SteveBrown
Pro Bowler
Beat up Goff, a few roughing penalties and the like....he might fold like Brady in the 2007 super bowl, or like Manning in the 2005 Steeler playoff....'fold', meaning be afraid...
How would you defend the Rams Offense?
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Get pressure on Goff without relying on the blitz. Only a few teams who can do that.
ReekofRams
Hall of Fame
Call all of your timeouts the first time you play defense in hopes that Goff can't play due to a last minute hang nail.
Do what Atlanta did... Take away the screen game and have someone in Gurley's grill on every play. Then force Goff to throw it down the field... but have to get pressure on him.
The thing is Atlanta had the team speed to do that in regards to their LB's...not everyone will, but that's why we need the TE's to step up to put pressure on LB's so they can't focus solely on Gurley. Everett will be a big key this year if this team is going to have a 12 or 13 win season.
The thing is Atlanta had the team speed to do that in regards to their LB's...not everyone will, but that's why we need the TE's to step up to put pressure on LB's so they can't focus solely on Gurley. Everett will be a big key this year if this team is going to have a 12 or 13 win season.
ReekofRams
Hall of Fame
You really don't think after last year's goof with Atlanta that McVay won't have a way dealing with a defense that's going out of their way to defend the screen? Cooks alone will make it harder or riskier for a defense to play that way.
Dude, I can only comment on what I have seen of this offense thus far and that is based on last year.
I think one way McVay needs to counter is to get his TE's more involved as I mentioned above. Not sure how a deep threat like Cooks matters in regards to LB's covering screens. Need to make LB's worry about other options than just Gurley.
ReekofRams
Hall of Fame
I would think since Cooks can lengthen the field and with linebacker cheating on case of a screen, then the middle of the field becomes more open. That's why I brought up Cooks. By season's end no one was afraid of Watkins.
Yes, but Watkins did that too...but your right the middle of the field will be more open...and that's where TE's along with Woods and Kupp come in, especially in regards to the responsibilities of the LB's... ATL, could have cared less about the Rams TE's. Hopefully Everett and Higbee can change that this year. If they can, then Gurley could be unstoppable on screens and for that matter even Kelly when he spells him and likewise the threat of a screen should help the TEs... Now they need to take advantage of it.
ReekofRams
Hall of Fame
Last year towards the latter half they were only putting one man on Watkins, hopefully Cooks can draw two. We'll soon see.
Cooks is more than a deep threat. With his actual ability to run routes and his speed, he can dash across the middle of the field and get open, especially if they are gambling on coverage to handle Gurley. He doesn't have Watkins' size, but everything else he does better. McVay has wanted him since he took over - I am sure he has a number of plays for him.
The way you beat any team. Make them one dimensional. Either take away the pass or the run. Take away the Run and make Goff beat you by the air. Or, take away the pass, and make Gurley beat you. No RB can win a game on is own.