Re: Okay, what changes would you like to see Rams make moving forward?

First, let me say that we shouldn’t worry about Goff, Woods, and Kupp. They’re all proven commodities and that 49er game was an outlier, I think.

AGREE

But there are other things that, if changed, could really help Ram chances of winning now and enhance deep playoff opportunities.

Let’s see...

Fewer snaps for Brown, more snaps to Hendy and Akers. Let the thoroughbreds eat, less for the plodder. With our ‘new’ OL I think we can do this.

SORT OF AGREE. I think McVay wants to do exactly what you say here, but with a rookie who had no preseason games in a complicated offense with a lot of protections, Akers hasn't been used as much as we'd all like. Brown is a good back and knows what to do every play. Hendu is playing great and is seeing a lot of PT.

More12 sets. More Everett as a FB, too. More targets for the TE’s. Our TE’s have been devastating when used.

NOT REALLY. McVay prefers the 11 scheme with the three WRs set. We have 3 guys that are hard to cover and it usually works. When the D compensates it opens up things for our TEs.

Get back to that early season dominant 140+ yard per game running attack. It makes the play action even more effective while helping to win the TOP battle. And it tires and demoralizes opponents.

WHEN we are ahead we can run and grind out the clock. We have fallen behind it doesn't work as well.

If I were Snead, I would be trying to move mountains to trade for either an edge or ILB for this season. I really think either might put us over the top toward deep playoff chances. But without at least one, I dunno...

WELL my gut is to agree with you and I'm sure Snead is looking for help.
But, Kiser did win defensive player of the week and then Reeder got 3 sacks in one game. The key to me is Young. How is he looking on film? I think mostly I agree.


Maybe Staley got ahead of himself with using Ramsey as a nickel at times. Why not use Ramsey each week to erase other team’s best weapon, instead? Think about it.

AGREE. I would've had Ramsey take out the Niners TE and schemed around that.

Other teams are gonna copy that 49er strategy of ‘2 second’ passing. It neutralizes AD and exposes our LB’s. Maybe Staley should anticipate this in the FIRST half of our next game rather than waiting until the 2nd half when we’re down by 15-20 points? Yeah, little sarcasm there. More press man, IOW? Or at least something.

AGREE. If their QB is going to throw so quickly we need to go man and take away that first read. There is no time for a second one.

How about some emphasis on tackling? This has become ridiculous as we watch run-after-contact by our opponents soar. Inexcusable for professional football players. Geez...

YES, but I think that COVID restrictions with a limited camp and all these rules to protect the players definitely affects the tackling. That being said I think it's an easy note to tell your defense to go low on tackles as this pushing guys above the waste doesn't get them to the ground.

Why in the world are the Rams NOT using Webster on returns? Unbelievable...

100 PERCENT AGREE. Can't believe that Kupp would be back there at all.
Congrats on the Forbath decision. What took you so long?

That’s 8 suggestions that I believe, if followed, would really improve this team dramatically for the rest of this regular season and also for the all important playoff season. I think all are doable (with the possible exception of executing the trade) and I don’t think that any are controversial, tbh.

GOOD THOUGHTS.