something I mentioned in another thread... which I am definitely considering if not quite ready to accept as true. McVay's influence on the D. I have considered this even before I read the McVay quote, paraphrased, that "WE thought we had a good D game plan", which made my ears perk up. I'm not trying to excuse Morris, or anyone.. nor accuse McVay... but the above does give me paby JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
I stated how much I disliked accepting that penalty. Not many, (maybe no one?), agree and I understand that... but to me it was by far the better choice to decline the penalty... won't go into exactly why, already did that on the Game Time Forum. But it brings this up: To me there were at least a couple of decisions, and I think more, that smelled STRONGLY of pep talk rallying... IOW... &quoby JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
almost the entire 'greatness' of what Stafford brings to the Rams, or at least we hope he does... his reads. Those first 3 games I don't think you can say 'primary' in the text book sense of the term. Stafford, to me anyway, KNEW who was most likely to be open at the snap... no matter who was deemed 'primary' in the huddle. It's actually what I believe mostly makes Stafford an upgrade overby JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
I don't disagree much with anything you said. Told us a lot about both teams.by JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteWe've got several very good options at receiver (including our RB's).... I'm saying rotate the primary some from time to time. I couldn't disagree more with this.... hit the open guy, that's it. I don't care if Kupp gets 25 catches a game and the rest none... same with Woods.. he can get 25 catches a game and the rest none and if it's working GREAT... no beef from me. Higbee, the same,by JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
I didn't count, and don't want too... and if anyone reports this I won't read because I can only handle so much anguish. :laughing But between the drops and the errant passes I'm am one hell of a long way away from saying they were successful in shutting Kupp down... limiting him? yes. Shutting him down?... too much Kupp himself and Stafford himself to say that.by JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
:laughing Maybe it's not a curse, per se. Maybe it's simply not feeling good about your appearance. I do that... doubt I'm the only one, but maybe. When I'm playing music and to be my best, (which, admittedly, isn't very good)... I have to be comfortable, very specific clothing, wear my favorite colored attire, etc etc. Stupid? Probably.. but I can't deny that I play better when everyby JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
I hadn't thought of that for many many years. - JamesJMby JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
One game does not spell 'inconsistent'... there was a lot of contributing factors to Sunday's game.. Stafford absolutely one of them... but also .... I defy ANY one on this board to name another game in which the opponents secondary, pass defense, was as smothering as Az's was. - JamesJMby JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
I don't know, obviously... but I have to consider that McVay is far to 'in the ear' of the D scheme. NOTE: That is NOT a validation of Morris. - JamesJMby JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
I am convinced it's not personnel.. not entirely anyway, or for that matter 'mostly'. I've seen far too many great plays from them all to believe the talent level is the main cause of concern.by JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
Congrats. It's been a long time coming. :laughingby JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
because I'm the one that has doubted Sony... NOT his blocking... which I did NOT laud before I saw it while most of you DID. I don't think Sony is a 'bad' RB... but I saw nothing to indicate he's a starting RB. Crying in my beer comment: Henderson looked great to me... by far our most explosive RB... although we haven't seen much of anyone under Sony. But I also think Akers is/was a bby JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
Well, wouldn't that spell "aberration"? Or what is it that you're saying, exactly?by JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
And I don't mean that to be a validation of our D. But you simply can't ignore the fact that they've won 3 and lost 1 with that D. I've seen only very 'slight' variations of the D in the 4 games... some with a keener eye can probably discern more? Now I really don't believe this next is, can be, true... but that game had the appearance of a mindset that looked like: "Hey, soft is workinby JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
After going through 24 hours of why? why? why? I have come to believe it was simply an off day, an aberration. None of the speculations about what 'precisely went wrong', including my own, make much sense to me. Not even on defense. The all consuming "a little bit of everything' may be true but it says nothing. If things were as bad as I considered in the last day, some of yoby JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
it doesn't make sense to me....unless it's an injury that only kicks in with certain specific motions... I've had injuries like that. Had an elbow injury once where I could throw without pain most of the time but every so often in mid-toss I'd get a shooting surge of pain that would dang near bring me to tears.by JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
although I'm not sure this is a McVay weakness that's been present throughout his head coaching days?by JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
I read several media people after the game yesterday calling out the D. But I don't know if Morris addressed the media, the media may not have gotten the chance. We'll hear today, no doubt... but my guess is they'll be all over him if they do get the chance. - JamesJMby JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
I don't think hyper "score to settle" exuberance can completely account for that level of dominance. I think both these can be true: Az played brilliantly and the Ram's played about as badly as possible. I know the comeback from some... "you're not giving Az. their due".... I disagree... as I said, both those statements can be true. - JamesJMby JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
It's uncomfortable for me to post about because it wreaks of 'excuse making'.... but some of his passes yesterday are difficult, (for me anyway), to explain outside of some type of malady. One, two... that happens.... and I didn't count, (for too emotionally distraught for that), but it seemed like several of his passes went wildly awry. On the other hand.. a couple (again, I didn't count)by JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
What happened today to our D has been apparent since game 1. It certainly wasn't as glaring in the first 3 games but there none the less. Az. scouted it, spotted (not hard, so did most of us), and exploited it. So will Seattle coming up... something MUST be done. Disclaimer - I am NOT giving the O a pass. Just as bad today. One topic at a time. - JamesJMby JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
both offensively and defensively... you can NOT take away from that. But did we beat ourselves? Yes... without question. Our those two things contradictory? I don't think so..it was both... and it was 'both' to the extreme. - JamesJMby JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
If anything today the Ram's D got weaker against their offense as the game wore on.by JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
70% of Stafford's bad throws today were complete. Also 70% fewer drops. Also assume McVay would have relied a little more on the run. Doesn't change Az's score, they still win.. but how many more pts do the Rams total if you factor those assumptions in?by JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
to be this stubborn I think may reflect more of a collective input.by JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
only knows that one style of defense. You cannot get to his level being that myopic. So what's the deal?by JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com
Him not seeing open receivers that is. I'm not saying he didn't do that... I just didn't see it. What I DID see was: Some of the best pass coverage I've ever witnessed in an NFL game. Ram receivers were smothers... short, mid, deep, didn't matter... they were covered like a blanket.by JamesJM - RamsFootballFans.com