Interesting perspective on the Rams trouble's

[0311rams]

Are LA Rams GM Les Snead and HC Sean McVay still on the same page?

The LA Rams are emerging from their Week 6 BYE with a record of 1-4. But a recent discussion with Rams Head Coach Sean McVay could give the impression that this

ramblinfan.com

 

[Faceplant]

I was skeptical enough to almost not bother reading that, but I have to admit.....it seems pretty spot on to me.

 

[AvengerRam]

Meh.

 

[snackdaddy]

You are what your record says you are. Is the article correct in the assessment? I don't know. I just what I see every Sunday does not look like a playoff contender.

I don't like referring to last year's 3-6 start and subsequent 7-1 finish. If you're relying on another finish like that sooner or later it comes back to bite you. You don't always finish like that.

I do know if we lose tomorrow I don't care about that 7-1 finish. We ain't coming back from that. In fact we might have several must win games in a row real soon.

 

[fanotodd]

You are what your record says you are. Is the article correct in the assessment? I don't know. I just what I see every Sunday does not look like a playoff contender.

I don't like referring to last year's 3-6 start and subsequent 7-1 finish. If you're relying on another finish like that sooner or later it comes back to bite you. You don't always finish like that.

I do know if we lose tomorrow I don't care about that 7-1 finish. We ain't coming back from that. In fact we might have several must win games in a row real soon.

Agree 100%.
The next 3 games are must win, not just tomorrow.
The Rams already have 4 conference losses with one of those being a division loss.

Beating the Raiders is one thing, but the Ram team I’ve watched so far hasn’t played well enough to beat the vikings and maybe not the seahawks.

Yep, the Rams have to put out a much improved team/effort tomorrow.

 

[Karate61]

In 2002 the Rams started out 0-5, and then ripped off 5 straight wins to get to 5-5. I'm from the "it ain't over till it's over" crowd. For me, it ain't over until the Rams are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. Only then will I spend my time in the Boobies thread!

 

[OntarioRam]

It isn't over yet, but we are certainly in the ICU, if not on life support.

It is not hard to see what went wrong with this team. We need our offense to be excellent. If not top 5 in the NFL. That is how the Rams are built.

Just look at the cap allocations.

I believe the Rams are top 5 in the NFL for offensive spending? So, to perform anything far below top 5 on offense, is not a good investment.

On defence, by contrast, nobody spends less than the Rams. The team that spends 2nd least, spends almost nearly double what the Rams do.

The offense needs to carry the load when you build your team that way. It has not been able to do so, with all the injuries. We have scored more than 20 points once this year!

I don' think the Rams' cap allocation imbalance is a bad idea to be honest. It is an offensive league. It makes sense to lean into that. I'd just like to see the imbalance be less extreme. To be fair, our defence should punch above its cap weight, given the number of rookie contracts. But the point still stands. Other teams have rookie too. It is arrogant of McVay to think he is such an offensive wizard, that defence does not matter, and we can spend literally a fraction of the rest of the NFL.

Despite the above, 1-4 is unacceptable. Nobody is asking for a perfect record when a team built to win via offense loses its top 2 WRs, and many key offensive linemen, all at the same time, for extended weeks. But we needed to scrap out a few ugly Ws so that we are not out of the running before we get bodies back. Several games that we lost were very winnable. Detroit in OT. Green Bay. Chicago. We could have, and arguably should have, won all of those games. They were there for the taking. But we lost them all. We found a way to go 0-3, and that might sink us. Stafford and McVay are the best offensive QB + coach in the NFC. Our young WRs in Tutu and Whittington are not game breakers but you can win a game or two with that. Williams and Corum are an eliete RB duo. You can win with a depleted roster too. That much should have been obvious to anyone that actually watched the games. The fact we lost them all, that is on the players, and the coaching staff alike - both have not been good enough, period.

 

[Ram Ts]

I think tomorrow we finally see McVay go to the ground & pound game plan that we expected before the season. Corum gets a lot of runs (8-14) too. We run for 180-200+ yards.

 

[Toothsayer]

It isn't over yet, but we are certainly in the ICU, if not on life support.

It is not hard to see what went wrong with this team. We need our offense to be excellent. If not top 5 in the NFL. That is how the Rams are built.

Just look at the cap allocations.

I believe the Rams are top 5 in the NFL for offensive spending? So, to perform anything far below top 5 on offense, is not a good investment.

On defence, by contrast, nobody spends less than the Rams. The team that spends 2nd least, spends almost nearly double what the Rams do.

The offense needs to carry the load when you build your team that way. It has not been able to do so, with all the injuries. We have scored more than 20 points once this year!

I don' think the Rams' cap allocation imbalance is a bad idea to be honest. It is an offensive league. It makes sense to lean into that. I'd just like to see the imbalance be less extreme. To be fair, our defence should punch above its cap weight, given the number of rookie contracts. But the point still stands. Other teams have rookie too. It is arrogant of McVay to think he is such an offensive wizard, that defence does not matter, and we can spend literally a fraction of the rest of the NFL.

Despite the above, 1-4 is unacceptable. Nobody is asking for a perfect record when a team built to win via offense loses its top 2 WRs, and many key offensive linemen, all at the same time, for extended weeks. But we needed to scrap out a few ugly Ws so that we are not out of the running before we get bodies back. Several games that we lost were very winnable. Detroit in OT. Green Bay. Chicago. We could have, and arguably should have, won all of those games. They were there for the taking. But we lost them all. We found a way to go 0-3, and that might sink us. Stafford and McVay are the best offensive QB + coach in the NFC. Our young WRs in Tutu and Whittington are not game breakers but you can win a game or two with that. Williams and Corum are an eliete RB duo. You can win with a depleted roster too. That much should have been obvious to anyone that actually watched the games. The fact we lost them all, that is on the players, and the coaching staff alike - both have not been good enough, period.

I don't think AD99's 23.8 cap hit is included in those defense numbers, is it ? 66.5 mill of that 177 offensive total is on the trainer's table (Kupp, Jonah J, Higs, Noteboom). Stuff like that will wreck the balance of any budget & the value you're getting on the field.

 

[Lunchbox]

Add in missed playing time for Alaric Jackson, Havenstein, and an injured Dotson, what kind of record would you expect? A starting Oline that includes Bruss, McClendon and to a lesser extent Limmer, is probably not going to win many games this season regardless of the rest of the starting offensive lineup.

I absolutely see a way of getting back in the race with just a couple of returning starters.

This team is better than its record and it has nothing to do with coaching failures. It has everything to do with injuries at two key position groups on offense, one on defense and a last minute attempt to manipulate circumstances to the benefit of one of our leaders on defense (resulting in an unplanned and disadvantageous trade).

We may not be able to mount a complete comeback from the hole we're in, but we can still definitely make some noise this season.

NEVER GIVE UP!

 

[Loyal]

I'm just hoping that we play up to our potential and for one rookie to play outstandingly. Watching AD's superlative play in 2014, helped me to endure MANY losses during Fisher Ball.

 

[So Ram]

I was skeptical enough to almost not bother reading that, but I have to admit.....it seems pretty spot on to me.

It doesn’t take a GENIUS (Sean Mcvay) to figure that out.

When you have players like Bruss & Limmer starting.Seein what they were best at in the preseason.You would think running the ball would be more important.

Especially with Puka & Kupp out.

Blake Corum got his first game action just this last lost to GB.
Kyren Williams was one of THE TOP RB’s in The NFL last season.

20% runs with 4 healthy RB’s seems like maybe a couple of those play calls could win The Rams a couple more games.

Just SAD !!! Go Rams !! The potential is there.

 

[methomas50]

The team went all in to build a fan base because to get attention in this town you have to win. Well they won. Now they are dealing with the aftermath of "F them picks" . NFL teams cant come out and say they are in rebuild mode, fans have to figure it out for themselves. But the last couple drafts have been good and despite the record feel like they are headed in the right direction. As long as Stafford and McVay are here the team is at least watchable and probably headed in the right direction.

 

[Merlin]

The team went all in to build a fan base because to get attention in this town you have to win. Well they won. Now they are dealing with the aftermath of "F them picks" . NFL teams cant come out and say they are in rebuild mode, fans have to figure it out for themselves. But the last couple drafts have been good and despite the record feel like they are headed in the right direction. As long as Stafford and McVay are here the team is at least watchable and probably headed in the right direction.

No doubt and for most teams a rebuild means they're gonna draft high for a few years. For us it means playoffs if healthy. Which is remarkable and something I will never take for granted.

This team doesn't have a ton of depth, but I do think they're a playoff team if they can get a reasonable run of health here soon. The injuries they've had so far and the sched would have hurt a lot of teams and the Rams under McVay are usually a second half of the season team.

 

[Tano]

Add in missed playing time for Alaric Jackson, Havenstein, and an injured Dotson, what kind of record would you expect? A starting Oline that includes Bruss, McClendon and to a lesser extent Limmer, is probably not going to win many games this season regardless of the rest of the starting offensive lineup.

I absolutely see a way of getting back in the race with just a couple of returning starters.

This team is better than its record and it has nothing to do with coaching failures. It has everything to do with injuries at two key position groups on offense, one on defense and a last minute attempt to manipulate circumstances to the benefit of one of our leaders on defense (resulting in an unplanned and disadvantageous trade).

We may not be able to mount a complete comeback from the hole we're in, but we can still definitely make some noise this season.

NEVER GIVE UP!

 

[HE WITH HORNS]

Now they are dealing with the aftermath of "F them picks" .

Wrong. They are dealing with the mistake of giving HUGE pay increases to three players. One of which isn't even on the team anymore, and still getting paid, another of which hasn't hardly been on the field.

 

[So Ram]

Wrong. They are dealing with the mistake of giving HUGE pay increases to three players. One of which isn't even on the team anymore, and still getting paid, another of which hasn't hardly been on the field.

Even with all the injuries The Rams should be 3-2.

Sean Mcvay & his play calling is to BLAME!! Madden is my example.He was in control of the last 2 games.

I can’t scream at him enough,but I will post about it.When you see how easy it is.

I remember Sam Brafords first game at SF.Play calling is so huge.Being able to run the ball really helps expand drives.When you go away from the run & break a rhythm then your done.

Go look at any college football games.Play calling is such a thing NOW,more than ever.

STAYLEY or whatever the dumb ex-RAM-DC was ?? What a joke of a HC.
My hope is Sean Mcvay gets it together.I know SHULA will.

I guess I’m the only one around here that thinks he brings excellent game plans.
His first week- late Sunday away to Arizona away was a real disappointment.

Can’t wait to move on from 1-4,but today a win isn’t guaranteed.The ODDS should be.I give a 85% prediction of a WIN ?

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

I didn’t read the article but I saw it on Facebook. It seemed to suggest that Snead and McVay aren’t on the same wavelength. That’s why I didn’t read it. I watched the draft videos. Snead and McVay seem to be in lockstep during the draft. I imagine they are sitting the weeks leading up to the draft also

 

[fearsomefour]

Id already be looking to replace J Jackson.
Walking injury that can't stay on the field. Zero confidence he will ever be able to string together a meaningful stretch of games.
He is good, but, not great when healthy as well.
Avila with Limmer at C or Dedich at LG are options.....Id stick with Dedich until he either locks it in or plays himself back to the bench.

 

[HitStick]

Id already be looking to replace J Jackson.
Walking injury that can't stay on the field. Zero confidence he will ever be able to string together a meaningful stretch of games.
He is good, but, not great when healthy as well.
Avila with Limmer at C or Dedich at LG are options.....Id stick with Dedich until he either locks it in or plays himself back to the bench.

With Limmer emerging, I think you are 100% correct.

Jackson should be depth when everyone is back and healthy.