I'm still on the Sloman defense squad. Give the kid a chance.
The Rams will be lucky if Sloman doesn't cost them at least one game. His kicks are inconsistent meaning his technique isn't NFL ready. He's missed a kick in both games, both of them chipshots. He short kicked a KO in this game which was run back close to midfield. What saved him was a holding penalty on the Birds. Two bad kicks in a game tells you all you need to know that his technique is crap. I predicted the block last week when two of his kicks were very low. Any other position and he would be benched or cut. For those who think the fix wasn't in to keep Sloman look at how poorly he's been kicking. They released Greg for less. Want him to have a chance? That is what the PS is for, not the active roster.
This is now the second game in a row Hill played like crap. He's too freaking slow to be a CB. He has average long speed but he lacks the required acceleration. He's not even being asked to play man and he's still can't defend anyone. Time to release Hill and play Burgess. Releasing Hill will clear almost $3M in cap.
Staley's bend not break only works if your team scores TDs not FGs and if they don't make mistakes like costly penalties or fumbles. Staley's defense looks better than it is because the opposition has been playing from behind. His zone looks better the closer to the red zone they get backed up but that's basically conceding FGs. The Rams got lucky against Dallas when they went for on 4th down instead of tying the game.
Staley continues to play Sebas leaving the middle soft against the run. He continues to play Hill who has had two consecutive poor games. At this point I would rather see Rapp than Johnson if Staley continues to want to play Fuller. By benching Rapp that fool Staley is retarding Rapps development when it's obvious that Johnson won't be on the team next year. Yeah I called him out because he's done nothing to clean up the issues that he admitted they had. Staley is trying to emulate the Charger secondary. But what he doesn't see is that they turn their front 7 loose while he tries to play not to lose. He's no better than Wade in that he has talent on the team he isn't using. Wade did to Ebukam last year what Staley is doing to Rapp this year, yeah I'm no fan of Staley at this point. This game should never have been as close as it was for as long as it was. Staley's conservative non-attacking defense kept the Eagles in the game. Mark my words sooner or later it will cost them a win.
