No I wasn't saying that he won't play good against top defenses in general. I was saying that there is a specific type of defense that he struggles against and chances are the teams with that type of defense, will be playoff teams.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I can see how you would feel this is being categorical but that misses the larger point. The point is, I think there is a great likelihood that in the playoffs we'll face the type of defense Goff struggles against. There is no guarantee that those types of defenses are from playoff caliber teams but historically most are. Also, I was using the phrase strong defenses as a broad generalizatby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax Lande asks the question, will Goff ever get it? He needs to or every team that has a good defense will beat him by attacking this fatal weakness in his game. We just can’t say, hey its good enough to beat all the teams without a good defense. That gets you to 9-7, maybe a WC, and you’re swiftly out of the playoffs. Is that what we are satisfied with? Not me. This last point is crucialby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotestlrams13 Goff will have a great, not good, great game against the Seahags. Rams are going to blow them out. And once again those who dislike Goff will be pulling out his/her hair And those Goff supporters will be celebrating adding more confusion to this world. Go Rams I predict that if we blow Seattle out, all Rams fans will be ecstatic! None will be pulling out their hair!by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRampage2K- Quotedzrams QuoteRampage2K- How's he supposed to get much experience if they continue to hide him on the bench?! Get him on the field already!!! But they are not just going to give him snaps when the 2 guys in front of him are both doing very well. The rookie's got to earn playing time. What's weird is he seems to have lost his starting job due to injury....he was the starby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRampage2K- How's he supposed to get much experience if they continue to hide him on the bench?! Get him on the field already!!! But they are not just going to give him snaps when the 2 guys in front of him are both doing very well. The rookie's got to earn playing time.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I think you should stop saying that people are merely reacting badly to one loss. People have been raising concerns about the gameplanning and play-calling for a while now. I agree that I haven't seen any real complaints about a passing problem in general. There have been complaints and expressions of distrust with Goff delivering against strong defenses. Basically, most of the complaintsby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I think those saying Run Run Run was only in regard to the suggested strategy against the Dolphins. When you're near the top of the league in defending the pass and getting pressure and at the bottom in defending the run, it kinda makes sense to run run run. But year, you're absolutely right, they're going to have to have a strong passing game too to go anywhere.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills in the headset? Has McVay coddled him too long? Is he now cutting the cord? Earlier this year it appeared Goff was doing more calls at the LOS on his own It's going to be hard for any of us to know for sure if he coddled him too long. There's no way for us to know if he coddled him at all or to what extent. But I think there are signs he is looking for the next stepby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRampage2K- Quotedzrams Quotezn Quotedzrams I just stated that, TO ME, it sounds like he's putting MOST of it on himself and the QB. Most implies not all, so we're in agreement there and you're simply repeating what I said. And that's not what I heard, at all, even remotely. So much so that I think you're just wrong. Listen again. So no I am not repeating you. From my perspective, bby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Putting 20% on others is NOT making it about just the qb and the coach. I think we understand each other's position, we simply disagree. I think I heard correctly; you think you heard correctly. So let's agree to disagree.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn To me this idea that McV in that podcast is making the mistake fans make of seeing things in simple binaries is incorrect. He goes out of his way NOT to put it all on the qb or himself. I never said he was putting it all on the QB or himself. If I said there was a 40/40/20% breakdown, that's not binary my friend. It means that a couple of the parties have a bigger share than theby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotedzrams I just stated that, TO ME, it sounds like he's putting MOST of it on himself and the QB. Most implies not all, so we're in agreement there and you're simply repeating what I said. And that's not what I heard, at all, even remotely. So much so that I think you're just wrong. Listen again. So no I am not repeating you. From my perspective, based on that last comment frby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotedzrams But from everything he's said since the game, it does sound like he's pointed to himself and the QB as having the lion's share of the blame. And I was trying to show the extent to which reducing it to 2 camps just falsifies the issues. And no he is not saying that. Listen again. He's not going to be like us and be reductive. He knows full well for example that the blby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotedzrams QuoteRams43 IOW, I give equal part blame to McVay and Goff .... It sounds to me like McVay is giving equal blame to himself and Goff. Half this board thinks that McVay should have started with a different run-centric gameplan or adjusted early when he saw Goff struggling. The other half focus most on Goff's failures under pressure as a 5 year vet. Both camps are righby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quote21Dog I realize this has come up before, but it really hit home for me after Sunday's game.....is Goff force feeding Kupp to the detriment of the offense? It's not like he doesn't have other options in the TEs, Woods, Jefferson and Reynolds. At one point on Sunday, Kupp had 11 targets and the rest of the team combined had 11. I'm not sure that's not the plan. Goff has always lockeby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 IOW, I give equal part blame to McVay and Goff .... It sounds to me like McVay is giving equal blame to himself and Goff. Half this board thinks that McVay should have started with a different run-centric gameplan or adjusted early when he saw Goff struggling. The other half focus most on Goff's failures under pressure as a 5 year vet. Both camps are right! And you can prettby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotesstrams NFC Championship game, he did everything right to win that game at the end.. Wa sit an aberration? Was it "one and done" for Goff? What gives with that guy? He's had it in him, but somehow has lost it.. its almost like losing the Super Bowl turned him into an average to below average QB.. I recall that game. He did do everything right to win at the end but that's the typeby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotedzrams I said they are not the gospel and you said they are not the holy grail. You're not adding to what I already conceded. I agree with what you said but none of it supports the assertion that PFF is a joke. Remember evaluating that statement was the context for my post. I wasn't even addressing the assertion that they are joke! Remember conversations twist and turn. Ifby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I said they are not the gospel and you said they are not the holy grail. You're not adding to what I already conceded. I agree with what you said but none of it supports the assertion that PFF is a joke. Remember evaluating that statement was the context for my post.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
The Rams D is killing it y'all! Here are current stats through half the season. Opponent Offensive Points per Game - #1 (estimates points that the defense is responsible for by subtracting points offense allowed by turnovers) Opponent Total Points per Game - #4 Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage - #2 Opponent Yards per Play - #1 Opponent Yards per Game - #2 Opponent Third-Downby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn It's PFF that tells us they are used by every team. What they DON'T tell you is what OTHER stats services every NFL team uses. For example SportsRadar, which is the source for PFR's stats too. And if we can show the flaws in PFF's approach to things--and they exist and they do come up in discussion--so can teams. Which is why teams use more than ONE stat source. They're proby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRampage2K- QuoteRam_Ruler They have a fine rep in the football world. Google "PFF is a joke" there are countless articles and quotes about how bad they are I think football outsiders DVOA rankings are far more objective and take much more into consideration than pure numbers It's true some think PFF is a joke but that's not enough evidence to counter the fact that PFF is empby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotedzrams Quotezn QuoteLMU93 Caveat I would add is while they played some bad teams early on, in 4 of their first 5 games they played good to very good defensive front sevens. And they've played good to very good front sevens in each of the past 3 games, too. Games 1-5: 71.7% completions, 8 TD, 3 INT, 108.8 QB Rating, 9.0 YPA, 7 sacks Games 6-8: 58.3% completions, 5 TD, 3 INby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteL.A.Rams ...in which each season is essentially over by November and all that remains is to look forward to the Draft. I have pretty much written off this season as lost. If we are entering such an era, I sure hope it won't be anything like the Great Rams Dark Ages of 1990-98 and 2005-16. I think a lot of people are starting to wake up to the possibility that there could be fatal issues wiby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn QuoteLMU93 Caveat I would add is while they played some bad teams early on, in 4 of their first 5 games they played good to very good defensive front sevens. And they've played good to very good front sevens in each of the past 3 games, too. Games 1-5: 71.7% completions, 8 TD, 3 INT, 108.8 QB Rating, 9.0 YPA, 7 sacks Games 6-8: 58.3% completions, 5 TD, 3 INT, 78.3 QB Rating, 5by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteAlbaNY_Ram This is the second clip Max provided: Does anyone else think Henderson was supposed to block Ogbah instead of running around him? I don't think Henderson got back in the game after this play. Perhaps this is why. I don't if Hendy had another snap afterward; I haven't checked. But didn't he not play any more due to injury?by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quote21Dog QuoteLMU93 Flores and DC Boyer were both on that staff in New England that confused the sh#& out of both McVay and Goff in the Super Bowl. As were three of their defensive starters (Van Noy, Roberts, and Rowe). That NE style defense appears to be McVay's red kryptonite. Rams could have gotten by with a mediocre effort offensively yesterday. They couldn't even muster that unby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
If I'm an opposing defense I just send max pressure every game. Wouldn't even worry about who I have to fear. Even if you have a #1 the QB has got to be able to get the ball to him. With max pressure that's doubtful right now. They need to fix that issue and then worry about weapons.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Takeaway #3 is spot on. McVay is a genius at play design but he's some shown considerable weakness at calling plays. His biggest weakness may be his inability to adjust. It seems he gets stubborn and doesn't want to try something different than what he had in mind. I think he needs to delegate more to another offensive mind.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com