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Elmgrovegnome said:
I didn't see much in the way of holes. There was one time where I got frustrated at him for bouncing it outside when he appeared to have room inside but for the most part, on the couple other players where I was initially mad, on replay, it showed that the hole didn't develop until the play was almost dead and there was nothing he could do.
The lanes just weren't really there.
It'll get ironed out imo. Richardson is the better runner right now but Pead is the better 3rd down HB.
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fearsomefour said:
Given Pead's suspension, they probably will. For a week.
Richardson is the clear starter and a playmaker.
Pead is a 3rd down back who needsto do something on special teams as kick returning doesn't seem to be his thing in the NFL.
IMO, the Rams need a #2 RB. Maybe that's Stacy, Ganaway, or Cunningham. Or maybe a waiver wire pickup.
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fastcat said:
He didn't get a shot to run the ball because we were behind and in the middle of what was essentially a two-minute drill. We didn't run the ball once on that drive. However he was fantastic in pass-protection, even more so than Pead, who was quite impressive in his own right. Ganaway deserves a shot with the number one O-line. I'm not saying he'll make the team, but there are some positives to take away from his game.
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Haven't seen the whole ame yet, but the blocking looked piss poor last week, If there is one area on this team I am concerned about (every friggin year for that matter), its the OL. DR is our clear #1, and I thought he was our best option LAST year also. Would like to see more of Cunningham. That would be a nice 1-2 punch outta the backfield.
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Rewatch the game, and you will see on MOST of Pead's carries someone coming UNBLOCKED either off the edge, of simply being "missed" to make the tackle.
Fisher made a comment regarding the FIRST play of the game, that if a certain WR makes his block, Pead (Fisher's words, not mine) "may have scored"! Go back and watch the play, and see Pettis looking for someone to block, and they guy he runs right past, makes the tackle.
On the SECOND play of the game, C. Matthews comes UNBLOCKED (as both Cook and Pettis run right past him to block the SAME GUY on the second level). He crashes down the LOS and makes the tackle for a 2 yard gain.
On the very next carry, Pead makes one move and the CB, crashes UNBLOCKED (by Givens) into the backfield and makes the tackle for a 2 yard gain.
On the Draw play, once again, UNBLOCKED from the edge, Cook and Pettis leave Hyde UNBLOCKED and he almost takes the handoff form Bradford.
Later, (11:57 left in the 2nd Qtr), Pead makes a nice jump cut, and Pettis (who had gone in motion), gives a TOKEN brush block to the OLB (Nick Perry) and then looks as if he is running a pass pattern, ON A RUNNING PLAY, only to have Perry crash down the LOS and tackle Pead after another minimal gain.
You can way what you want about Pead, but there aren't many RBs in football who are going to gain yards when guys come UNBLOCKED and get a clean shot IN THE BACKFIELD.
These are all things that will get addressed as they get closer to Sept 8th. But from what I can tell, they just haven't put in the time in the RUNNING GAME yet, given they just haven't been in FULL pads throughout the early weeks of camp. Expect this to change very soon.
Fisher made a comment regarding the FIRST play of the game, that if a certain WR makes his block, Pead (Fisher's words, not mine) "may have scored"! Go back and watch the play, and see Pettis looking for someone to block, and they guy he runs right past, makes the tackle.
On the SECOND play of the game, C. Matthews comes UNBLOCKED (as both Cook and Pettis run right past him to block the SAME GUY on the second level). He crashes down the LOS and makes the tackle for a 2 yard gain.
On the very next carry, Pead makes one move and the CB, crashes UNBLOCKED (by Givens) into the backfield and makes the tackle for a 2 yard gain.
On the Draw play, once again, UNBLOCKED from the edge, Cook and Pettis leave Hyde UNBLOCKED and he almost takes the handoff form Bradford.
Later, (11:57 left in the 2nd Qtr), Pead makes a nice jump cut, and Pettis (who had gone in motion), gives a TOKEN brush block to the OLB (Nick Perry) and then looks as if he is running a pass pattern, ON A RUNNING PLAY, only to have Perry crash down the LOS and tackle Pead after another minimal gain.
You can way what you want about Pead, but there aren't many RBs in football who are going to gain yards when guys come UNBLOCKED and get a clean shot IN THE BACKFIELD.
These are all things that will get addressed as they get closer to Sept 8th. But from what I can tell, they just haven't put in the time in the RUNNING GAME yet, given they just haven't been in FULL pads throughout the early weeks of camp. Expect this to change very soon.
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bluecoconuts said:
This is what I saw too. I finally got the chance to watch the game. I only saw Pead try to bounce a play out once. The rest was cut and go. He had some pretty decent runs when there was ANYTHING to run through. Our run blocking was not even decent. And there is not a RB on this squad that picks up the blitz better. Pead is not that big yet I saw him knock much bigger men of their line and was really the only thing preventing a sure sack.
Get over the hate for Pead. I have a feeling we are just going to see more of him.
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The last thing we need is defenses pinning back their ears and coming after Sam when they realize we don't have a real running threat. Richardson is the only one that I see who can keep linebacker honest, and he is marginal.
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Ram_of_Old said:
I don't think his (Richardson's) resume is marginal due to success in 2012 at this level. But I will agree we need a bruiser on this squad which is why I'm pumping Stacy as the #2.
While Stacy is not a typical bruiser, he is compared to Richardson... And more so than Pead. The only other back to put into this discussion is Ganaway and he's having a hard time seeing the field.
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I think or RB corps is better than just OK and we have no need for a "bruiser." I didn't see any plays that a bruiser would have helped us. We could easily have run it in from the two yard line but we just didn't want to do that. If we get good blocking from our O-line the running game will excel and if we don't it wouldn't even if we had SJ in the backfield.
