We could also be 0-6 if not for Dart going out and the Eagles being injured to hell.
VENT Rams fall to Cardinals
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I wish someone on the Rams had the answers to this mess.
McDuffy is out, and the Rams play less man-to-man coverage. That makes Brissett the second coming of Tom Brady. Pressure has always been his kryptonite and the Rams didn't get enough pressure.
Who decided to play the soft zone instead of man-to-man with blitz pressure is up for debate. Whether it was McVay or Shula, I don't know. Either way they play a passive defense. They stiffened up and didn't allow a TD , but Arizona controlled the ball all game long.
On run defense they gave up the edge far too often. Steward was unable to get off blocks and got pushed back. Combine the outside leaky run game with poor tackling and some inside open lanes resulting in:
Arizona Cardinals: 70 total plays (34 passing attempts, 35 rushing attempts, and 1 sack allowed)
Los Angeles Rams: 56 total plays (33 passing attempts, 20 rushing attempts, and 3 sacks allowed) [1]
Arizona heavily controlled the tempo of the game, holding onto the ball for 34:52 compared to the Rams' 25:08 in time of possession. [1]
I stated before that the NFL is catching up to McVay's play calling. More so with former Rams coordinators. Defenses are blitzing the Rams more; Arizona increased its season average from around 19 to over 40 percent against the Rams. I assume they are playing tighter coverage with the blitzes. This is having Stafford hesitate, waiting for someone to get open. I don't know if he is scanning the field enough or just locking in and waiting for one WR to get open. Either way, he doesn't look comfortable in the pocket. They also seem to know when McVay is calling a pass play.
The lack of the defense getting off the field quickly may have stopped McVay from running the hurry up offense until it's late and they are behind. There doesn't appear to be that high intensity and high energy of the past on offenses. On the first drive of the game McVay use to have around 12 scripted plays that would move the ball and get at least a FG. This year no points on opening drives and not much ball movement.
Some rant...Blame McVay on some questioable play calls and not adjusting. Also blame the players on some poor execution.
McDuffy is out, and the Rams play less man-to-man coverage. That makes Brissett the second coming of Tom Brady. Pressure has always been his kryptonite and the Rams didn't get enough pressure.
Who decided to play the soft zone instead of man-to-man with blitz pressure is up for debate. Whether it was McVay or Shula, I don't know. Either way they play a passive defense. They stiffened up and didn't allow a TD , but Arizona controlled the ball all game long.
On run defense they gave up the edge far too often. Steward was unable to get off blocks and got pushed back. Combine the outside leaky run game with poor tackling and some inside open lanes resulting in:
Arizona Cardinals: 70 total plays (34 passing attempts, 35 rushing attempts, and 1 sack allowed)
Los Angeles Rams: 56 total plays (33 passing attempts, 20 rushing attempts, and 3 sacks allowed) [1]
Arizona heavily controlled the tempo of the game, holding onto the ball for 34:52 compared to the Rams' 25:08 in time of possession. [1]
I stated before that the NFL is catching up to McVay's play calling. More so with former Rams coordinators. Defenses are blitzing the Rams more; Arizona increased its season average from around 19 to over 40 percent against the Rams. I assume they are playing tighter coverage with the blitzes. This is having Stafford hesitate, waiting for someone to get open. I don't know if he is scanning the field enough or just locking in and waiting for one WR to get open. Either way, he doesn't look comfortable in the pocket. They also seem to know when McVay is calling a pass play.
The lack of the defense getting off the field quickly may have stopped McVay from running the hurry up offense until it's late and they are behind. There doesn't appear to be that high intensity and high energy of the past on offenses. On the first drive of the game McVay use to have around 12 scripted plays that would move the ball and get at least a FG. This year no points on opening drives and not much ball movement.
Some rant...Blame McVay on some questioable play calls and not adjusting. Also blame the players on some poor execution.
Agreed on all this, but at the same time I have seen in season turn arounds and know its possible If Mcvay adjusts quickly and looks outside his tunnel vision. Outside of getting Jackson, Mcduffie and Garrett back...
1. Landman has to come off the field on passing downs, he cannot handle rushing QBs or critical passes over the middle.
2. Short Yardage package needs to be a big physical dude who can plow through a tackle.
3. Fire Shula. Bring in someone with proven experience. Shula is failing miserably. The defensive scheme is horrific.
4. 3rd down passing - This should be Puka, Davante or one of your go to guys in most cases. Stop trying to be cute.
5. Hurry up offense - Stafford is excellent at the end of games. Speed up the Tempo early and get him moving on boots more.
6. Special Teams - get Bubba out of here. We need a new set of eyes to implement coverage teams.
Mcvay needs to grow a pair and fire some people and shake it up. Bench some people too. Up the urgency and expectation. You commit a penalty or lose the ball and you sit for a long time. You dont just get the ball next play. Higbee should be roasted as starters.
McVay needs to grow a pair and fire some people, hire competent replacements and let them do their fuckin' job without neutering their group. He needs to hire people that will tell him "no" when he tries to interfere.
I’m worried about Puka’s health if Adams misses time and he gets an even bigger workload. He’s clearly not 100%. This offense with no Puka and Adams would be unrecognizable.
I’m not disagreeing with you. If the Rams lose on their own terms, nowhere else to cast blame.
It's not like we don't have superstars in Whittington, Tutu, Mumpfield and CJ Daniels...wait..
We have had great third options in the past and we let them get away. A real gem was Demarcus Robinson, who tore it up with us, and then started tearing it up for 49ers, and who is now on IR.
Yeah, he had legal problems, but so has that moron who punched the Bill last week, and we kept him. So, that's not an excuse for letting him go.
I get that, but we need Stafford to bring his A game before the fourth quarter. I'd prefer it not come down to who gets the final drive.
The DB also tried to shove him off the route 10 yards downfield. Officials are quick to penalize Lake on those, but no calls for Puka today. Would love to see some consistency!
Back to my point, the ball would have been accurate without the illegal contact.
Are you drunk posting ? Or just some idiot ?
You are so jacked up in the head even your screen name comes after ROD members ladies. Then you actually do just that with this last post. And you do not even know any of them !
What is wrong with you ?
Here is what I think. You have mental problems and have never had a Grade A+ and smart lady in your life.
Let alone keep a B- around.
I put most of the loss on Stafford. He thinks he can wait to get rolling then just win. He's low key very arrogant and wasn't dialed in to win early. You have to get on bad teams and beat them early.
When McVay started here, we ran a hurry-up offense to help out Goff. I wonder if we should return to that. Seems like Stafford is better with tempo.
Sure, he's been great in spurts and has led comebacks, but every one of the comebacks was only necessary because the offense had underachieved that game. He's a big part of the reason the offense has been wildly inconsistent this year, leading the league in fewest 1st quarter points. I don't know of the metric measuring this yet, but to the naked eye, it seems that he's missing way more wide open receivers than in seasons past.
Part of the problem today was when the Cardinals got the ball they kept it for a week. The Rams only had two 2nd half possessions up until the last 6 minutes or so. That offense gets out of sync when they sit for long periods if time like that.
It's worth a try. Though the way these guys are playing it will probably just lead to a quicker 3 'n out.
If you take away the first game vs SF, this offense is top 5 in like every major category. And even with that game included, they are still top 10. Number 1 in explosive play rate. Number 1 in total yards.
The offense was bad today because McVay called maybe his worst game ever and we couldn’t find answers for their pressure. They blitzed almost every other play and we couldn’t handle it. And when they hit Stafford, they hit him hard. He got drilled several times.
I think there's the possibility that Ferguson, along with Alaric Jackson, fix a lot of the problems on offense. He's the field-stretcher and true #3 WR.
But.. I'll be honest.. I'm just mad about the draft now.. and definitely re-evaluating the Garrett trade.
There are so many other ways they could've upgraded the roster.. but chose to do the big fancy swing for Garrett.. and then "draft for the future."
It's the height of arrogance in the NFL to "draft for the future" when you're in an obvious SB window.
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