VENT Rams fall to Cardinals
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That's a great way to look at it and it makes sense, but it is rather emotionless. I have to confess this one pretty much ruined my day.
Been a fan since 67. I expected to much this year. Another ram year of next year. Again....
Thats the sad part. The rams always make bad history. This would not surprise me at all if that happened.
On your point #2: I don't think teams should EVER Draft with the thought of winning a Title that season. Or at least 95% of the time. Drafting is for the longer term club outlook. Trades and Free Agency are for final piece cherry on top acquisitions.
Point #3: If this is the case, then Simpson was ABSOLUTELY the smartest pick they could make.
Yeah on that up tempo play calling, but FFS ...... stick with the effing running game once in awhile.
He abandons it even when it's working. He cannot / won't even run it when its 3rd and anything.
Stop with the 'big chunk' style of play calling so often ........ RUN IT WHEN IT'S WORKING !!!!
And even when it seems like it's not.
We've also got to stop losing the TOP and TO battle.
Maybe it's time to consider handing off the play calling to Kliff or Nate, going forward.
I read a comment on X that made some sense. The Rams do not have freak athletes on offense that many other teams have. Guys that can make a play on their own and get a quick score or huge play. That includes a QB who can't make plays with his legs when things break down. So they have to beat teams with X's & O's and precise execution.
Then you have so many McVay coaches in this league that many teams know that scheme inside & out.
The result is that these guys have to be on their game and the OL has to play at a high level to allow for that execution. Otherwise the offense will be very hit & miss. I think we see that a little in the redzone.
Then you have so many McVay coaches in this league that many teams know that scheme inside & out.
The result is that these guys have to be on their game and the OL has to play at a high level to allow for that execution. Otherwise the offense will be very hit & miss. I think we see that a little in the redzone.
What's the definition of insanity again?
Oh, yeah... doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
1] Pass/run percentages:
63%/37%
2] Play disciplined defense
3] Improve on STs
All three - more failure. Same things, over and over again.
For the first time in maybe ever, I saw true panic on McVay's face when he realized they were going to lose to the lowly Cardinals and it was all on him. He's earned a lot of faith from Rams fans over the years - but he's lost his way and doesn't seem to be able to make the proper course corrections. That faith is beginning to erode.
The roadmap for success is right in front of you, Sean. Commit yourself to making REAL changes. Maybe you can regain that faith.
Oh, yeah... doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
1] Pass/run percentages:
63%/37%
2] Play disciplined defense
3] Improve on STs
All three - more failure. Same things, over and over again.
For the first time in maybe ever, I saw true panic on McVay's face when he realized they were going to lose to the lowly Cardinals and it was all on him. He's earned a lot of faith from Rams fans over the years - but he's lost his way and doesn't seem to be able to make the proper course corrections. That faith is beginning to erode.
The roadmap for success is right in front of you, Sean. Commit yourself to making REAL changes. Maybe you can regain that faith.
The McVay "magic" is gone. He's a Coach now. Sometimes good, sometimes not so good. Took the league by storm and nobody knew how to counter him for a while. As a play caller, he's clearly not the best. Shanahan in SF, and I suspect Johnson in Chicago are better.
Wow I just now realized that McVay's struggles against Matt have now gone to Mike as well. That's fun.
The game was much more balanced yesterday than people are giving it credit for. Going into the last drive, in which we were forced to throw the ball on nearly every play, it was 26 pass to 19 run. That’s not bad. 50-50 isn’t some gold standard they need to achieve. Every game has its own flow. He has gotten pass happy at times this year but I don’t think yesterday was one of those days.
Not so long ago everyone thought we were a super team. Then people brought up the Eagles Dream Team. Looking like those people were more right than we thought.
Big difference is the Eagles played that season with the “super team” largely in tact. We haven’t played a single down with ours yet. No one would’ve called the team the Rams fielded yesterday a “super team”. Not with David Quissenberry as our LT and both Trent McDuffie and Myles Garrett not playing.
Despite the defense, the Rams had 10 offensive drives, which is only slightly below their season average. See the chart below (assisted by AI) Scoring 16 points is inexcusable.
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