Making me laugh with the "soft" and "not physical" stuff repeated over and over

[Kupped]

The reason we have trouble though is not really the ability to be physical - it was the strategy.

We were trying to play a pass defense against a jumbo like formation - more than anything its arrogance and poor adjustments.

We finally did adjust late in the 2nd half but we were already down by a lot.

And they missed tackled and failed to make plays and made mental errors.

And.

 

[AZRams]

And they missed tackled and failed to make plays and made mental errors.

And.

Tackling has been bad most of the season.

Memo to Ellard80: Believe your eyes.

 

[FarNorth]

we have lots of physical players on defense... maybe a few of the most physical in the nfl.

its scheme.

people are using soft in a much broader sense as well.

Right, the scheme is soft. I think Morris is trying to cover what are in fact roster weaknesses in the middle and in some of secondary.

In the middle of the 2Q they finally put more guys on the line but then immediately gave up longer passes.

Obviously it's not working. Certainly not against a team with the intelligence to exploit the soft coverage zone. And even less without timely and correct adjustments to stop the bleeding before it's fatal.

 

[Kupped]

Right, the scheme is soft. I think Morris is trying to cover roster weaknesses in the middle and in some of secondary.

But it's obviously not working, and certainly not against a team with the intelligence to exploit the soft coverage zone. And even less without timely adjustments to stop the bleeding before it's fatal.

And with players who are missing tackles, and making mental errors… it’s impossible.

And.

 

[Jacobarch]

Why are you guys arguing w each other on something that NONE of us have ANY control over? Seems silly.

 

[OldSchool]

Making me laugh, still looking for a reason to be mad at other Rams fans even after the GDT last night. You seem upset by the phrase and don't seem to get what we're saying. Maybe a former NFL player former NFL scout and current NFL analyst will get the point across.


View: https://twitter.com/BuckyBrooks/status/1460444614679093254


The Rams got bullied the last 2 weeks, pick what adjective makes you feel better about losing like we did. They didn't look good either week but that's just my opinion.

 

[Jacobarch]

Making me laugh, still looking for a reason to be mad at other Rams fans even after the GDT last night. You seem upset by the phrase and don't seem to get what we're saying. Maybe a former NFL player former NFL scout and current NFL analyst will get the point across.


View: https://twitter.com/BuckyBrooks/status/1460444614679093254


The Rams got bullied the last 2 weeks, pick what adjective makes you feel better about losing like we did. They didn't look good either week but that's just my opinion.

Mic drop

 

[Ellard80]

Making me laugh, still looking for a reason to be mad at other Rams fans even after the GDT last night. You seem upset by the phrase and don't seem to get what we're saying. Maybe a former NFL player former NFL scout and current NFL analyst will get the point across.


View: https://twitter.com/BuckyBrooks/status/1460444614679093254


The Rams got bullied the last 2 weeks, pick what adjective makes you feel better about losing like we did. They didn't look good either week but that's just my opinion.

Yeah he is right - we need to scheme and stop power football.

Him using "soft" is just click bait bullshit... he knows that will get re-tweeted by the same cliche lovers.

He also used that often loved arm chair phrase "hit in the mouth"

 

[Ellard80]

Mic drop

lol yeah okay.... like it shocking that every other media outlet will use that term soft...

of course they will - its what they know people will respond to and re-tweet.

I expect to see the same cliche repeated all over the place.

i mentioned this earlier....

 

[Jacobarch]

lol yeah okay.... like it shocking that every other media outlet will use that term soft...

of course they will - its what they know people will respond to and re-tweet.

I expect to see the same cliche repeated all over the place.

i mentioned this earlier....

Not sure why youre even defending it. It's our opinion and you have yours. Let's move on and hope they start to play better football

 

[Kupped]

lol yeah okay.... like it shocking that every other media outlet will use that term soft...

of course they will - its what they know people will respond to and re-tweet.

I expect to see the same cliche repeated all over the place.

i mentioned this earlier....

Brooks is a football guy first.

Not a random talking head.

So, when he says it? It’s not Skip Bayless.

 

[Ellard80]

Not sure why youre even defending it. It's our opinion and you have yours. Let's move on and hope they start to play better football

agreed... and we have to do find a plan to stop teams like the 49ners from jamming it down our throat.

 

[jacktheripper85]

oh thank you an actual example of being soft... dropping a pass because you are about to get hit would be an example.

I'm not sure that happened last night.. but that at least makes sense.

We have trouble tackling Deebo... but he also leads the nfl in RAC - so most teams have trouble tackling him.

Well in baseball when batters consistently dig in and hog the plate the great pitchers throw some chin music and that usually puts a stop to it from that batter and the rest of the team that that shit isn’t going to fly.

In football when a WR does what Deebo was constantly doing your secondary needs to send a message and instead of playing the ball all the time zero in on the WR and light that mother fucker up. That usually puts a stop to that shit and sends a message to the other WRs.

In watching last night our RBs and WRs were getting lined up and popped every time they got the ball while our defenders were bouncing off guys all night. It was obvious to me who got outplayed physically.

 

[Ramon Ram]

Say what you want and I think the Tenn loss was more on Stafford, but their defense pushed us around. If we play like we did last night we aint winning anything this year. Next off season we need to focus on both lines and get tougher on both sides of the ball as the rest of our team is solid. I definitely lost some confidence in this team this year as is but believe we will be favorites next year if we address the lines which we really didn't this off season.

NFL.com columnist Jim Trotter said there's a "growing perception that the more physical and muddy an opponent makes the game, the less the Rams like it."​

The Rams have been physically dominated on both sides of the ball over the past couple weeks. In Week 9, the Derrick Henry-less Titans beat the Rams 28-16 while sacking Matthew Stafford five times and picking him off twice. The 49ers on Monday night intercepted two Stafford passes -- one for a touchdown -- while pressuring him throughout and sacking him twice. It's a curious trend for a Rams offensive line graded by Pro Football Focus as the best pass-blocking unit in the NFL. Stafford has been terrible under pressure over the past two games, completing six of 18 passes for 37 yards. On Monday night, the Niners defense overwhelmed the Rams, especially when LA was forced into obvious passing situations. Cooper Kupp is likely the only Rams player who can withstand the team's offensive struggles. Sean McVay will try to right the ship during the Rams' Week 11 bye.

 

[Merlin]

This is the nfl - people hit the hardest and fastest - you have to be straight fucking insane to go out there.

Outside of the kicker everyone else is risking getting possibly killed or seriously injured by the biggest and fastest humans on earth.

Like people calling the defense "soft"

Aaron donald is soft? Jalen Ramsey is soft? Taylor Rapp is soft?

Football games are won and lost at the line of scrimmage most of the time - but to simply say a team is "soft" because the other team won that battle is laughable.
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Our issues with the 49ners are style and scheme - they have shit to do with "soft"

If the Rams suddenly ran the ball 75% of the time - they would suddenly not be soft anymore?

not really - its just a different style.

It's all relative dude. These guys aren't playing RoD in a pickup game. They're playing other teams who are hitting them in the fucking mouth.

If they can't adjust to it, they're not gonna be a threat do to shit in the playoffs. And that's assuming they get there, which, given that loss to SF, I am not fully sure of.

 

[Mojo Ram]

I had a lengthy post about this in the Woods ACL thread before the game. I don't think our players are soft at all. Not on defense. That's not accurate. I do believe that offensively McV is calling far too much of a finesse(soft if you like) type of game plan the last couple weeks and overall at times this season.

The Akers loss contributed to this but last night was EXACTLY the type of game where Sony Michel can help. Slamming Hendo into LB's shooting the gaps is not the answer vs TENN & SF. Neither is throwing the ball 30 yds downfield when you need 8 yards.

The Rams(offensively) are not being put in position to impose their will in these type of games. It's either horizontal screens, quick outs or 40 yd bombs...with a finesse run game that disappears when they get behind.

The D certainly got run the fuck over in the 1st half but felt like they cleaned it up a bit in 2nd half, but of course then the secondary watched Deebo play catch & run on 3rd downs(horrible). I'm not too concerned with the D right now actually. They got outcoached.

The offense concerns me alot. Especially the gameplanning. Tough week with all the shuffling, but IMO that's even more reason to reel it in a bit and just line up and play chain mover football w/Michel, Kupp, Higbee and take your shots once you establish the trenches.

If i could sum up my frustration w/this offense lately....
[1st and 10] "Get 4 or 5 yards here"

[2nd and 10 or 2nd and 9 now] "Ok get 5 yards here and make it 3rd & manageable"


[3rd and 8] "Ok it's doable"
[Rams throw incomplete 25 yds downfield]

Just get the 5 fucking yards!!! I feel like we can get 5 yards whenever we want yet i see 2nd and long over and over, and see deep throws when we only need 5 yards. Maddening.

 

[Mojo Ram]

I'm not blaming the players for the softness, I put the responsibility squarely on the coaches, with McVay and Morris being the two most guilty culprits.

 

[Mackeyser]

Huh? That's exactly the point...Rams O is finesse, not smash-mouth. The D relies more on speed than physicality. How is that not "soft" as we've been using it....?

It's one thing to call a scheme "soft". We hear about soft zones and soft coverages, etc.

But to call a grown NFL player... a grown ass man... soft? Anyone lining up to call AD "soft"?

I think I'd rather try to call Jim Everett "Chris"...

 

[Mackeyser]

It actually does.

And, yes, it does apply. Not to *you*, but to plenty of people when looking at sports. Mental toughness is absolutely key.. and mental toughness applies to making mistakes and not being focused.

And, yep.. missing tackles and dropping passes? That's soft.

[insert Inigo Montoya quote here]

 

[payote75]

View: https://twitter.com/FirstTake/status/1460685956294471680?t=0gJQT7kKhqWdo2KBZ3IEGw&s=19


I am usually like yea ok on the wagon off the wagon on the wagon etc. She is a seahag fan however she is on point with this and says a lot of what most of us expressed.