QuoteThe Professor Before signing Sullivan the Rams signed Groy to a rfa contract. Buffalo matched and we went on to Sullivan. Groy had two poor games and was benched. To be fair, the Bills lost 3 olineman this off-season (incl. Their starting center) it was always going to be hard to get right from the start. He's not the only guy who looked better with Kromer than later without him.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteClassicalwit Why are people expecting so much out of this guy? He may not even be an upgrade over Ebukam. Hope. And some people liked him from the draft. Personally I don't have soaring expectations because even if he's an NFL player, rookie pass rushers hardly ever do much. ...by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteno name How many years do we expect to run it? Do we keep the 3-4 when Phillips is no longer the d coach? If the near future sees a transition back to a 4/3, I don't think it will be that big a deal. This is a one-gap attacking 3/4. That means the transition to a one-gap attacking 4/3 is just not that big a leap. The MIKE LB becomes the MLB, the MO LB moves to the weak side, the stby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRockRam The only thing the Rams are really lacking right now is a pass rush OLB. What if they could get Von Miller for their 1st round pick (just as an example since that wouldn't happen)? But of course, salary cap makes a big difference, too. I have no idea if they could take on another big salary when looking down the road they still may resign Peters and of course will give Goff a reby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteLMU93 I agree it has been good for them but at the same time you have to balance the higher priced veterans with younger blue chip talent on rookie deals. Assuming the Rams have the 29th through 32nd overall pick I would keep it. Lots of ways they can go to bolster the team long term and have someone for five years. If they want to deal one of the three late 3rds they will have or a dby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamsdude Quotezn Quotepromomasterj Mistakes, misreads, can and will happen. In this case it's some calls that showed lack of situational awareness. Those are the exact words McV uses to describe it. That's not just a mistake, it's something he should fix. He thinks so anyway. And he probably will. ... Something he should fix?? lol Name me one coach who calls a perfectby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotepromomasterj Mistakes, misreads, can and will happen. In this case it's some calls that showed lack of situational awareness. Those are the exact words McV uses to describe it. That's not just a mistake, it's something he should fix. He thinks so anyway. And he probably will. ...by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotebigjimram21 I agree. While watching the game (on Monday while trying to pass a kidney stone), I never felt like they would lose. But it just seemed that they were just "off" for some reason, maybe the cold temps, the altitude ,watching Denver's boring offense(lulled them to sleep!). but they won and more importantly , learned from the game going forward. Go Rams. Lby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotebigjimram21 zn, Can I ask what was the problem with the play calls,(wrong call for down, distance, area of field, or were they wrong because they failed to work)? I remember thinking they should have scored more but they seemed to stall out. Well there's a long discussion already so I can link you back to that. I can refer you to a couple of posts (one naturally by me B) ):by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills thus my comments about deploying Gurley, Brown, and even Davis... mix those guys up I am curious about Davis Yeah Gurley has 21.5 carries a game. At that pace after 16 he will have 344 carries. Last year it was 279 in 15 games which is 18.6 per game. ...by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotechunkmeister The Denver game was not as close as the final score. The Rams need to do a better job playing the soft zone when they are up 10+ pts with less than five minutes left. That game should have finished 23-13. Also GZ would likely have hit the FG that Santos missed....so it really should have been 26-13. That likely would have changed the dynamics of the lasat seven minutes. I kby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quote73Ram Quotezn Quote73Ram You lost me on your reply and how it relates to the opening post. Not sure how that lost you. It stands out pretty clearly. nope it did not stand out clear The OP basically says, criticism of McV's playcalling flaws in the Denver game don't count, only wins do. (I thought that whole issue was over but guess not.) the OP meaning I got was that Denver is a betby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quote73Ram You lost me on your reply and how it relates to the opening post. Not sure how that lost you. It stands out pretty clearly. The OP basically says, criticism of McV's playcalling flaws in the Denver game don't count, only wins do. (I thought that whole issue was over but guess not.) QuoteMcVay's Bronco game call isn't looking so bad now. I'm very happy with our win in Denver Aby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
What the critics said is that several plays McV had some issues with situational awareness. Saying Denver is a good team because they blew out Arizona doesn't change that. And McVay said precisely that himself about his own playcalling and situational awareness. (Even though some tried to think up ways he couldn't possibly have meant it.) Plus of course no one complained that the score was nby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteCoy Bacon I think I've noticed a few teams have started to do what what we've been doing. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery. In war, smart people copy what the winners do. For example, early in the civil war Gen. Sherman didn't want his men to build bulwarks because he thought it made them cowardly. He learned his lesson at Shiloh. So you're saying, the Rams should build bulby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM What is the % of time Brown runs the ball if he's in the game? Don't rightly know. He has 58 offensive snaps and has run the ball 23 times, and was a pass target 4 times. Somewhere in there is The Truth We Seek. Looks like 39.6%.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSaguaro is that Gurley helps Jared Goff, tremendously. But also, Goff's performance has now reached a level that helps Todd Gurley. Gurley is getting some great opportunities to run through big holes because defenses now realize they just cannot ignore the threat of Goff + his receivers. Team. According to that stat, Gurley has run 129 times and 123 are with Goff under center.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotedzrams Quotezn Quotesacram I'm in no way slamming McVay, but like any offensive play caller he has some warts. He himself is being self critical on this as well. I understand that McVay is aggressive, and that is much of the reason of our success. I just think there is a time to dial back that aggressiveness. With how successful they had been running the ball, and forgetting about theby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotesacram I'm in no way slamming McVay, but like any offensive play caller he has some warts. He himself is being self critical on this as well. I understand that McVay is aggressive, and that is much of the reason of our success. I just think there is a time to dial back that aggressiveness. With how successful they had been running the ball, and forgetting about the actual details of thby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax QuoteSpeed_Kills not a lot of premier TEs in that group... sure a few The Rams just need to get better IMO it has nothing to do with size For some reason the offense just looks like it stumbles a lot in the red zone. It’s like they lock up. How much of it is on McVay and how much on Goff I just can’t say. I think one problem is that Goff can’t extend plays with his feet,by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteClassicalwit Quotezn QuoteClassicalwit Quotemax Rams are 12th. Under 60%. Should be better. Receivers are too small and tight ends are way too soft. Are the receivers smaller than the GSOT receivers? And who was the GSOT's productive redzone TE? Honestly, redzone offense does not boil down to having TEs or bigger receivers. It's entirely a play design/play calling thing. .by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Quotezn QuoteAlbaNY_Ram Here's a prime example of McVay taking the blame for something that really isn't his fault. I disagree. It was his fault. Goff was having an off day against a D dedicated to taking away the pass to the point of sacrificing the run D. So on 3rd and 3 in FG range, they call a pass when at a minimum, a run would keep the FG range reasonable. Instead theby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteAlbaNY_Ram I'm not defending the play calling by any stretch. My only point is that comments that McVay make in public are not evidence of play calling issues. It is my belief that he will take the blame in a public setting no matter what and then address the issue in private. Well, we've been through this. I don't think that McVay cheapens his public self-criticism by turning it into bby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteClassicalwit Quotemax Rams are 12th. Under 60%. Should be better. Receivers are too small and tight ends are way too soft. Are the receivers smaller than the GSOT receivers? And who was the GSOT's productive redzone TE? Honestly, redzone offense does not boil down to having TEs or bigger receivers. It's entirely a play design/play calling thing. ....by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteAlbaNY_Ram I am quite sure that McVay levels with his coaches and players in private,and that is what really matters. Hypothetically, if McVay thinks that Goff should have gotten rid of the ball faster on any or all of those sacks on Sunday they will have that conversation behind closed doors. Which I'm sure you'd agree is a lot more productive than standing in front of the microphone anby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax Quotezn Quotemax Quotezn Quotemax Quotezn Quotemax Rams are 12th. Under 60%. Should be better. Last game was 40 % and it dropped the avg. They started out rough, absolutely DID improve, then the Denver game dropped the average. IMO the real question is, why are they inconsistent and up and down when it comes to RZ offense. .... They weren’t very good last year.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotedzrams Quotezn Quotedzrams QuoteRams43 The sky is not falling. We are fine. I agree 100%. In a week where we get a tough win, remain as the only undefeated team, and the defense plays pretty well, I was very surprised about the intensity of negativity. I'm not surprised when flaws are pointed out win or lose, but I was specifically surprised with what felt like a pretty intense toby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills not a lot of premier TEs in that group... sure a few The Rams just need to get better IMO it has nothing to do with size For example the GSOT did well in the redzone without a TE. Redzone success has to do with play design, play calling, and execution. ...by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax Quotezn Quotemax Quotezn Quotemax Rams are 12th. Under 60%. Should be better. Last game was 40 % and it dropped the avg. They started out rough, absolutely DID improve, then the Denver game dropped the average. IMO the real question is, why are they inconsistent and up and down when it comes to RZ offense. .... They weren’t very good last year. I don’t think McVby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotedzrams QuoteRams43 The sky is not falling. We are fine. I agree 100%. In a week where we get a tough win, remain as the only undefeated team, and the defense plays pretty well, I was very surprised about the intensity of negativity. I'm not surprised when flaws are pointed out win or lose, but I was specifically surprised with what felt like a pretty intense tone of alarm. I sawby zn - RamsFootballFans.com