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Sean McVay is right to finally put some blame on Rams players after loss
The Rams lost to the 49ers on Sunday night and Sean McVay was quick to point out the missed opportunities by his players.
theramswire.usatoday.com
Yes a lot of the problems were on offense. Goff and both his primary receivers were totally out of sync. But no mention of Staley's prevent defense all game long. No mention of continuing problems tackling (a clear defensive coaching issue).
C'mon Man! Yes there were problems but the most serious lead back to McVay and Staley. McVay kept that kid kicker who has missed 5 kicks in 6 games. He released Greg for less reason. BTW I was all for releasing Greg it was the right thing to do. What about Staley's insane prevent defense all game long? Why did Staley leave the flats and short zone wide open all game long allowing a struggling QB to simply dump off before the d-line could get pressure? Again another coaching issue.
McVay decides to play Kiser who IMO can't possibly be 100% while benching Reeder who was coming off his best game. They made lame excuses about moving Ramsey to SCB which made no sense at all if you know football. If McVay doesn't have the balls to do what needs to be done then Snead needs to intervene. Replace the kicker and tell Staley to can his insane soft zone. Phillips's issue was not playing and developing his young talent. Staley's issues are even worse. His scheme is childish so much so a gimpy inaccurate QB ripped it apart. Sean must make everyone accountable, from himself and his coaches down to the players. His game plan especially in his early run attack made no sense. He went away from things that were working to things that didn't work. Instead of building upon the strength showed the previous weeks and again late in the game, he out tricked himself. Henderson was hot moving the team onto the goal line. But instead of playing to that strength, he went away from it.
Sloppy play by the o-line, the WRs, and his QB just coincidence that everyone was having a bad day? Sorry, I don't accept it. All four of his most reliable offensive players having a bad day simultaneously is reflective upon McVay and O'Connell. These are things that are reflective of poor coaching and complacent preparation. IMO all the coaches got complacent and it was reflected in the players being sloppy. But the biggest issue yet one he is totally silent upon is that Staley's is clearly not working. Staley is not playing to the strengths of the players he has that much is very clear.
Everyone must be accountable, especially underperforming coaches. Last year Kromer was the problem on the o-line. The unit's turnaround with the exact same personnel is solely due to O'Connell. Yet he continues to keep Kromer? Now we are seeing the same thing with the defense and he has nothing but praise for the DC? Has he learned nothing? Turning the team around starts at the top, not the bottom. These are things that any good businessman learns very early. He was right in removing Phillips, but now he must see that his rookie DC experiment isn't working. He needs to tell his buddy to change the scheme or to walk. When the fans can see the problem why can't McVay? He needs to remove his bro blinders so he can actually see the reality staring at his face.
