Quotewv ram Quotezn Quotewv ram Fisher will toss the ball around, when the pieces are in place. I mean, just watching that bullet, Goff zinged down the middle, was a...ray of sunshine. The passing game is coming. Soon, i would think. Yes? No? w v They already have done it and that was without all the pieces on offense. In 2014, they were 18th in passing play percentage (58.73%)by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotewv ram Fisher will toss the ball around, when the pieces are in place. I mean, just watching that bullet, Goff zinged down the middle, was a...ray of sunshine. The passing game is coming. Soon, i would think. Yes? No? w v They already have done it and that was without all the pieces on offense. In 2014, they were 18th in passing play percentage (58.73%) and that was more thaby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quote9er8er It is not necessarily that the teams that pass the most in any given season have the most success on average in that given season. It is that teams on average are passing more than running now. Even the teams that pass the least are passing more than they used to, and that trend continues to diverge in favor of passing at a steady rate. Last season teams averaged 26.3 rushing attby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotepromomasterj It's possible to overcome things. Just not when you're the Rams. You didn't read my post did you. B) Because you;re not responding to what I actually said. Try quoting it (what I actually said). You;ll see the difference.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM I could be wrong about the 'culture' on this team... I don't attend the practices, meetings, stand on the sidelines. But *if* I'm right... and it does seem so to me, (we differ)... even within the framework of the injuries, etc., I don't think it's the type of 'culture' that promotes a winning attitude. Moving a bit beyond that... in all these discussions you don't seem to seby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotewv ram Well, it just depends what we mean by the term "its a passing league". I dunno what "I" mean when i use the term, or what anyone else means. But it's possible, i might mean something like this: The NFL has changed some rules and its easier to pass now, than it was back in the 70's, and its a really nice thing to have a QB like Brady or Aaron Rogers.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM Recently, and posted here, Fisher said there had to be a 'cultural' change - he said this in regards to penalties, (little odd that, to me)... But I think Fisher has established a 'culture' on this team and it needs changing, IMHO. For me they seem to be perfectly comfortable in 'lack of urgency' demeanor. "it will come" "it takes time" "can't expect mby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Fisher aims to do what the majority of playoff teams last year did. This "Fisher is behind the times" motif is a prejudice, it's not real---and it's prejudice against a certain kind of offense. Pass heavy offenses do not dominate the league. If you look at it analytically that's just true. The people who say otherwise are, I think, just playing out the fact that they personally PREFER pby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax You use DB's profile to make the argument that Smith was mentally tough as a positive attribute and that's fine No I didn't do that. What I did was point out that DB was mistaken about JS being mentally tough (as if there were any valid way to judge that watching tape anyway), and then said that in fact JS's LACK of that turned out to be his real downfall.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
It is true that GR is nothing like Jason Smith. But the real reason Smith failed is not mentioned here. Yes he was as green and raw as GR coming out if not more so. But then people seem to count that in GR's case and discount it in JS's case. The reason JS basically washed out of the league is because serious injuries including to his neck caused him to completely lose interest in fooby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotesix2stack I don't think he's starter material, but he can be a quality backup somewhere. Last year he looked lost, but he looks like a seasoned veteran now. If the Rams only keep 2 QB's they will go with Keenum and Goff. Mannion will be the odd man out, but it's better for him to sign elsewhere. IMO they will never make that mistake again. They want to solve any qb problems (like injurby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteoldschoolramfan but typical Fisher, not really going to go full pads 2 days in a row.! He used to all the time back when the rules allowed it. When a team can and cannot practice in pads is not up to the team. It is all dictated by the new CBA.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM he's 'different'.. that I see. But I can't get a handle on how that translates to 'slow', or rather... "a non-quick release".... IOW, taking longer to read, wind up, and deliver. Just looks to me like he IS a rookie, like all rookies are, and has a different delivery... but as far as time? I'm going to have to put my stop watch on him. - JamesJM I've been saying thatby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM you have a talent for finding the perfect image to express your reply. I admire you for that... and it pisses me off as well, I do not have that gift. But beware... as "Monk" always says... "It's a blessing, and a curse". Although I can't see the 'curse' in this... just a good quote and I wanted to use it. - JamesJMby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteClassicalwit Perhaps he was hurt the year before in Philly too, when he also played poorly? He was a bit inconsistent but overall fine. In 2014, he had one bad game with a qb rating in the 40s…in the 2015 meltdown, in 4 consecutive starts, he had 2 games in the 40s, one in the 50s, and one in the 60s. So if you compare his last 4 starts in 2015 to 2014, it's night and day. Here areby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteferragamo79 it's amazing players like Brady (decimated line-running back?) and Roethlisberger (4th string RB beat up line), etc. etc. overcame those issues. I guess that is why they will be HOFers. And Roethlisberger is not one of them. When his line decays his play becomes more inconsistent too. Brady did it for most of the 2015 season but then it caught up with him. In the playby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM I don't think Goff or Mannion at this time match up to Keenum in this regard - but it won't be long. - JamesJM So. Once again, you're saying he IS the answer. I see. .by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM then I think you're off base. I'm not accusing anyone of saying they thought he was the answer... Here's my quote: "Here's my take on Keenum - one of those who doesn't see him as the 'answer'." I read "one of those" as referring to a group of people, some of whom did not see him as the answer, which then logically implies there would be those who did seeby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM but as I've said many times on this board - in one of the most miraculous occurrences of my life I was following Kurt Warner before he ever made the Ram's roster... watched, I think, every game he played in Europe. Kurt had it. You could see it. I know you're not 'comparing' Kurt to Keenum but having seen Keenum now, unless he has regressed a LOT, NEVER showed anything like Kuby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRockRam I'm talking about the Rams, of course. No QB has looked very good under Fisher, from Bradford forward. So it shouldn't surprise that neither did Foles, and a more QB friendly coach and system would work to highlight his talents and hide his flaws. When he had both 1. a relatively healthy OL 2. a running threat Bradford did well. Unfortunately, of that combination ofby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotewv ram So what do you think has been the problem? Scheme? Personnel? w v IMO? It's neither. It's execution. .by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
I think it's fair to ask if the issue has been the same all 4 years.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteHazlet Hacksaw I know they called him out for a nice wall off on a screen pass and mentioned his quickness in getting out there. JT in his chats has said that he knows the Rams coaches last year gave Barnes the highest grades of all their linemen. That's relative of course but still, it hints that the team looks for things in Barnes a lot of his fan-critics don't. Among other things, I thiby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quote9er8er Is because he has maximized his limited abilities, both in college and the NFL. Somebody with his limited physical tools and groomed in a college system that is virtually antithetical to NFL offenses should and almost without exception does fail to carve out any kind of NFL career. But he made himself into a program changer at UH and has managed to work his way into what could arguaby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
It's not what I saw and I don't know why you think it's what you saw.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills And never has it occurred to me that Keenum has a weak arm Sean Hill oh yeah, Kellen Clemons...you bet. Steve Walsh omg. Case's arm seems NFL caliber to me. Yeah he's fine. Mostly it's a quick release. But none of it is top-notch. But still the guy's best attributes as a qb are not physical. It's the intangibles/mental stuff.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRockRam There's no one reason that the Rams ranked last in passing yards last year. 1) A conservative HC 2) Darn poor WRs 3) An inexperienced Oline 4) QB issues galore But ranking last they did. How many teams went to the playoffs who ranked at the absolute bottom of the passing stats? The concern I have is that they didn't do much to address WR (I still think Spruce is goiby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM that's basically what I said, as far as the term. But for me that doesn't make it useless... as long as I know what the person means I'm good to go. It can be discussed quite easily, IMO, with that mutual understanding. Even if the person I'm discussing it with has a different definition than I do it doesn't matter as long as I know where he's coming from. I think we all agreeby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRockRam This stuff about Keenum not having arm strength is bunk. Has he had the most conservative coach since Chuck Knox that keeps throwing to a bare minimum? Yep. I said this in another post in this thread but it bears repeating. If you look at the top 10 teams in rushing attempts last year 6 were in the playoffs. If you look at the top 15 teams in rushing attempts last year 9 wby zn - RamsFootballFans.com