PFT: Week Seven “Three and Out” - Seahawks@Ram

  • To unlock all of features of Rams On Demand please take a brief moment to register. Registering is not only quick and easy, it also allows you access to additional features such as live chat, private messaging, and a host of other apps exclusive to Rams On Demand.

Prime Time

PT
Moderator
Joined
Feb 9, 2014
Messages
20,922
Name
Peter
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/18/week-seven-three-and-out/

Week Seven “Three and Out”
Posted by Mike Florio on October 18, 2014

Seahawks at Rams

1. How do the Seahawks replace Percy Harvin?

It’s not a big problem because they never really saw much of him. He played eight games since arriving in March 2013, and he contributed only 225 yards from scrimmage this year.

Against the Cowboys, Harvin had three catches and three rushing attempts for a total of minus-one yard.

Last year, the Seahawks thrived without Harvin. While he had a major impact on the offense in the Super Bowl, most of the success came from the defense and other aspects of the offense.

Whether it’s addition by subtraction or simply a non-issue, the Seahawks must not be concerned about life without Harvin, since they embraced the opportunity to get rid of him.

2. Didn’t you used to be Chris Givens?

For years, the Rams have been trying to find a solid stable of receivers. While they were trying to improve, Chris Givens was putting in the work, leading the team in receiving in 2012 and finishing second in 2013. But with Brian Quick emerging and Kenny Britt in the fold and Stedman Bailey stepping up and Tavon Austin healthy, Givens has been a healthy scratch for two straight games.

“Yeah, I was surprised,” Givens recently said. “It’s a business — these things happen. It was tough to deal with. Definitely it was a humbling experience. At the same time, it’s bigger than me.”

But not much bigger. With Givens doing less, the Rams are still worse.

3. Is Jeff Fisher on the hot seat?

Only one person truly knows, and he never says anything. Owner Stan Kroenke keeps his cards close, doing things when he chooses to do them without much advance warning.

The Rams were respectable in Fisher’s first two years, going 7-8-1 and 7-9 in the NFL’s toughest division. This year has been a free fall, however, with the Rams at 1-4.

Still, Fisher likely will stay, for a couple of reasons. First, he’s only in the third season of a five-year, $35 million contract. That makes for a pricey buyout. Second, with the team potentially moving to L.A. as soon as 2015 (another topic on which Kroenke will say nothing), who better to preside over the transition than the man who coached the Houston Oilers through their move to Tennessee a generation ago?
 

DaveFan'51

Old-Timer
Rams On Demand Sponsor
Joined
Apr 18, 2014
Messages
18,666
Name
Dave
The Rams were respectable in Fisher’s first two years, going 7-8-1 and 7-9 in the NFL’s toughest division. This year has been a free fall, however, with the Rams at 1-4.
Let us all pray, this supposed free fall, ends this week!!
It’s not a big problem because they never really saw much of him. He played eight games since arriving in March 2013, and he contributed only 225 yards from scrimmage this year.
Harvin may not be much of a subtraction on paper, BUT at least we don't have to game plan for him or account for him while he's on the field!!