I concede Stafford’s got to play the hand he’s dealt.
But here’s, what I think, is the ultimate trade off with the Morris current defensive philosophy compared what he dialed up against Tampa.
You’re right on point when TST concurs with your observation by showing the stats of Morris’ D not giving up a TD in the past 4 games. That’s remarkable.
And Morris is not whispering into Stafford’s ear to wing it into the opposing defender.
But my sense is that we witness a game without white knuckling it if Morris doesn’t allow the length of the field drives.
Those restrict time of possession and keep the Ram offense deep in their own field position. I’m certain opponents are game planning to keep the game at the 50 yard line. If their offense can get there a punt puts the Rams deep in their own end.
I think with pressure forcing teams to 3 and out more often, then Stafford has the reins taken off and he can matriculate the offense easily down the field. That’s how he’s keeping the high QB rating and the other excellent numbers.
But the bend/don’t/break is an unforced error where the supposition is the Rams QB can’t go off. He can only do Jared Goff things like through 5 yard outs.
Plus, when the Niners killed the Vikings and the Packers on their way to the Super Bowl, they made Cousin’s and Rodgers’ life miserable with constant pressure.
If you’re not going to apply pressure in a playoff game , you keep the opponent in the game when you should be blowing them out of the water.
We have been waiting all season—and the closest we got was the Jacksonville game—to see the Rams offense rain down fire and the Rams defense snuff out the opponent’s offense. The Rams are capable of this!!!
I think the question is why aren’t they doing it? It’s the lack of pressure.
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