McVay did not have the guys ready, but....

[Big Game]

Guys you do realize we get everybody's best game. And the fact that there own fans and media said this wouldn't be close i'm sure motivated them to play even harder. Again we played a team with a good defense and good defensive coach on the road after a bye and still scored 30 points.

Keep calm 3 years ago we lose this game by 21 plus. I know we are spoiled by McVay and this offense. What i saw was a team who was off a week getting back in tune. But what you fail to realize that Talib is back and so is the defense.

15-1 very possible.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

Yeah, and some fans have a diff perspective... You seem to be saying they are wrong for their approach. People post here to discuss an issue or express a feeling about a subject, game, etc...

So don't post if you don't expect to have someone else express a feeling about the subject of your post. Its not that hard of a concept. No one is calling you stupid or shouting you down, they are just expressing a different opinion. Right?

I didn’t agree with the OP. I disagreed with the way it was being poked fun of.

I never try to make an ass out of people for their opinions on this board. I don’t think it’s necessary. There are better ways to make a point.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

excuse me, but didnt we win by 14 points and score 30?
What a freaking bummer!
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Well it easily could have been a loss. Goff throws a pick six or two. It didn’t look like a sure thing until the end.

McVay made the adjustments needed. Goff never was right, so he figured out how to get Gurley going on the edge and won.

Some people see the glass half full, some see it half empty.

 

[T-REX]

Everyone...

Onto Chicago!

 

[Mojo Ram]

The only problem I saw was Goff was high on his throws all day.

His reads were excellent he just couldn't put the ball on a dime like normal.

Then he probably tried to OVER compensate and it got all weird.

It happens. I think we are a little spoiled with how consistent Goff is because today he was off.

It may have been the early game. His mind and body are used to the late games.

He also held on to the ball too long, was late on many of his throws, and more importantly, on that strip sack he carelessly tried to escape with 3 or 4 Lions hanging on him while carrying the ball with one arm. Cover up the ball and drop. That was an uncharacteristically bad sequence. Looked like rookie Goff on that play.

I'll just chalk it up to bye week rust.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

He also held on to the ball too long, was late on many of his throws, and more importantly, on that strip sack he carelessly tried to escape with 3 or 4 Lions hanging on him while carrying the ball with one arm. Cover up the ball and drop. That was an uncharacteristically bad sequence. Looked like rookie Goff on that play.

I'll just chalk it up to bye week rust.

I wondered the same. Was it having a week off? I hope it was something else. As the number one seed the Rams would have a first round bye. Then there is a lull before the Super Bowl. He wasn’t as sharp against Atlanta last year waS he?

 

[PhillyRam]

He also held on to the ball too long, was late on many of his throws, and more importantly, on that strip sack he carelessly tried to escape with 3 or 4 Lions hanging on him while carrying the ball with one arm. Cover up the ball and drop. That was an uncharacteristically bad sequence. Looked like rookie Goff on that play.

I'll just chalk it up to bye week rust.

I do think Detroit did a good job of taking away the over the top plays and it seemed like Goff was a little impatient in holding onto the ball too long and or forcing some throws and not just taking some of the underneath stuff. So he got knocked around a bit and that likely did not help as well as the one shot to the head looked like he got his bell rung.

 

[Mojo Ram]

I wondered the same. Was it having a week off? I hope it was something else. As the number one seed the Rams would have a first round bye. Then there is a lull before the Super Bowl. He wasn’t as sharp against Atlanta last year waS he?

Yeah it's a bit concerning. He's very much a rhythm passer as we've seen. He gets into a groove within the timing and tempo of the offense and looks decisive and his decision making usually reflects that. Time off doesn't appear to help his game.

 

[majrleaged]

McVay has the second or third (can't remember exactly) best record in his first 25 games as a head coach in NFL history.
He has been better than anyone has the right to expect.
To think that every game is going to be a video game performance of highlights is nuts. As I always say, the other guys get paid too.
Some of the play calling didn't work. That would be called the D on the other team having a game plan too. The QB was off. All of this is true and Rams put up 30 points and won a road game by 14 points.
Enough said.

The coaches with better records were coaches taking over SB caliber teams. Seifert with 49ers and I just went blank on his name, Oklahoma head coach, took over for Jimmy Johnson in Dallas.

 

[iamme33]

I can’t believe our coach has only gotten us to 11-1. You can throttle every team in the league if you only have your players ready to play. Every play will work and no defense can stop anything you do. Man our coach sucks. I’m tired of sugar coating it. The honeymoon is over. He’s into his second whole year as a head coach and doesn’t know everything. What in THE hell is taking him so long. FFS! I mean we could have lost this game if we didn’t win it by 14. 30 points? What the freak is that? You should be able to do that in your sleep in this league. The experiment is over. McVay needs to either get his crap together or we need to move on.

That about cover it or did I miss some form of idiocy in there somewhere? Lovely thread. Glad everyone feels better for it.

wow!!! this should be blue.

 

[fearsomefour]

The coaches with better records were coaches taking over SB caliber teams. Seifert with 49ers and I just went blank on his name, Oklahoma head coach, took over for Jimmy Johnson in Dallas.

Barry Switzer.
Yeah, he fell into the best situation for a new coach in NFL history.

 

[fearsomefour]

Well it easily could have been a loss. Goff throws a pick six or two. It didn’t look like a sure thing until the end.

McVay made the adjustments needed. Goff never was right, so he figured out how to get Gurley going on the edge and won.

Some people see the glass half full, some see it half empty.

Both Seattle games, Minnesota, KC all could have been losses.
This is the NFL....
Every 12-4 team is going to have six close wins.
As we know from years of having a bad record every 6-10 team could point to a bunch of close losses and "should be" 10-6.
The team is winning close games they would have lost in the past.
Close wins and losses are regular business in the NFL.

 

[Mojo Ram]

Barry Switzer.
Yeah, he fell into the best situation for a new coach in NFL history.

Martz would be up there too.

 

[LesBaker]

Also, if McVay has such an infatuation with the pass, how were we 7th in the NFL in rushing attempts coming into today?(and with how much we ran it today, I don't imagine we dropped) How do we have the NFL's leading rusher?

It's more of a situational thing for me, and play formations. I don't see the sense of running an empty backfield set inside the 10 yard line.

Overall the ratio is usually fine in a game, but sometimes he gets a little pass happy. And keep in mind Gurley is getting carries when the Rams are holding a big lead later in games.

 

[RamFan503]

wow!!! this should be blue.

It wasn’t obvious enough?

 

[Ram65]

I love McVay, but my honeymoon with him is over. His playcalling has to be better. Goff was off today, he looked like he might have been ill. McVay needs to recognize this, and he needs to change his calls - Gurley was unstoppable today.

I thought Goff looked bad at his press conference too, as if he wasn’t feeling really well.

Goff being under the weather seems like a logic explanation. Seems like he would never be as bad as he was unless something was wrong. I thought he didn't look right when on the sidelines on one camera shot.

 

[Ken]

If Goff plays like this in the playoffs the Rams likely lose. I think that summarizes the angst some fans are having.

 

[RamFan503]

I see all the chastised are out in full force. No critics allowed around here people! Stop being human! The Rams just regain home field advantage the week before, but no fans are allowed to be upset and reactionary. We all need to think like the machines we will one day be replaced by. Their is no room for emotions in sports. Fanatics aren't permitted to be fanatics in these parts.

And what exactly did that have to do with coaching? Let's not pontificate.

Short memory. Goff nearly three three bad interceptions. He wasn't very accurate all day. The game actually could have been lost. Momentum is a fiscal mistress.

Again, the premise for this thread was that McVay didn't have the players ready to play. The idea that McVay let Goff slack it or not get ready for the game is a bit ridiculous.

Ah, the NFL coaches are smarter than everyone else argument. Jeff Fisher says hi, and thanks because he wants back in.

Yeah - I think THESE coaches are indeed smarter than everyone on the internet. To think that McVay somehow didn't read what the defense was giving them as well as people on the internet while our team is 11-1 is plain silly after a 14 point away WIN.

There you go making a sensible reply about what really happened. Don't you know that your just supposed to try to make the dissenters look foolish by being sarcastic on this thread?

Come on man. When people say things like McVay didn't have the team ready or the "honeymoon is over" when talking about a coach that took our team from 4-12 to two straight division titles they are indeed being foolish. We are 11-1 and took the division earlier than any other team this season.

It's not about dissention or about people being critical. It's about acting like the coach can't coach or that the fanatic or coach B could call better plays and ready the players better after a 14 point win that also resulted in our winning the division. There's not a team out there that couldn't play better on any given Sunday.

Nope. Some people react differently. They see things differently. Others decide to make fun of them for it. It’s lame. The word fan stands for fanatic. Let them do it there way. Reply respectfully instead of trying to look smarter than them and belittle them, give your perspective kindly.

That is supposedly what this forum is about isn’t it?

There is a vent thread AFTER LOSSES for this kind of crap. And no. That's not what this site is about. This site was started as a venue to get away from those constantly carping about everything and finding negativity in whatever they can point to. We are a site where homer is a tag worn with pride. It doesn't mean we are blind. It means we were all pretty much tired of the sites where everyone took more pride in pointing out the negative.

Everyone could see that Goff was off and that certain plays were not working as designed. The lions played well and stopped a lot of plays and we STILL scored 30. So the coach didn't get the team ready or doesn't know how to call a game?

After a win, most of us who moderate and came of here from the beginning shake our heads at the people looking to find ways to be negative. It's actually a pretty simple concept.

Haven’t heard that term since Ramstalk.

And no that’s not the point. I agreed the problem was Goff’s inaccuracy. I gave Mojo the thread winner for that. It’s just that all of these snarky posts are uncalled for. We usually have a vent thread. Some people were venting. Let them be fans.

Nice hyperbole on the Ramstalk reference.

And no we don't usually have a vent thread. We have had one vent thread all season. Care to guess why that is? It's no accident or oversight.

McVay made the adjustments needed. Goff never was right, so he figured out how to get Gurley going on the edge and won.

Right there you are disproving the gist of this thread.

We have possibly the best coach in football right now and he's only into his second season of ever being a head coach. Of course he is going to have some areas to work on. But fans can be as fanatical as they want. If they are bagging on this coach or acting like they saw and knew plays and set ups that would have made this game a blow out, I'm going to call them on it.

This is a site that is generally positive. Being negative after a win is accepted to a point but not going to go unchallenged. Get used to it and get over it.

 

[Mojo Ram]

Again, the premise for this thread was that McVay didn't have the players ready to play. The idea that McVay let Goff slack it or not get ready for the game is a bit ridiculous.

+1

 

[Dieter the Brock]

It’s okay to enjoy an ugly win

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