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Just some stuff off the top of my head I think they need to work on:
1. Replays/Challenges. The Rams have a "speed of processing the decision to challenge" problem, and a "when do we challenge" problem. And just my opinion here, but watching the game live is the issue. This is why I think fans so often have the call right, because we watch the live feed and see the primary camera angles immediately afterward, and thus have a better feel of "holy F challenge that now!"
My proposed fix is to have someone on the feed who is responsible for telling McVay to challenge ONLY watching the game on TV, or at the least having a TV feed right there at his fingertips. It probably sounds crazy and I might be way out of wack on this one, but IMO it would speed up the decision making process on whether to challenge. And if they already have that type of thing set up, then they need to replace who's doing it or hire someone new for that specific purpose.
2. Goff's accuracy on the run. This has been a problem for Goff all year to my eye. His accuracy dips horribly when he's moving faster than a shuffle, and at some point if he doesn't start to fix this it might cost us in a critical situation.
3. Working the refs. I think this is something McVay needs to improve on. In that game vs the Titans the officiating was effin terrible and the Rams did get some big calls in their favor, but the continued holding of Quinn and some of the other guys up front without calls was out of control.
IMO the non-calls are something that don't get enough press, and they translate back to the head coach's ability to work the refs and make them aware of the other team's BS.
4. Tip and INT drills. Rams need to do this bad IMO. Seems like of late they've left a lot of turnovers out on the field, and I think it's something that would benefit them greatly to improve on when it's sudden death playoff time.
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5. TEs. Forgot about them, they're a group that I think have the ability to raise our offense to an even higher level of potency if one of them can emerge as a consistent passing game weapon. Higs had a couple nice catches last game, the one along the sideline was superb too, but they also have Everett with good hands, body control and RAC ability.
1. Replays/Challenges. The Rams have a "speed of processing the decision to challenge" problem, and a "when do we challenge" problem. And just my opinion here, but watching the game live is the issue. This is why I think fans so often have the call right, because we watch the live feed and see the primary camera angles immediately afterward, and thus have a better feel of "holy F challenge that now!"
My proposed fix is to have someone on the feed who is responsible for telling McVay to challenge ONLY watching the game on TV, or at the least having a TV feed right there at his fingertips. It probably sounds crazy and I might be way out of wack on this one, but IMO it would speed up the decision making process on whether to challenge. And if they already have that type of thing set up, then they need to replace who's doing it or hire someone new for that specific purpose.
2. Goff's accuracy on the run. This has been a problem for Goff all year to my eye. His accuracy dips horribly when he's moving faster than a shuffle, and at some point if he doesn't start to fix this it might cost us in a critical situation.
3. Working the refs. I think this is something McVay needs to improve on. In that game vs the Titans the officiating was effin terrible and the Rams did get some big calls in their favor, but the continued holding of Quinn and some of the other guys up front without calls was out of control.
IMO the non-calls are something that don't get enough press, and they translate back to the head coach's ability to work the refs and make them aware of the other team's BS.
4. Tip and INT drills. Rams need to do this bad IMO. Seems like of late they've left a lot of turnovers out on the field, and I think it's something that would benefit them greatly to improve on when it's sudden death playoff time.
EDIT:
5. TEs. Forgot about them, they're a group that I think have the ability to raise our offense to an even higher level of potency if one of them can emerge as a consistent passing game weapon. Higs had a couple nice catches last game, the one along the sideline was superb too, but they also have Everett with good hands, body control and RAC ability.
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