Quotepromomasterj More incentive for players to get a shot. Why not just mandate that all players must get a shot?by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn He IS better. Rams think so too. Find me quotations from McVay raving about Henderson.... McVay could be wrong. You've spent the last 6 months, at every turn, criticizing, questioning, or bringing up the possibility that McVay has made a mistake of some type. You have repeatedly noted that he is not infallible. McVay's raving does nothing for me. The bottom line for me, as I've staby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM I think the RB position with Akers was... the 'cornerstone'... I've actually been wondering about this. We know in the past Mcvay's offense has been play action heavy and thus dependent on a good run game. But with the change to Stafford they may have already been moving to a less run dependent offense. Stafford hasn't needed play action so far in his career. In addition the Raby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
"That';s a pretty limited category." -- well the scenario of goal line and 4th is limited. The stat I used matches that. In this case limited does nothing to take away from the point. I disagree with your assessment of what's objective versus subjective. If you're basing your assessment of a player primarily on what your eyes see you are being subjective by definition. As to youby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemoklerman I just think we've seen what Henderson can do and it's not being a feature back... I don't think he'll end up being a feature back this year. What's more? They don't have to have a feature back. A couple of years ago the 49ers had the best rushing attack, went to the SB, and used a committee of 4-5 backs. Most were productive because of a great scheme and above average OL.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemoklerman ...Henderson's overall numbers look impressive enough but does anyone really think they would apply if it was at the goal line on 4th down? IMO, he is a decent enough between the 20's RB but he isn't that next level RB that can generally get you the crunch time stuff. Who knows if we're specifically talking about goal line on 4th down but we do know that last year he was their bby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotedzrams every RB McVay has plugged into his scheme has been effective. That's not accurate. You have to look at 2020 gamelogs. Because of injuries, missing games, AND 4 games where he didn't produce when healthy, Henderson has NOT been consistently productive. Not counting the game he missed entirely at the end, that's 7 games. In those 7 games DH carried 47 times forby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotedzrams Quotezn Quotedzrams Of course, this is an issue of what one thinks. Almost everything is and no one's opinion is gospel. It's interesting that you would try to paint it as that. Your opinion is noted. We disagree. I'm willing to go on record that we'll still have a top running attack. Good discussion! Akers has more in his arsenal as a back than Henderson does. It's just theby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemerlin There's a bunch of RB options ... I agree on picking up a guy that can eat carries and hold up. But I'm confident they can do that if necessary just like they did with CJ when they picked him off the scrap heap in December.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotedzrams Of course, this is an issue of what one thinks. Almost everything is and no one's opinion is gospel. It's interesting that you would try to paint it as that. Your opinion is noted. We disagree. I'm willing to go on record that we'll still have a top running attack. Good discussion! Akers has more in his arsenal as a back than Henderson does. It's just there. It's visible.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Good points, dz. And maybe their OL was doing better that we credited them for? Yes. A great scheme and a good run blocking OL. In general I do believe the OL was better than many fans credited them for. But even if it wasn't, the area some of the O'linemen struggled in last year was in pass protection. Edwards, Corbett, Hav, and Blythe were all much better run blockers than they weby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm not sure exactly what the disagreement is. I agree with you on points 1 and 2 but neither of those have to do with a charge that he's always injured which is what you said. I showed that facts indicate he played in 15 games last year. It seems tough to always be injured and do that. Can we agree that he has durability concerns but saying he's "always injured" is hyperbole? Aby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteLMU93 I agree. And the eyeball test says Akers is the better all-around back. Absolutely. I just thought it was notable because it was two analytics sources both rating Henderson highly. And by highly I think it's more accurately "efficient" in that when he's on the field with the ball in his hands he's produced. Akers was going to be more of a "bell cow" RB, though Iby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Sure, he had reduced carries but that has nothing to do with the erroneous statement that he's always hurt or that 600 yards is bad. Anyway, your facts are still off. The 3 carries and 6 yards was the 1st game of the season so that doesn't fit the 'as the season went on he fell off' narrative. He did have 3 games in November/December with very few carries but I don't think there is anythiby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Of course, this is an issue of what one thinks. Almost everything is and no one's opinion is gospel. It's interesting that you would try to paint it as that. Your opinion is noted. We disagree. I'm willing to go on record that we'll still have a top running attack. Good discussion!by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotedzrams Quotemerlin What it misses is that Akers took half the season to settle in. Early in the season he missed a lot of holes and opportunities. Some in the redzone. There was one that was pretty funny, it was him following the designed hole when there was a hole he would have easily scored on a cut up the middle. Later in the season he wouldn't have missed that, he was a diffeby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteferragamo79 Rams could trade for a RB. Funk and Jones no nfl carries and hHenderson always hurt and 600 yards rushing last year Is 624 yards bad? If so, are you making the same complaint about Akers? He had 625 yards last year. Neither back having a ton of yards is what happens in a committee. Is playing in 15 games fit your statement that he is always hurt? We really should stickby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemerlin What it misses is that Akers took half the season to settle in. Early in the season he missed a lot of holes and opportunities. Some in the redzone. There was one that was pretty funny, it was him following the designed hole when there was a hole he would have easily scored on a cut up the middle. Later in the season he wouldn't have missed that, he was a different guy down the stby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I agree that losing Akers makes this offense into something less. I was adding based on some things you said last year to indicate that all hope is not lost. Success Rate post and Success Rate post In those posts, you were basically pointing to the FO Success Rate metric to measure how well a RB keeps the chains moving. Here is how Akers and Hendo ended the season in that metric per Footby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I agree that Akers was primed to have a great season. I would add though that there is some depth; Darrell Henderson is good depth. I like the CJ suggestion if he has anything left in the tank.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteAlbaNY_Ram Taking a look at Akers and Hendo's stats from 2020 and I'm thinking ... Akers is a bell cow?!? (But Hendo isn't?) I think it's mostly people looking at size. It can't be injury history because Akers is injured or dinged as much or more. The narrative that Akers is a bell cow and Hendo isn't is definitely not based on NFL results.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemerlin The guy is a skilled back. He can do some great things. But every single time Gurley couldn't go he wasn't capable of carrying the load. Last year even... Before Akers started clicking in the backfield the offense was start 'n stop with Hendy and Brown. We have to add someone who can consistently move the chains. That's the need. Durability is an issue that's true but per thby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteClassicalwit Is he good for 700 yards and 8-10 TDs in a committee? I don't think he's good for the locker room. And there may be bad blood between him and the team over financial issues. I don't see it as likely.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
It's your time to shine sir! I think Hendo moves into the lead back role but think they will eventually pick up a one year vet too...kind of like they did with CJ Anderson a few years back.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I have the same issue with Morris. I'm not majorly concerned though because McVay has a good track record on hiring coaches but I certainly do have mild concern about this hire. In fairness though, I have to admit to having mild concern about the Staley hire. I didn't like that he had very little experience. In hindsight, he was a homerun but there was no way to know that prior to playing theby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn I don;t believe we always learn the internal thinking of the team via access reporting. I think what we often learn instead is the team's own PR take on itself, which is not the same thing. IE it's doctored for public consumption and often functions as tacit PR. .... Fair enough. I'm sure some degree of PR happens. Despite that, I do find it valuable for glimpses into internal thinkby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteAlbaNY_Ram "... in his own eyes, his own hires are not worthy of being coordinators." It's a given that in McVay's eyes the guys he hired were not worthy of being coordinators. To me that's not the same thing as saying they shouldn't have been hired for the jobs they were hired for. "Internal promotion is a good policy because it fosters continuity." I'm a big fanby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotedzrams Quotezn QuoteKillrazor I agree with this statement. Goff struggled mightily against teams that had the right personnel to run the 6-1 defensive alignment. It is something that Mcvay did everything he could to help Goff suceed. After the Miami, Frisco and Jet games, Mcvay had enough. I don't agree with this at all. For one thing McVay himself said that Tampa ran a lot of theby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn QuoteKillrazor I agree with this statement. Goff struggled mightily against teams that had the right personnel to run the 6-1 defensive alignment. It is something that Mcvay did everything he could to help Goff suceed. After the Miami, Frisco and Jet games, Mcvay had enough. I don't agree with this at all. For one thing McVay himself said that Tampa ran a lot of the same things Miami diby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com