Get tough and creative.

[Faceplant]

Many seem to be relying on our defense. Until last Sunday with Garrett, I was very down on our defense.

This week will tell me more (Garrett + Donald).

BUT... when we start playing against very good offenses, that makes me nervous.

Not me. I'm down on our offense and have been all year. No consistency whatsoever and I can't remember the last time they played a decent 4 quarters.

Mcvay's scheme looks stale to me. Particularly the passing game, where it's Puka all day or nothing. We have no down field threat and rely on hero ball far too much IMO.

I'm hoping this rash of injuries is a catalyst to some new ideas. Too many former McVay assistants and coaches in the damn league and all of them know our playbook.

 

[RamWoodie]

I'm thinking that the "creativity" may be getting Higbeast out at WR at times. He's got the savvy to get open!

 

[den-the-coach]

I'm thinking that the "creativity" may be getting Higbeast out at WR at times. He's got the savvy to get open!

True, but then Higbee can break your heart. Fumbles, not always catching the ball cleanly and can also come up lame at times. My concern right now is reliable hands. Smith & Atwell can stretch the field, but Mumpfield struggles to separate plus does not run the sharpest routes, however, might have the best hands of the group.

Seems like of the receivers left, many seem to juggle the ball before making the catch and that is what is keeping our 38 year old signal caller awake at night.

 

[Spider2YB]

View: https://youtu.be/33pielO_auE?is=OTtptu_UvzOtf6q0


Mark Schlereth called our game Sunday and I thought this is some good insight to what’s going on with the passing game. He echoes something myself and a few others on here have been saying….several of Stafford’s perceived “misses” are on receivers running poor routes. Breaking off routes too soon, coming too slow out of breaks, losing ground on out routes and letting the DB undercut them, and sometimes just flat out dropping the ball.

That being said, it’s hard to just keep asking these guys to run 50 “for the love of the game” routes per game knowing they are only gonna get a couple targets. Hopefully Puka’s absence will create a more egalitarian system that on offense that can carry over when he, Tae, and Ferg return.

 

[Memphis Ram]

View: https://youtu.be/33pielO_auE?is=OTtptu_UvzOtf6q0


Mark Schlereth called our game Sunday and I thought this is some good insight to what’s going on with the passing game. He echoes something myself and a few others on here have been saying….several of Stafford’s perceived “misses” are on receivers running poor routes. Breaking off routes too soon, coming too slow out of breaks, losing ground on out routes and letting the DB undercut them, and sometimes just flat out dropping the ball.

That being said, it’s hard to just keep asking these guys to run 50 “for the love of the game” routes per game knowing they are only gonna get a couple targets. Hopefully Puka’s absence will create a more egalitarian system that on offense that can carry over when he, Tae, and Ferg return.

I thought it was odd when I believed that I saw Davante pull up a couple of times when both he and Puka were healthy.

Makes sense. It's a real mental challenge to run 25-30 or so routes knowing the ball isn't likely to come your way.

 

[Ramstien]

Time to see what Daniels and Klare can add to this offense. You drafted them, they have had half the season to get them ready now play them.