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Pharoh Cooper deserves more snaps
Agreed 1000%. The dude has transformed our return game. I have no doubt he'll have a kick return TD before the season ends.
Pharoh Cooper deserves more snaps
Hey Guys I don't want interrupt this weeks installment of "Lets Hate On Tavon" but I was wondering what the company line is on Rob Quinn this week?
Do we like him again or....?
Was that Tavon or Gurley on the field I thought that was Gurley. And that play was just bad all around cause none of the receivers stayed in to block on that screen play and Goff would have got killed cause Gurley had to pick up the blitz.We see Tavon differently, Mackeyser.
For example, and if leoram is right about Tavon being the guilty party missing Goff’s screen audible, he caused Goff to be charged with intentional grounding which cost the 10 yards AND loss of down. On a play set up beautifully by the other 10 players for a needed big gainer. A drive killing stupid mistake.
Mr 7 Wonderlic has issues. He’s an effing net liability. We are loaded with O playmakers this year. Hell, we can’t even get all of them on the field at one time because there are so many! Tavon has outlasted his usefulness.
If one of his mistakes costs us a playoff game...
Sigh...
Okay. Rant over. Where’s my blood pressure medicine?
Romo was a joy to listen to. If, somehow, either Romo or Spielman could do color on all Ram games, I would be one happy camper.
when he got his 20 sacks a couple of years ago
Turn on any football game and you'll see the same thing. The NFL has no clue how to officiate this game anymore.
What I really liked from Quinn was seeing him use some different moves! The inside move he made with a kind of swim got him through. It just was getting tiring watching him speed round the edge only to get faceplanted into the ground because they could just push him down and its not called a "hold" at that point, but since the Ref a few weeks back picked up a flag on it and explained WHY its not a holding penalty perhaps a penny dropped for Rob (it did for me!) and hes realized he's going to have to use some other skills..I think everyone can agree that prevent D only prevents you from winning the game. I have no idea why he switched it up at the end of the game. Keep on doing what's working!!! I know they're afraid of getting beat deep but Drew Brees is too smart for Cover 4 Defense, he'll find the hole in that zone every single time, and he did! I think they scored in less than 45 seconds lol.
Also glad to see Quinn pick it up with a Sack Fumble yesterday. Looked like the Quinn of old. I've also noticed Quinn had a lot more playing time yesterday, and I think that's part of the issue. I remember when he got his 20 sacks a couple of years ago he was on the field almost all 4 downs. The guy has an outstanding gastank and I think he's one of those guys that gets better the longer he plays. Maybe Wade saw that too? Or maybe the Barwin injury will give us a better look at quinn before the season is done. Hopefully he sticks around.
Agreed 1000%. The dude has transformed our return game. I have no doubt he'll have a kick return TD before the season ends.
When was the last time Tavon was sent deep?
Well I don't speak for the board, so there's no "we" involved. You can call him Mr 7 Wonderlic if you want. I'm not stopping you. But don't pretend it's not a pejorative. You're calling him stupid. Not as stupid as Frank Gore or Vince Young, but a little more stupid than Dan Marino I guess.
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Bottom Line here McVay needs to get either Brown or Dunbar back on the field healthy to spell Gurley the needed rest during the game. McVay got lucky this past Sunday when he went pass happy to beat the high flying Saints.
Tavon's IQ or any WRs IQ is very, very important. .Also, Tavon is in a complex offense, and he has all this speed, quickness and cutting ability and they aren't even putting him in patterns that run past 12 yards down the field on 90% of his snaps. THis should tell us something. Ya, he missed mini camps etc....but, so did Sammy.
IQ, it seems, is the reason Adrian P and Gore don't play 3rd downs very often (throughout their careers). They never 'picked' up the routes and nuances....while Gurley has and you can see what it does to an offense.
A like wasn't enough. You nailed this.Just some stuff that the beat writers haven’t touched on much yet.
Anybody else surprised that there weren’t more attacks on the Saint backup CB’s? I thought McVay would be all over it and all game long.
Speaking of McVay, I was going crazy with all the Tavon touches early on while legit threats and producers were seeing their touches diminished. More Gurley, Watkins, Kupp, Higbee, and Reynolds Coach!
Why is it that Wade’s D gives up long TD runs early in so many games? Then tightens up for the rest of the day? It’s driving me nuts! This has GOT to be fixed before the playoffs. Heck, before the Eagle game. Just tell them at the starting kickoff that it’s the 2nd qtr, Wade, and watch them kick butt. Lol.
Too many missed tackles yesterday. Another thing that must be cleaned up.
I predict that Watkins will now be a bigger focus on the part of both Goff and McVay.
Helluva game by Kupp. I love this kid and look forward to the next 10 years of his production excellence. I think that some have overreacted to those rare occasions where he fails to make the catch. And that crucial fumble vs the Vikings, of course. Kupp is a gem and was a 3rd round steal.
Been a long, long time since the Rams have had so many quality receivers that they could deploy, huh? A great feeling.
Well, the Goff doubters are becoming pretty scarce these days. Most important position on the team appears to be in very good hands for the next 15 years. Can you imagine what he might become after another couple of seasons under McVay?
Can someone explain to me why coaches love that dreaded Prevent D? After holding Brees to 13 points (including that 7 point Kamara early burst) for 56 danged minutes, they do their “Prevent thing” and give him 7 points in about one minute. Nobody on our coaching staff noticed what Brees did to the Redskin Prevent D in 3 minutes the previous week? Sheesh! ‘Bout had a heart attack watching those last 3 minutes yesterday!
Malcolm Brown can’t get back soon enough for me. Dunbar is never healthy, Tavon is useless, and I guess McVay doesn’t trust Austin Davis.
I’ll be honest. I was afraid that the Saint juggernaut was gonna keep rolling all the way to the NFC Championship game and the Rams would become their 9th win in a row. I am so proud of what the Ram team and coaches accomplished yesterday. The Rams are truly for real. They may not go all the way, but it would be a big mistake for anyone to not take them seriously the rest of the way. I haven’t felt this much pride and respect for the Rams in at least 13-15 years.
Can Reynolds and Everett play, or what? Bright future for both those kids.
Gotta give it up for Quinn in this game. I’ve been down on him lately, but he picked a great game to flash as a bit of an impact player.
Barwin wasn’t really missed when he had to come out. Does that mean what I think it means? Hmmmmm...
Romo was a joy to listen to. If, somehow, either Romo or Spielman could do color on all Ram games, I would be one happy camper.
Romo had some kind words for Ogletree, didn’t he? Said that his play was evidence of heavy film study.
Magnificent tackle by Webster to save a TD. Both a textbook and inspirational tackle.
The flea flicker trick play was a surprise. Not that they called it, but that Pharoah wasn’t the one throwing the ball. AND that McVay hadn’t designed it such that the Saints would be caught with their pants down and at least ONE Ram would be open. Those last 2 things are pretty important in such a trick play. Lol.
All in all, it was a helluva game and against a helluva opponent. Fun to watch, but I was limp by halftime. Lol.
Then again, 8 more just like that would be fine by me. Yeah, I was counting the playoffs in there, too.
The answer is that he thought his responsibility was to pick up the blitz on the right side when he was supposed to swing right for a screen. This is why he isn’t trusted in the slot because he doesn’t process plays very well...in spite of his athleticism.
Now, whether or not it was a product of bad communication by Goff...I can’t say. But if I were a betting man...I’d say Austin was the culprit. McVay would be the one to ask
When was the last time Tavon was sent deep?
I don’t know how to post game film I don’t possess, but if you get NFL REWIND or follow the link for replay in another post here, you will see Austin lined up in the backfield behind Goff, Austin goes right and blocks while Jared looks to throw a screen to nobody on the left and gets hit for intentional grounding. Perhaps you have a different explanation?I don't remember it that way. Do you have video proof of it?
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Saints defense is overrated and we proved that . I know they didn' have their 2 corners, but if they did I'm confident gurley would of had alot more carries .