Here’s oldnotdead…
When your secondary is in disarray like it was during the game, it reflects poor coaching. Ultimately it comes back to Morris. When it's 3rd down and 4 and the secondary lines up 7 yds off that's a problem.
Juice said:
I'd like to see a raise of hands who will call Raheem Morris a coward to his face.
I'd have no problem doing that. It's clear he calls a game like he's scared. You simply can't have a DC who plays not to lose instead of playing to win. Why did he change what he opened the game with? When it mattered, why didn't he return to that style of lock down defense? I don't buy that he doesn't have the players. If he can't do it with this roster it can't be done.
I've been hyper-critical of Morris since TC when he said he didn't care about stats. That was a stupid thing to say and NO ONE held him accountable for it and now it's costing the Rams. Both Fangio and Staley play a heavy zone scheme, but they play it differently. They play it aggressively, while Morris uses an outmoded style of playing for a mistake. With Morris' style if the front 4 doesn't get there the pass is in all probability going to be complete.
The only DBs that routinely contest catches are the outside CBs. Everyone else, i.e. LB and safeties are literally standing there like statues waiting for the pass to be thrown before reacting. With Fangio and Staley, the minute a receiver enters the zone, the defender reacts to lock them down. IT'S HOW MORRIS PLAYS HIS SCHEME THAT IS AT THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM. IT'S BOTH ALIGNMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION. ALSO, MORRIS DOESN'T DO MUCH TO DISGUISE HIS BLITZES. OVERALL MORRIS MAKES HIS DEFENSE EASY TO BEAT. THAT IS WHY THIS #1 DEFENSE HAS DROPPED TO THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE RANKINGS.
