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So I was on the train to London for work today and I felt like I needed to write this post.
After 4.5years in the fisherball era, I felt I wanted to put my thoughts on paper about the overall state of the team. Really interested to see what people agree and disagree with to be honest.
Good:
Kenny Britt: Playing the way which we've all seen flashes of, consistently with a Below average QB. Boss
AD: Best defensive player in the NFL. Even with consistent double teams. Legend in the making
Safety's: haven't really noticed a massive change since Rodney left. Huge compliment to MoAlex that. They all Hit hard over the middle
Ogletree: stepped up to run the defence from JL. He's the leader of our D now
Special Teams: One thing I'll credit Fisher for is taking special teams seriously. Hekker, Legatron and excellent kick/punt coverage is one of the reasons why all of our games have been winnable (bar SF)
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Bad:
Penalties: as much as our dear leader likes to say that he's not worried about the penalties, he should be. Undisciplined football with a below average talented team is some 7-9ish
Tight Ends: Must be a scheme issue because we're getting nothing from our TE's in passing this year. We don't even use the Harkey play anymore :-( I miss that play
OL: simply no push in the run game. Execution is way below average summed up by way below seasons from GRob and RHav. Pass pro surprisingly ok considering we have a QB who runs into pressure and no rushing attack. and what the hell is Tim Barnes doing btw :-/ Coach Bou has had 5years to create the line and it's embarrassing
Tavon: Should never have been paid, doesn't fit in this team. Any other team would have traded him, see Percy harvin and the hawks. Dropped passes a problem
Gurley: Many factors why our run game is spluttering and Todd gurley is one of them. Has to take advantage when the rare holes are there.
Sacks: 10 sacks for a defence with Quinn a Donald on it? Totally not acceptable. Scheme and players both share responsibility. Embarrassing
Case Keenum: we know who keenum is by now. He will not win us a superbowl but might get us to 7-9. He's the perfect fisherball player
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Ugly:
Draft Class: Goff, Higbee, Cooper, Spruce, Hemmingway. Anyone? Injuries a factor here sure but essentially all of our 2016 draft class are adding nothing to this season. How many NFL teams draft 5 offensive weapons and haven't got a single strand of production from any of them? Bemusing.
Run game: No toss's, no misdirection, no creativity, poor blocking, poor running back play. Totally disgraceful situation for a "power football" team. Say what you want about Cignitti, he had a solid run game.
QB situation: it's really bad, make no mistake about it. Keennum is an above average back up and shouldn't be leading this team. The fact we've given up so much to get Goff and he's not on the field is very worrying. The kid needs reps and experience and this is now turning into a farce. We're now in this position:
A) if fisher plays him and he stinks, he gave up a kings ransom for a QB who's simply not ready to play after months and months of trying to get him ready. This would Reflect extremely badly on the coaching staff and GM for choosing goff in the first place. Fisher would be fired and I fear this is a major reason he's not playing goff at the moment. Self preservation
B) if he plays him and does well, he'll be hounded by the media for sticking with Keenum in the first place.
Jeff Fisher: I'm tired of Mr Fisher. I'm tired of his unbelievable arrogance. Tired of his lack of class when winning (see Cards) and I'm tired of him making excuses and not taking responsibility when losing. Tired with his negative and unsustainable brand of football. saying "we'll fix it" and obviously not fixing it. Tired of his consistently bad offence. Tired of 7-9. Tired of of his oversized shirts.
Les Snead: every GM has bad picks, there's no exact science here. That being said, far too many high profile picks that have been "work in progresses" and picks with little or no production. Time for a change
Sorry for the long'ish post. If anything this exercise was more like therapy for me to blow off some steam. We're very lucky to have ROD as a friendly place to air our love for this team, even if it's very frustrating at times! Love you all
Up the rams!!!
After 4.5years in the fisherball era, I felt I wanted to put my thoughts on paper about the overall state of the team. Really interested to see what people agree and disagree with to be honest.
Good:
Kenny Britt: Playing the way which we've all seen flashes of, consistently with a Below average QB. Boss
AD: Best defensive player in the NFL. Even with consistent double teams. Legend in the making
Safety's: haven't really noticed a massive change since Rodney left. Huge compliment to MoAlex that. They all Hit hard over the middle
Ogletree: stepped up to run the defence from JL. He's the leader of our D now
Special Teams: One thing I'll credit Fisher for is taking special teams seriously. Hekker, Legatron and excellent kick/punt coverage is one of the reasons why all of our games have been winnable (bar SF)
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Bad:
Penalties: as much as our dear leader likes to say that he's not worried about the penalties, he should be. Undisciplined football with a below average talented team is some 7-9ish
Tight Ends: Must be a scheme issue because we're getting nothing from our TE's in passing this year. We don't even use the Harkey play anymore :-( I miss that play
OL: simply no push in the run game. Execution is way below average summed up by way below seasons from GRob and RHav. Pass pro surprisingly ok considering we have a QB who runs into pressure and no rushing attack. and what the hell is Tim Barnes doing btw :-/ Coach Bou has had 5years to create the line and it's embarrassing
Tavon: Should never have been paid, doesn't fit in this team. Any other team would have traded him, see Percy harvin and the hawks. Dropped passes a problem
Gurley: Many factors why our run game is spluttering and Todd gurley is one of them. Has to take advantage when the rare holes are there.
Sacks: 10 sacks for a defence with Quinn a Donald on it? Totally not acceptable. Scheme and players both share responsibility. Embarrassing
Case Keenum: we know who keenum is by now. He will not win us a superbowl but might get us to 7-9. He's the perfect fisherball player
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Ugly:
Draft Class: Goff, Higbee, Cooper, Spruce, Hemmingway. Anyone? Injuries a factor here sure but essentially all of our 2016 draft class are adding nothing to this season. How many NFL teams draft 5 offensive weapons and haven't got a single strand of production from any of them? Bemusing.
Run game: No toss's, no misdirection, no creativity, poor blocking, poor running back play. Totally disgraceful situation for a "power football" team. Say what you want about Cignitti, he had a solid run game.
QB situation: it's really bad, make no mistake about it. Keennum is an above average back up and shouldn't be leading this team. The fact we've given up so much to get Goff and he's not on the field is very worrying. The kid needs reps and experience and this is now turning into a farce. We're now in this position:
A) if fisher plays him and he stinks, he gave up a kings ransom for a QB who's simply not ready to play after months and months of trying to get him ready. This would Reflect extremely badly on the coaching staff and GM for choosing goff in the first place. Fisher would be fired and I fear this is a major reason he's not playing goff at the moment. Self preservation
B) if he plays him and does well, he'll be hounded by the media for sticking with Keenum in the first place.
Jeff Fisher: I'm tired of Mr Fisher. I'm tired of his unbelievable arrogance. Tired of his lack of class when winning (see Cards) and I'm tired of him making excuses and not taking responsibility when losing. Tired with his negative and unsustainable brand of football. saying "we'll fix it" and obviously not fixing it. Tired of his consistently bad offence. Tired of 7-9. Tired of of his oversized shirts.
Les Snead: every GM has bad picks, there's no exact science here. That being said, far too many high profile picks that have been "work in progresses" and picks with little or no production. Time for a change
Sorry for the long'ish post. If anything this exercise was more like therapy for me to blow off some steam. We're very lucky to have ROD as a friendly place to air our love for this team, even if it's very frustrating at times! Love you all
Up the rams!!!
