I keep coming back to philosophy and playing not to lose is no way to win. If you have some truly great pieces at certain positions I suppose you can overcome such a conservative approach but I've never really believed in playing scared. I don't advocated playing recklessly or foolishly but you do have to play confidently.
Which I don't think Fisher does. From all the checkdowns on offense to playing off on defense. This team is just reacting to what the opposition is doing and they're losing what little confidence they had from last year. It's like a baseball pitcher trying to aim his pitches and make them "safe". You have to get loose and let it rip. Those aimed pitches are going to just miss the zone or get jacked.
SF played about the worst game of offense I've seen in a long time and still put up 35 points. Fisher says he doesn't want the offense to go up-temp/no-huddle too early because he fears falling behind. Well, this conservative, safe crap isn't working at all.
So, long answer long, I think all Rams fans were hopeful that Fisher's resume' was the real deal but I know for a fact that we're all desperate for any port in the storm. His teams haven't had success in a long time and his 13-3 dominant teams are a very distant memory. There have been a LOT of changes in the NFL since Fisher's teams were the best in the league and IMO, the game has passed him by.
No, he isn't the answer and the Rams will have to suffer through 2013 and 2014 before a change is made.
