and i agree DV knows football. but maybe there is also a personal agenda. maybe DV hates fisher. remember fisher coached the titans back then and if i recall those teams didnt like each other very much. again doesnt sound like good ol DV but who knows?by PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
shaw suggested that DV interview Martz...While suggesting an interview is apparently not encouragement in your world, it is mine. I often suggest things to my kids as a way of encouraging them to do it. But feel free to have your own opinion. and quite frankly im not sure you or I really "know" how that developed internally. im willing to accept that DV was not "forced" toby PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
that correct for hindsightedness. they make everything so much clearer.by PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
perhaps forced was the wrong word. but regardless of whether DV recognized the problems with the offense or not...he was encouraged by management to find a new oc, but wait theres more... obviously martz was UNPROVEN at the time but the qb coach of the 1999 team was John Ramsdell who had NEVER coached QBs before EVER. he had previously been the rams TE coach and spent time in the collegeby PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
Who was on the verge of being fired for having a similarly archiac offense until he was forced to hire Martz? Don't get me wrong, I love DV but let's not rewrite history here. Perhaps DV is on target but there is just something off about this article. To me, it's not clear what dv is saying, or who he is saying it about. Moreover it doesn't sound like something DV would say.by PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
With limited talent CK is what? 6-2 as a starter with the Rams?by PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
I was thinking the same thing. Doesn't really sound like DV. Moreover I'm not sure what regime he's talking about, Fisher or spags? Finally the statement commingled environment with personnel so it's a bit convoluted. To be honest I wasn't exactly sure what he was saying.by PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
SB had his best year in terms of qb rating under fisher in 2013 then never played again for the rams due to injuries. but whatever..lets just gloss over the details.by PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
I was thinking the same exact thing....by PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
i agree tru must be resigned. but im not sure if i like hill as a starter (yet) should gaines go down. and while i liked gaines in the az game, he hasnt been able to stay on the field. maybe im being too pessimistic here, but i just think you can lose a game very quickly with poor db play, especially against top notch qbs. i just dont think we are going to invest more resources into the de spby PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
so you may to reorder the column from low to high...if you do the 24th turns into 9th. but maybe im wrong?by PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
i understand and respect your point of view...but to me this conversation is a bit pointless because its not going to happen imo. you seem to either (a) want players or types of players that dont fit want GW appears to want to do; or (b) you want GW to change his scheme to fit what you think he should do. obviously the d can still get better, but im happy with the overall approach that GW has tby PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
this idea of lacking a "true center-fielder" has been spun around this board for 3 years now...if GW wanted that type of player hed go get one...but instead you keep seeing him bring in hard hitting SS types. im sure if he can find a guy with both qualities that would be fine, but its pretty clear to me at least that he wants his safeties to be first and foremost hitters. another lby PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
And apparently the games since by your own admission you have only watched two. IDK.. Maybe your right and it's all about the front office but it's hard to take this analysis seriously when you don't even bother to watch the games. And in terms of the patriots.. Let's see what bellicheat does after Brady's gone. It seems to me that having a great qb seems to make everyone a better coach.by PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
im encouraged by quick's performance and i give him props...he came up big. but lets reserve judgement on next year until he plays out this year. however i ill say this...the confidence he developed by coming up big in the last 2 games is maybe just what he needs to make it in the nfl...by PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
That is exactly what CK is and that's OK on this team for now. Eventually Goff takes over, add another wr and perhaps the offense can match the defense.by PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
I'll give you this... It looks like they added some reliability checks since the last time a reviewed the methodology. And it looks like they added a coach review. I don't recall seeing that before. That's definitely a positive! And like I said.. I applaud the effort of providing additional analytics. Personally I'd love to see each team submit their own grades but that will probably neverby PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
doesn't matter....if garbage goes in garbage comes out. that being said, i admire pff on what they are tying to do. im just suspicious of the end product due to the methodology. i hope im wrong. and i take it you are an analyst or some other affiliation to pff given your second opposition to the dope comment.by PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
below is the add to become an pff "analyst". im fairly certain everyone who posts on this board has the qualifications for the job. Analyst ProFootballFocus.com is seeking a number of highly enthusiastic and dedicated football fans to join their analysis team. If you’re a passionate follower of football, looking to expand your knowledge of the game and get a foot in the door of tby PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
i wouldnt be so quick to defer. as i said, i think their rating are highly suspect. all it is is dopes like you and me watching games. so your opinion is just as valid.by PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
I dont necessarily put much stock in pff but in this case its almost as if you watched total different games as saffold and ogletree were 2 of the highest rated players on the offense and defense respectively and hayes didnt make the top 5. the only player you seemed o agree on was britt. im not sure this means anything other than 2 people can watch the same game and come to completely differby PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
Obviously in terms of wins and losses that's true. But it's my opinion we have been hamstrung by the lack of a viable qb instigated by the SB injury. So they expended their resources to get one. Again IMO the correct move. Is that rose colored glasses or realism?by PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
i assume winning the superbowl is acceptable. what else? making the playoffs? a winning record?by PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
from my perspective i see much of the losing explained by "fisher is an idiot" or before that by "bradford sucks." to me there is very little objectivity in such blanket statements and ignores much of the nuance that is interesting about football. but i suspect by the rose colored glasses comment, you are referring to the other side where some posters are happy to be 2-1 atby PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
In fact I believe it's quite the opposite. A simple minded approach would be to follow the rules without taking into account extraneous information.. Say like a struggling kicker. That's actually a much more complex calculation. Have you ever taken a hit in Black Jack when the rules said not to? Why? Was the decision right? IDK.. but it's anything but simple minded.by PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
so you are saying that the posts were much better 15 years ago? i think thats the last time the rams won anything consistently. in fact im fairly sure we have won more under fisher in the last 4 years than any coach since martz/vermeil. and correct me if im wrong but we are 2-1 and currently in first place. so to be fair..the rams are actually winning more often then they did 10-15 years ago.by PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com
ive always found it funny that posters feel free to call fisher, coaches and players idiots etc...but when they get "attacked" they call foul. #glasshouseby PHDram - RamsFootballFans.com