Fine, I'll grant that.
But the conversation was about consistency. They haven't been consistently good.
Here's where we are after 30% of the season: The offense ranks 13th in points per game. That's mid. No way to spin that.
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But the conversation was about consistency. They haven't been consistently good.
Here's where we are after 30% of the season: The offense ranks 13th in points per game. That's mid. No way to spin that.
The 7 point opener is heavily skewing that number. They are ranked 1-3 in nearly every other offensive metric. The offense has played 3 of the leagues best 5-6 defenses so far. Two of those on the road and in the rain. I guarantee by Thanksgiving the offense will be best in the league in pretty much every major category.
One can hope. There are good signs, but there are troubling signs, too.
Last night, McVay mentioned several drives stalling in the 1st half due to untimely penalties. That's happened in several games and has kept points off the board. Over the last few years, the team has led the league in fewest penalties. Unfortunately, this year the team is playing less disciplined than in years past.
They are moving the ball well for sure, but the points scored isn't reflecting that.
Having an outlier game and pointing to scheduling and weather are all excuses. Great teams, SB caliber teams, don't do that.
Yeah I have no doubt the Rams will claw and scratch their way back to winning games and McVay will praise his boys….but at some point the whole overcoming adversity thing means you’re underachieving to begin with. I for one am tired of it.
Most likely no Alaric next week... kinda thing that can blow up an "easy" game.
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You guys are too stressed about this stuff. Just enjoy the ride for what it is. I didn't even get that mad at the end of the game. It is what it is.
I was mad when Mcvay called a useless running play on 3rd down because we knew fatboy was gonna fuck it up. By the time he missed it i had already accepted the Rams fate.
It's just awful reading the negative shit after the vent thread is over. All I can do is scroll through if the first sentence is a precursor of what's to come.
I'd rather read rainbow and sunshine posts.
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You guys are too stressed about this stuff. Just enjoy the ride for what it is. I didn't even get that mad at the end of the game. It is what it is.
I was mad when Mcvay called a useless running play on 3rd down because we knew fatboy was gonna fuck it up. By the time he missed it i had already accepted the Rams fate.
It's just awful reading the negative shit after the vent thread is over. All I can do is scroll through if the first sentence is a precursor of what's to come.
I'd rather read rainbow and sunshine posts.
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Well I was just pissed at the call. I knew we weren't going to make the FG and lose the game.
It was just the call that pissed me off that I couldn't let go.
Why McVay? Why did you call a run play on 3rd and 5 when Stafford was torching the Bills?
Again, I like to look at the season in quarters. So the first quarter of the season (week1-week5):
- Weaknesses were exposed (STs, tackling, contain/pressure on QB, red zone offense). But there is time to correct.
- strengths were identified (KW, pass game, pass coverage, offensive grit, Donald ramp up)
- improvements identified ( return of Garrett and Ferguson, new kicker, need for more aggressiveness on both offense and defense coming out of the gate, McVay pissed/sense of urgency increased).
So I’m looking for positive changes to address the weaknesses and aggressive improvements. I’ll be surprised (barring injury) if the Rams don’t look a lot better in the second quarter of the season.
But again, I’m a hopeless Rams Homer fan always looking for the optimistic path
- Weaknesses were exposed (STs, tackling, contain/pressure on QB, red zone offense). But there is time to correct.
- strengths were identified (KW, pass game, pass coverage, offensive grit, Donald ramp up)
- improvements identified ( return of Garrett and Ferguson, new kicker, need for more aggressiveness on both offense and defense coming out of the gate, McVay pissed/sense of urgency increased).
So I’m looking for positive changes to address the weaknesses and aggressive improvements. I’ll be surprised (barring injury) if the Rams don’t look a lot better in the second quarter of the season.
But again, I’m a hopeless Rams Homer fan always looking for the optimistic path
Lets play devils advocate here.
What happened if we got a 10 yard holding penalty and that kicks us OUT of FG range, then there is a lot of second guessing too....
Not saying I like the call but there is some thought around it.....
Mcvay kind of backed down in his tues presser about being wrong about playing conservative.
But make so mistake it was wrong...our kicking game is not trustworthy from that distance.
But make so mistake it was wrong...our kicking game is not trustworthy from that distance.
That's why we love you Dang! Glass half full! Go Rams!
Yeah, they are creating their own adversity. Its like someone who is late to work everyday so then he loses his job. Now he has to overcome the adversity of losing their job to find a new one.
The fact is if the individual does not correct their irresponsibility and become a dependable employee they will lose their next job for the same reason.
Talking to you, Bubba! And you, Chris!!
Get better at your jobs!! Stop arriving too late!
Of course, there is some thought, but even McVay acknowledged after the game that he made the wrong call. Your reasoning aligns with the way he operates. He doesn't play to win; he plays not to lose.
A holding penalty is a far less probable outcome than something going wrong with known weaknesses.
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I think this is true of McVay generally, and it holds him back. After the Giants game he pointed to the team getting back to having fun and enjoying it. The very next week in Denver we seemed tight and tense again, and it’s been that way ever since. They’re going to burn themselves out like this.