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I was saying to myself before that play that he was playing well
Ohhhhh...so it's YOUR fault! You jinxed him!
I was saying to myself before that play that he was playing well
Am I the only one that's asking why all 5 of our OL players simultaneously took a step (or 2) backwards this year?
Let's don't overthink this, fellas.
Something else has changed, and it rhymes with "coaching".
Scheme, technique, timing, play calls, I dunno...
Playing musical chairs with the players is not addressing the real problem. Sorry.
Something else has changed, and it rhymes with "coaching".
Greg Robinson Has Mini Meltdown with Media after Rams Practice
by Michael Moraitis
Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Greg Robinson refused to talk to the media on Wednesday after practice.
Third-year Los Angeles Rams offensive tackle Greg Robinson refused to talk to the media on Wednesday after practice.
Robinson has been getting a ton of slack for poor play this season. Not only is he getting beat on a regular basis by opposing defensive lineman, he’s also committing an insane amount of penalties. In fact, no player in the NFL has more penalties than the former No. 2 overall pick over the last two seasons.
On Wednesday, Robinson was in no mood to talk:
Before that, Fisher spoke about Robinson’s struggles, per Alden Gonzalez of ESPN:
“He’s got the talent level to do it. We’ve had some miscues over the last four to six weeks with some mistakes and some penalties and things like that, but he’s determined.”
Robinson’s rocky third season in the NFL already has some people talking bust. Now there will be questions about his mental toughness thrown in and it doesn’t help when you pee pee the media off.
Head coach Jeff Fisher has been talking about possibly making changes along the offensive line in recent weeks. While it isn’t clear where Robinson stands with Fisher, there is a chance he at least gets his playing time decreased.
We’ll see how Robinson handles this moving forward, but this certainly wasn’t a good sign for a guy already having a tough season. Sorry to say, he has nobody to blame but himself for whatever comes from this.
http://ramblinfan.com/2016/11/23/rams-greg-robinson-meltdown-media/
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This may be a sign Robinson has been benched. Interesting to say the least.
Even I am getting irritated reading all of this negative press about G-Rob. And I'm just a fan. I can only imagine how Robinson feels. The fact is that for the first time in his career he is playing okay - not amazing, but okay - football. This level of criticism isn't warranted so of course he must feel frustrated.
And I'd hardly call respectfully declining to speak to the media a "meltdown"....
Robinson was very young and raw at the draft and came from a system that required 0 football smarts. The fact G-Rob has shown significant improvement after taking matters into his own hands this past off-season to get private o-line coaching is very encouraging. Hopefully, the trend continues in he becomes an anchor at LT.
Don't underestimate his durability, either. The dude stays healthy. That is absolutely huge for an offensive lineman, both in terms of keeping your best players on the field and to maintain continuity on the line.
I honestly think the pundits don't even watch the games. They just see his number of penalties (most of which have been bogus) and his low PFF rating (which I think is tied to his # of penalties...) and proclaim him a liability. But that isn't true. Unlike in previous years, Robinson is handling speed rushers pretty well. If you want to see a liability at LT, it will be if and when we replace Robinson with the "next man up"...
I'd also like to point out that in the run game arguably our biggest problem is running Gurley up the middle right into the teeth of the defence for no gain. 90% of the time, those run plays failing aren't the LT's fault.
Don't underestimate his durability, either. The dude stays healthy. That is absolutely huge for an offensive lineman, both in terms of keeping your best players on the field and to maintain continuity on the line.
Alden Gonzalez/ESPN Staff Writer
Rams coach Jeff Fisher said LT Greg Robinson got "a break, a week off, because he needed it. ... I expect Greg will return back to the lineup."
Hopefully only as depth. Donnel played good.Alden Gonzalez/ESPN Staff Writer
Rams coach Jeff Fisher said LT Greg Robinson got "a break, a week off, because he needed it. ... I expect Greg will return back to the lineup."