That's all well & good, but if your Oline is soft (& ours is), they're just getting pushed backwards, & the RB's are reaching 1st contact behind the line of scrimmage. "Firing out" only works if you have "sand in the pants". 5 marshmallows can only do so much.by chico n da rams - RamsFootballFans.com
I get what you're saying, but I think the problem may be in scouting. Think about it. Short of drafting Saffold & getting Whitworth in FA (& maybe Corbett) look at the Oline we have drafted. They are all soft butterballs. Either McVay is asking for butterballs, or Snead & the scouting department lack the capacity to unearth them in the draft.by chico n da rams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRidgewood Ram Starting Bobby Evans every single week? Does he just absolutely ignore the OL? What a dope. You would think that someone who has the capacity to design some of the most innovative offensive concepts would be able to recognize (& remediate) an offensive line that collectively gets zero push, & can barely (inconsistently at best) pass block long enough to get even aby chico n da rams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamsDynasty But the offense is vying for the worst in the league no matter the reason. Some on this board would have you believing the defense is performing just as badly. It is not at all. Had the Cards defense performed as well as we did today, they beat the Hawks. What other team with this defense is 3-5? I can't think of 4 in the league. Could it be better? Sure. I blame McVay for the tyby chico n da rams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemexram Welcome to what is and will continue to be a very frustrating season, who knows if we will win again but at least we get to watch football, and we will also see what kind of coaching staff and players we have, they either keep fighting or we start thinking about the draft... Except we don't have any draft picks of note. If safety or corner were the glaring need, Snead's good. Oline,by chico n da rams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRidgewood Ram His time should be up. I agree. He can trade picks great, but his drafting is questionable, & when it comes to Oline, it's abysmal.by chico n da rams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteClassicalwit It was foolish to use the same defensive strategy with a minute left in the game and knowing Brady needed to rely on quick throws. What did Dungy say? Essentially, that you DON'T play 10 yards off, you DON'T all sideline passes, you make them throw the middle of the field, & tackle. TB had zero timeouts.by chico n da rams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamsDynasty Why change a scheme that held a team to 9 points (3 fgs) the entire game and they need a TD to win? I didn't like the last drive either but the defense held the previous drive. All we needed was a first down after all the heavy lifting the defense did this game the offense couldn't give them that. Chico, Wit that is why I say McVay and offense deserve even more blame. The O hasby chico n da rams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamsDynasty I would let that slide if it wasn't Tom Brady who has done this last drive crap to teams over 20 years starting with us in the Super Bowl. So far from unprecedented. 16 points one touchdown. 2 touchdowns (if they don't drop an easy one). 10+ yards off the ball is not a defensible argument, period. As bad as the O was/is, the game was still there. How about maybe playing onlyby chico n da rams - RamsFootballFans.com
when Tony Dungy rips your defensive strategy? He's the most diplomatic TV analyst on TV. Raheem has 2 HOF players on a relatively healthy D, & he neuters them with his passive strategy.by chico n da rams - RamsFootballFans.com
Good lordby chico n da rams - RamsFootballFans.com
He shouldn't be employed in the NFL. He's on the worst offense of line in football, if we cut him tomorrow, no one will pick him up.by chico n da rams - RamsFootballFans.com
Snead has sucked drafting Oline for years . . the last dominant Oline drafted by Snead was Saffold. That's it.by chico n da rams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamsDynasty When in Rome, he sees his boss refusing to adjust his game plan even when it isn't working, so why should Raheem do any different? So why is there a lack of rage against McVay's even more inept offense. Even more so because not only is he inept on offense but as HC is responsible for the defensive scheme he demanded Raheem deploy. Offense is to blame as well, no question. But wby chico n da rams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamsDynasty QuoteClassicalwit The Rams did this to themselves: dropping pick sixes, playing 10 yards off receivers. Honestly, what else would they expect? Wit yes they did but why no listing of the offenses abhorrent play? All I want is equal rancor. Not excusing the offense ( something is going on with Stafford), but at least an argument can be made with all the injuries. That argumenby chico n da rams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteramBRO QuoteRamsDynasty This board is hilarious Exactly. The defense can't even get to the sideline to get a cup of water before having to come back on the field! They finally broke. They didn't break. They were self neutered by their D coordinator by playing 10+ yards off the ball, all the way down the fieldby chico n da rams - Game Time Forum
Good question. At least an argument can be made about Oline injuries, no Woods or OBJ, etc. the D has no such excuses. There has never been a dominant passive defense in the history of the game. As pathetic as this game was, it was there for the taking.by chico n da rams - Game Time Forum
7 points on 60 yards with no timeouts & you don't? At least the O can claim injuries. I defy you find a successful defense with a passive strategy in the history of the NFL.by chico n da rams - Game Time Forum
Periodby chico n da rams - Game Time Forum
He's a backup on the worst Oline in football. I submit if he were cut tomorrow, no one would pick him up.by chico n da rams - Game Time Forum
Hill has been solid todayby chico n da rams - Game Time Forum
No question. I question whether he should be on an NFL roster at all.by chico n da rams - Game Time Forum
Either McVay or Snead need to be terminated.by chico n da rams - Game Time Forum
How do you pass off Vea?by chico n da rams - Game Time Forum
Stafford is killing us right now. There is something wrong with him. He's short hopping several throws this game, and he's not looking for the open guy, he's trying to force it.by chico n da rams - Game Time Forum
No question. It's not that complex. When the other team is in your backfield on a consistent basis, it wouldn't matter if we had Barry Sanders. Not to mention the chunk routes McVay loves take an extra second, which said same pathetic Oline lacks the capacity to do. Unless/until we develop an Oline that can at least get 3 yards whenever it needs to (regardless of opponent), we are DOA. Based oby chico n da rams - RamsFootballFans.com
We need five new offense of lineman they can actually block with power. That would fix a multitude of problems.by chico n da rams - Game Time Forum
31 points, none off turnovers.by chico n da rams - Game Time Forum
Well Mama, there's a reason why he plays defense, not offenseby chico n da rams - Game Time Forum
I caught that too.by chico n da rams - Game Time Forum