Re: Oldnotdead: Armchair view & he's not in the building

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Here’s oldnotdead… from another Rams message board.

There is something fundamentally wrong with Morris...

After 4 games oldnotdead gets the nod on this comment but I need to see a few more games before I jump on this bandwagon. He's not the only Rams fan that has been pounding this drum

For me, Morris gets a mulligan for the Cardinals meltdown. I'm not saying the prior 3 games were stellar, but this is a hyperbole statement without a bigger sample size is early NFL fodder imo.

This is simply a DC who doesn't understand he has elite talent on this roster if he simply uses it correctly.

If the defense looks more of the same over the next 3 games, I will give this armchair poster some props.

All you need to do is look at the Charger game on Monday to see the difference Staley is making with less talent.

Staley making more with less talent with the Chargers roster is way overblown. Look at both teams starting 11 on defense and this comment has little value imo.

Staley was facing a strong run attack with the Raiders.

The Raiders best RB has been injured all season and their O-Line has been suspect after 4 games. What Staley and his equally talented defense (imo) did against the Raiders has no value on how I view the Rams issues this season.


Morris' scheme is obsolete and is a complete loser as demonstrated over the past 4 games.

Morris has been the scapegoat for good reasons but this sounds like a TV watching rant from an armchair poster that doesn't know what's going on behind closed doors.

Look how Staley took a middle of the road defense and made it into the best in the NFL. Now Morris has taken that same defense and made them average. WTF?

Staley is gone and how a teams defense looked the year before doesn't mean crap the following season. Even if Staley was the 2021 Rams defensive coordinator, there is no guarantee the Rams would be 4-0.

Why is Rapp looking so weak?

Rapp has been weak in coverage his whole career with the Rams.

Staley had John Johnson III, and safety Fuller had a much different role.

D-Williams had a (breakout season in 2020), Troy Hill and Ramsey were on fire last season. Johnson and Hill are gone. Another weak argument imo.

Run defense is equally downgraded. Staley's unit gave up 3.8 YPC and Morris is allowing 4.7 YPC.

Another weak argument. Nobody can guarantee that Staley with this years Rams roster would have better stats after 4 games. Like I said, let's see how this pans out over the next few games.

I'm not defending Morris and I'm on board that he needs to be under the microscope. Morris is feeling the heat even with his big smiles during his press conferences.

I don't judge offenses or defenses after 4 games based on how the team finished the previous season. I need to see 6 or 7 games before I cave in and agree with a Rams armchair forum poster.