Matt Stafford Season Predictions

[Ramrocket]

4750 yds
38 TD
14 int
69% efficiency
101 QB rating

All that means a very happy fan base!!

 

[Tano]

It all depends on if McVay is going to go super conservative in the second half just like he did with Goff last year.

Goff's stats would have been much much higher if McVay didn't go ultra conservative in the games where he had a 10 pt or better lead in the second half.

 

[thirteen28]

I'm not going to predict his overall season passing stats. But I bet he will set a career high over the course of the season for most 4th quarter handoffs and a career low for fewest 4th quarter passing attempts as there will be many weeks the Rams are sitting on multi-score leads and trying to burn the clock in the final period. That, if anything, might stop him from getting some of the more gaudy numbers he got in Detroit, but I doubt he'll have any problem with that whatsoever if the W's pile up.

 

[Rams43]

I suspect that some fans might be disappointed if Safford doesn’t exceed 5000 yards by much, if any.

But a big part of the reason is that Rams will be enjoying a lead in most games and McVay will prefer to burn clock by running the ball.

Iow, I think that the Rams may possess a virtually unstoppable O but just won’t need to use it at full afterburner for 60 minutes.

On paper this Ram team is looking very balanced and that bodes very well come playoff time.

 

[Shuie3225]

View: https://twitter.com/BaldyNFL/status/1399781244167147529?s=19

 

[CoachAllred]

NOT GREEDY OR UNREALISTIC

50 Touchdowns
5500 Yards
SUPERBOWL VICTORY

Seems Reasonable!!!

Hopefully your prediction is a little high, because the only way he puts those stats up is if we don't have a running game.
My guess is 4500 37td's 8int's
Akers 1200yds rushing 400 receiving
Henderson 500yds rushing 300 receiving
Kupp and Woods both 1000+ rec
Higbee 700+

Stafford sits final game cause we have #1 seed

 

[CoachAllred]

View: https://twitter.com/BaldyNFL/status/1399781244167147529?s=19

Love it!!! Had to watch it twice.
Baldy is by far my favorite analyst.

 

[Merlin]

It all depends on if McVay is going to go super conservative in the second half just like he did with Goff last year.

Goff's stats would have been much much higher if McVay didn't go ultra conservative in the games where he had a 10 pt or better lead in the second half.

Why would he do that. He changed the QB and put his job on the line so he "wouldn't have to live that way" with working the underneath.

Believe it or not the QB does matter for the play caller.

 

[Tano]

Why would he do that. He changed the QB and put his job on the line so he "wouldn't have to live that way" with working the underneath.

Believe it or not the QB does matter for the play caller.

He did it when he had the lead because our defense was so awesome especially in the second half.

Why risk a turnover by calling "riskier" plays when playing conservative will pretty much guarantee a win with our dominant defense.

I would do the same thing the way our defense was playing last year.

And if the defense plays even close to how they played last year, I bet you will still see conservative play calls this year by McVay in second half's where they have a lead greater than 10 points.

I will put my ROD credits on the line with that statement.

 

[Tano]

Why would he do that. He changed the QB and put his job on the line so he "wouldn't have to live that way" with working the underneath.

Believe it or not the QB does matter for the play caller.

As to the changing of the play caller, I am thinking McVay wanted a QB that had more mobility and a stronger arm so he could call plays where receivers could run further than 20 yards past the line of scrimmage.

I believe Goff's mobility (and his confidence on deep balls) and the inability for the line to hold for longer developing plays made McVay call almost exclusively shorter pass patterns and/or roll-outs.

In the Jets game, he made one call where the receiver ran farther than 20 yards on a pass play in the first half before the two minute warning. And on that play, Blythe's guy hit Goff's arm right when the receiver was breaking open downfield. Maybe Goff should have thrown the ball earlier when the play was still developing but I believe Goff started to go really conservative last year and only threw deep in first half's when he knew the receiver was going to be open deep. Why? I don't know. Something happened to Goff's confidence on deep balls last year.

 

[MachS]

Why would he do that. He changed the QB and put his job on the line so he "wouldn't have to live that way" with working the underneath.

Believe it or not the QB does matter for the play caller.

Not worth the energy lol

 

[CoachAllred]

It all depends on if McVay is going to go super conservative in the second half just like he did with Goff last year.

Goff's stats would have been much much higher if McVay didn't go ultra conservative in the games where he had a 10 pt or better lead in the second half.

Part of that may be because of the QB, but probably not as much as some may think.
When you have the best defense in the league and a good running game, why would
you as a coach take unnecessary risks.
I don't recall us losing many games in that situation. As a matter of fact I think
McVay was at the top of the league when leading in the second half.

 

[Tano]

Part of that may be because of the QB, but probably not as much as some may think.
When you have the best defense in the league and a good running game, why would
you as a coach take unnecessary risks.
I don't recall us losing many games in that situation. As a matter of fact I think
McVay was at the top of the league when leading in the second half.

I think he is either 37-0 or 38-0 when leading at halftime

 

[Mojo Ram]

More big plays. Less back breaking, "wtf was that? " plays.

 

[Tano]

More big plays. Less back breaking, "wtf was that? " plays.

I agree wholeheartedly with that statement.

Even I went wtf was that?

 

[oldnotdead]

Baldy said it, that the difference between Goff and Stafford is that Matt sees it early and throws it on time. Goff wouldn't see it or was late in making the throw too many times. That reveals poor QB coaching...can't sugarcoat it....that is all lack of QB development on the coaching level.

McVay doesn't have to develop the QB now. He can just be the creator and innovator he wants to be. That is why the Rams traded for Stafford. it's also why the Lions were more than happy to get Goff, because the former Rams in the Detroit FO understood what the problem with Goff was. Win-Win for both teams. Give Goff 2 years to learn their system and be coached up and the Lions will have their franchise guy.

The Rams are in win-now mode because the SB will be at SoFi and that's what Snead and McVay want. At 33 Stafford has at least 4-5 good years left if not more. I'm happy for both Matt and Jared.

 

[Shuie3225]

That reveals poor QB coaching...can't sugarcoat it....that is all lack of QB development on the coaching level.

If you think McVay didn't coach Goff up good enough you're crazy. 4 years with one of the best offensive minds and QB developers in the NFL and McVay realized Goff couldn't get over the hump. It's so insane to blame McVay for Goff not being able to read a defense. I'll say it again...It's so insane to blame McVay for Goff not being able to read a defense.

The people around here that think they know football better, or can evaluate a QB better than McVay, truly blow my mind. Why do you think Goff is gone and Stafford is under center. Time to accept the truth and move on man. Stop blaming McVay for Goff's shortcomings. He took him from a perceived "bust" and helped him make the pro-bowl.

Some people just dont have "it" upstairs man. Some people just dont know the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. It's not the end of the world. It doesn't mean Goff didnt have a great arm, or throw a pretty ball. Or that he didnt have 2 great years. He did. But when McVay wasn't giving him an advantage with scheme, and all other things were equal.. and Goff needed to take over and make a play....he rarely did.

 

[Merlin]

McVay's tendency IMO is to get too aggressive. To pass too much and forget about the run game. He has his issues but failing to identify rush threats pre-snap, failing to get through more than his first or second read, or failing to see the field are not on him.

He said he doesn't want to live there wrt passively taking what's underneath. He changed the QB for that reason. To think he'll go there with Stafford makes me laugh man. Sorry.

 

[FrantikRam]

4500 yards

34 TDs

7 INTs

Passer rating over 108

 

[FrantikRam]

Akers and Henderson are going to feast. Teams won't be stacking the box.

I think we will see a 50/50 run/pass ratio because of that.

However, McVay has gone pass happy to take advantage of weaknesses in the past - and it just so happens that the Cardinals, Seahawks and Niners CBs are very underwhelming.