnovers). He was sacked twice and lost 27 yards. The Rams that game ran it 10 times for 28 yards. Even Patrick Mahomes can be turnover prone in that epic 54-51 MNF game he had 3 picks and two fumbles returned for TD's by Ebukam I believe.
The most impressive thing about the comeback at BUF was the fact the Rams continued to run even when they were down multiple scores. I think is surprised BUF at the time.
Shanahan is going to really emphasize runs this week, perhaps pulling out WR sweeps, runs designed to attack the Rams ILB's, etc. to steady the ship and try and win the game. Can the Rams stop the run? If so, they should pound SF....
Baltimore is a team that's gonna run it two-thirds of the time - and few teams, knowing that, can stop them with any consistency. That, to me, is a running team.
The 9ers were in that ballpark last year.
The Rams aren't like that either with respect to run game or pass game. Even with the improved OL plays, if Goff were to sit back and pass 60 times it wouldn't end well against most teams. If he were to hand it off 50 times it wouldn't end well against most teams. The Rams are not a here's-what-I'm-gonna-do-stop-me-if-you-can team. They're a you-don't-know-what-I'm-gonna-do-and-that's-the-secret-to-my-success team. They have to be relatively balanced to pull that off. Unbalanced = more predictable.
The main point of the Rams' offense is to create significant uncertainty, both as to run vs. pass, and as to the kind of runs/passes they'll execute. An uncertain defender is a less decisive, less effective defender. That's why they run tons of stuff off the exactly same looks. They don't "run to set up the pass" any more than they "pass to set up the run." Run and pass in the Rams' scheme are complementary and interdependent. The success of one depends on the success of the other.
(Against Buffalo their running game was successful in large part because, as you say, they surprised Buffalo. The potential downside, of course, was the extra time it took to put drives together. But the D stepped up, big time, and kept getting the ball back to the O.)
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