Eh, it's really not that big of a deal...especially since I agree with your overall point that the Rams haven't had many free safety types.
What happened with Fiske in the Miami game. Other than the illegal crack back block on the interception I didn’t notice him at all from my first watch.
It's not a big deal But did you read the conversation or just that one comment of mine? Curious not being a dick or anything. The conversation was about whether the Rams really want a center fielder type of safety. It seems to me that they get box safety types and use them in every safety role. I honestly can't remember the last center fielder type safety that the Rams have had the best example I could come up with was Joyner, who also IIRC was a CB in college. But they used him in the slot a lot along with nickle coverage and more of a box safety when he wasn't doing that.
You could be right. We never really know what the Rams want. They often have ignored the OL when I thought it was a need for example.
My bad. They've scored a whopping 13 points in the first 9 games
And I'm not arguing with adding a free safety center fielder type heck last year I kept mocking them to us along with a box safety. I just wonder if like ILB they don't overly value that type of player that's all. Just thinking out loud and replying to stuff to start conversations. Hoping somebody has an example that proves my theory wrong.
If the offense would show up a little sooner, it would limit the opponents time of possession in the first quarter and perhaps the defense simply continues to do their job.
I read the whole conversation. I largely agree with you: I'm not sure the Rams want a center fielder type either because they do seem to get the box safety type mostly.
Got it be bothered
We used him as a box safety and he played as much box safety in college. When he went to Cleveland they didn't use him as a box safety and he was a massive failure leading to his release and rejoining with the Rams as a box safety. He has coverage abilities. He may have lined up a lot as a free safety, doesn't mean much TBH without going back and watching college tape and looking at how he was used instead of how he was labeled. But that's the thing, he wasn't primarily used in the box with the Rams. He was used as an FS and SS. IIRC, the Rams haven't used the FS and SS designations under McVay. They've used their guys in dual roles under Wade, Staley, and Morris.Got it be bothered
JJ3 has had success in the NFL with the Rams as a box safety what he was labeled at in college IMO means nothing compared to that.
Atogwe?
But he had great success at safety.
Doesn’t change the fact that teams have taken their first series to the house 4 times in 9 games.
Not disputing or diminishing that stat but you also have teams we've played score on their first drive at a higher percentage than that. Only 2 teams that don't are the Lions ironically and the Bears. Every other team we have played is over 50% with the Packers Vikings and Niners scoring on their first drive in 7 of 9 games.
