Strategy for tomorrow? (offense)

[jrry32]

I find it funny NO says a top player of theirs is injured then ends up playing...I say go for the throat and don’t assume...

I'm not sure what you mean. Rankins tore his achilles. He's not playing.

 

[SteezyEndo]

I'm not sure what you mean.

Davenport... Reported to be injured, but played. Whether Rankins is hurt which he is fact is Rams have to still play as if Rankins is still on that field...Payton is full of surprises...

 

[jrry32]

Davenport... Reported to be injured, but played. Whether Rankins is hurt which he is fact is Rams have to still play as if Rankins is still on that field...Payton is full of surprises...

Payton isn't fooling around on that one. Rankins is done (IR'd). They replaced him on the roster with Tyrunn Walker.

 

[1maGoh]

NO allowed 3.6 yards per carry on the year. Dallas allowed 3.8 yards per carry on the year. NO lost one of its best run stoppers last week in Sheldon Rankins. Right now, I don't fear any run defense. If NO wants to devote resources to stopping our run game, they can, but McVay will use that to his advantage in the passing game. If they don't, I think we can run on them.

That's fair.

 

[OC--LeftCoast]

D Line and front 7 going to win this game

 

[majrleaged]

I have faith in the offense, how ever they game plan for the Saints. Goff will have to keep the WTF plays in the past though. We also need to score TDs not FGs. I know I am being captain obvious here, but our D will have to play better than they did the first game. Or play more like the 3rd quarter of the 1st game, all game. 1 last thing. The Rams have had the chance to put the other team away countless times this year and either the D comes up with a drive extending dumb ass play or the offense comes up with a false start or holding which leads to a 3 and out and we leave the door open for the other team. That has to stop today.

 

[payote75]

I get the top backs thing, but fewer attempts shouldn't skew the yards per carry stat too much. It will throw it off some because defenses get tired and give up greater yardage toward the end of games, but still. They also only averaged 3 less rushing attempts per game than us. We have up tons of yards per game and carry because our run defense was awful. They didn't because theirs wasn't. Top running back caveat not withstanding.

We kind of agree to disagree less or more attemts can skew numbers if the saints gear up to stop the run especially against inferior backs at the beginning of the game until the offense is surging and up points forcing the other team to cut down on rushing attempts as the game wears down its can have an effect on said numbers. Also as I said look at the saints games and I bet you cannot find more than 2-3 backs with 20 attempts rushing. Last point is numbers are deceptive like sometimes a back carries 10 times for 20 yards which is awful but then has 2 carries for 40 and say 35 yards (see Alfred Morris anytime he plays Rams in any uniform lol) looks like the defense got gashed but it was only those two plays other than that run defense was excellent. Rams have been victims to that a lot over the last 2 years not saying our run defense is solid by any means just an example. Look at zeke last week what he have 47 yards on how many carries, take away his 15 yard burst and he was even worse than what the numbers showed. Alas lol I'm still nautious and not sure how to feel in my heart I say we win but my brain is trying to throw my heart of and vice versa lol.

 

[Ram65]

Balance attack. Looks like they will not hesitate to run. See how the Saints play it. Going to be Rams offense. Could be more run the way things are going.

 

[Ellard80]

So the Saints run defense is legit. We adjusted as the game went on and got the win, but as I figured the pass was going to be what beat the saints.