That was because of the lack of pass rush, not because of Kupp being the Kupp of old. He is slow as molasses now, so yes it was the right decision to upgrade him.
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That was because of the lack of pass rush, not because of Kupp being the Kupp of old. He is slow as molasses now, so yes it was the right decision to upgrade him.
I get making a mistake under the bright lights. But why on Earth do you fall on you a**, and still try to catch the damn football?!?
We need a Shahid type player. Someone who can return kicks/punts and be a deep threat once every so often.
Do we know why we got rid of him??? I remember distinctly McVay saying, "we are a better team without him."
Something must have happened off the field.
I was thinking he was a guy we should pick up. literally next day he signed with seattle.
KombuchaTea
Pro Bowler
Right - but he still made clutch plays when they needed them…against us when it mattered most. Twice!
Meanwhile we have dickhead Tutu who has been utterly worthless. Would’ve been nice to have a savvy veteran out there as a 3rd WR if we weren’t going to use a guy who has speed.
pvtdragon39
Pro Bowler
Kupp would have had the same stats as Adams except TDs. Most of Adams Tds were Forced!
kind of like Schrödinger's cat...does the DC make the players look good, or do the players make the DC look good
This is why this loss hurts so much.
Don't know why we ever moved Jones, he was a big player on our D. Sure came back to bite us in the ass. We've showed a few good players the door for no known reason. Is our coaching staff's skin so thin that they replace players because of little quibbles?
Can't really blame Shula TBH. I mean, he sucked today, too, but we have ZERO stars on defense. A lot of guys are very good. No legit difference makers. Our defensive line hasn't wrecked a game in what feels like months. Our linebackers are BBQ chicken in space. Our corners can barely stay within 5 yards of their assignments. What's he supposed to do with that?
WoodsideRam
Rookie
The cost of our defense isn't the problem it's the vaue of the players that is what matters. Many on our starting 11 are top 10-15 players.
Our DB's as a whole are a liability which brings us to today
If our DB's are better do we play less conservative with our blitz packages or is it because we don't blitz that our DB's are getting even more exposed..........
It is likely as unsolvable as the chicken and the egg
We will soon be a much more expensive defense, let's hope that amounts to higher value in the secondary, specifically boundary CB
I would also love an upgrade at LB, looking at you 48.
Our DB's as a whole are a liability which brings us to today
If our DB's are better do we play less conservative with our blitz packages or is it because we don't blitz that our DB's are getting even more exposed..........
It is likely as unsolvable as the chicken and the egg
We will soon be a much more expensive defense, let's hope that amounts to higher value in the secondary, specifically boundary CB
I would also love an upgrade at LB, looking at you 48.
duanevalle22
Pro Bowler
I've been saying it all season... if we don't score 30 plus points we have difficulty winning games
I was really hoping we would see 22 on the last few possesions to take the top of the defnse
Overall: Close but no cigar. Seahawks were the hottest team in NFL for the playoffs. However, if the Rams were able to pull this game out of their asses they likely easily out score the Pats for another SB win.
On offense: keep working towards building the perfect beast. I’m gonna assume Stafford comes back for 1 more year. If so, get him a WR that can stretch the field and take a hit (no more XSmith/Tutu BS). I’d also reinforce the OL a little bit for depth. Maybe upgrade OC (not bad but the weakest link).
On defense: it’s obvious we need some dogs at CB and ILB . I’d like a tried&true FA vet and a R1 draft pick to beef up the CBs. Draft a sideline to sideline ILB to complement Landman.
On STs: we also need some dogs and a returner worth a shot. We found a K but still need a major overhaul on our return/coverage teams.
On offense: keep working towards building the perfect beast. I’m gonna assume Stafford comes back for 1 more year. If so, get him a WR that can stretch the field and take a hit (no more XSmith/Tutu BS). I’d also reinforce the OL a little bit for depth. Maybe upgrade OC (not bad but the weakest link).
On defense: it’s obvious we need some dogs at CB and ILB . I’d like a tried&true FA vet and a R1 draft pick to beef up the CBs. Draft a sideline to sideline ILB to complement Landman.
On STs: we also need some dogs and a returner worth a shot. We found a K but still need a major overhaul on our return/coverage teams.
The players make the DC look good. But the players can`t make up for a bad scheme that doesnt fit the players.
Seemed like we played more press/man in 2020 under Staley, but generally this is true. I wish McVay would change that philosophy into something a little less passive and more proactive on D. We needed the D to make something happen tonight and they couldn't.
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