Amendola is a nice player, but Kupp can do it all and is a complete WR. Kupp has pro bowl written all over him if he was with the Patriots, he be putting up 1000 yard seasons. That probability is like 95% on that statement.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
already in his rookie season. In fact, he is already better than Amendola was at any time in his career.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
He goes to the Rams and is horrific. He goes to the Chiefs and is good again. He goes to the playoffs last week and is awesome. It isn't hard to figure out the cause and effect.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
So many people want to go back to the last decade of run, run, pass, punt apparently. McVay finally comes in and throws that away and opens up the field by mixing it up, creating space, spreading the field, and creating all kinds of uncertainty on the defense and the biggest complaint is Let's go back to the last decade of run, run, pass punt. Have we not suffered enough? Do we really wby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
was the problem. Faulk at 15 carries in the first 3 quarters and the Rams had 3 points. In the 4th quarter, Martz finally stop forcing the run and ran him only 2 times and the Rams had 14 points. If he had been aggressive and used Hakim and Proehl in the passing game like the 4th quarter in the first 3 quarters instead of forcing the run, the Rams would have 14*4 = 56 pointsby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
The problem with the Jags is they went into the run and punt offense. It happens all the time that a team blows a lead going into the fetal position.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
As a professional Amendola is what you want versus Watkins, as Watkins is somewhat an underachiever versus an overachiever because he doesn't take care of his business, but all 3 Rams WRs are better 1) Woods 2) Kupp 3) and even Watkinsby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Amendola did great yesterday and has overachieved in his career, but he is still vastly overrated. With the Patriots, they can pull people from the parking lot and they will do well in that system. Give Amendola credit for taking advantage and being smart enough to go to a good fit for him, but at best he is a solid NFL receiver on a good team. I love overachievers. It makes me think abby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
And they actually had that one good year and played in a playoff game, but when he gets interviewed, he does exactly what you describe. Takes responsibility and I believe I heard those exact words. He recognizes he put together a challenging team, but didn't get done what they needed to do.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Give a QB an above average a great offensive coordinator and great WRs and that QB can look very good. Give that same QB a crappy offensive coach and bad WRs and he can look just awful. (See Goff, Keenum, and Foles) I am fairly certain that Tom Brady would not do well with the Rams from past years. See Bulger after he lost Bruce, Holt, and Martz and Bulger with Bruce, Holt, and Martz.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
but he is so darn horrific on offense that it completely distorts people's overall views. Personnel, Defense, Special teams, Game Management, Team Management, Good with Front Offense, Media Relations, etc. Good in many of those areas Horrific on Offenseby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
If during an interview, he specifically had a top Offensive coach and qb coach already lined up and agreed that he would have nothing to do with offense, I would consider him. He has to be one of the worst offensive coaches in NFL history and he would have to completely turn over everything. Offensive philosophy, game management, system that would be ran, player development, etc. on offenseby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I think McVay is a great coach. He took multiple players and made them play much better. Very much Martz like in that regard. He completely improved one of the worst offenses in NFL history and made them a top tier offense. That does not make him perfect though, just great. He is horrific with hurry up offense late game preparation and he made a mistake sitting his players that last weby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
we don't know why and there could me other reasons. I believe not competing that last game was bad for attitude and energy. Most don't think it mattered at all. Cause and Effect is difficult to isolate with a small sample of data. There is no way to prove it either way.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
judge a fly ball. He is just horrific on judging a ball (poor on adjustments) and I have my theories why. That play was an exception.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
History tells us Bill Belichick will use Patriots starters vs. Bills We’ll do the same thing we always do, so it won’t be any different this week than it’s been any other week, it won’t be any different this year than it’s been any other year: we’ll do what we feel is best for our football team. Players play; it’s what they do. You’d be hard-pressed to find a member of the team who dby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
run the ball into the line late in the 4th quarter and punt and let other teams steal the game away from them when there is plenty of time on the clock for the opposing team to score. I love to see a study on that game strategy as well over the years. Teams that try to get a first down in the last 5 minutes of a game up by only one score or less versus teams that just run the 3 downsby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
The context to me isn't resting. It is going into a game where the mindset is the result does not matter. You have 7 full days of thinking in that context. I wouldn't think of it as resting here. That would be if you were off for 2 weeks and instead of practicing ever day, you give them a couple of days off. That to me is resting. After the Rams lost that game, I felt it wasn't a gooby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I had the premise that the Rams looked out of sync, rusty, lacked and edge, etc. That could be many things that caused it. This thread, however, is observation more than opinion. I am stating that this was a general theme for more teams than the Rams. Notably the Steelers and Chiefs. But I was stating results of this year.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Keenum has a lots of guts and isn't afraid to fail which is what it takes to be a hero. He through some passes that made me cringe into tight spaces last in the game a couple of times. I was calling for him to run for first downs, but he made some key throws. Great for him. I guess Fisher knew what he was doing playing him some. I don't think talent evaluation on offense was his biggestby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
and all of them tanked the last game of regular season. All heavy favorites to win.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
It isn't an absolute, but it is a fact that the teams that played to win did better than the teams that did not overall that last week. The Steelers and Rams and Chiefs were the worst playoff teams this year and the biggest violators of tanking the last game. Other teams like the Patriots, Jags, Vikings, Falcons, Saints, Tennessee. did much better and were in similar situations that last weby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Creating an atmosphere we you have game and blow it off is different from having a bye week.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
removing your players from the field.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
If he was successful, he get the targets. Something is wrong with him and there are issues: 1) He seems confused so many times out of the huddle and on play changes at the line of scrimmage. 2) He is clumsy on his cuts out of patterns. Maybe that is a foot injury with health and may get better. 3) He can't judge a ball at all 4) Because of #3, he can't win 50/50 balls #1 and #3 areby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
With a bye situation, there is no game being play versus playing a game and not trying to win. The mindset changes when you tell players that winning doesn't matter.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I disagree that making this team a run oriented team is the right thing to do. To me, that diversity is what freed up Gurley and gave him space to run. This should be a pass first team and Gurley can be a big part of the passing game. We went over a decade trying to be this run team and it just doesn't work in today's NFL.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Today, the Steelers. Jacksonville played people in that last week and the Steelers did not. You stop competing in the NFL, you lose that competitive edge, are a little rusty, and out of sync. McVay really blew it by mailing it in. 1) Rams didn't compete - Lose 2) Steelers didn't compete in final week - Lose 3) Patriots did complete in final week - Win 4) Jags did complete in final wby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com