The OL is fine but EVERYONE knows McVay hate running the ball so he doesn't. That exposes the OL because the defense can simply tee off. This OL gets good yardage on run plays with a power RB like Freeman. But McVay likes smurf RBs who have speed but can't break tackles. Then he uses that to justify why he simply passes when he doesn't have to.
Backed up, everyone but fucking everyone knows you run the ball to backoff the pass rush. But no McVay calls a pass and INT machine Stafford turns it over for the back breaker INT/TD. That one stupid call pretty much sealed the game because the Boys simply turned loose the pass rush and didn't bother with the run. The smurf didn't scare anyone and wasn't moving the chains.
McVay and Morris lost this game, not the OL or the CBs.
Hoecht is 300 lbs now. He ran that 4.5 when he was about 20 lbs lighter. They asked him to bulk up to play DT which he did. He's fast for a DE/DT but not coverage fast that much is obvious and anyone watching him chasing WRs can tell that. He has no business in coverage. But that is exactly what Morris is doing. He's using him as an OLB SAM. That role would be perfect for Hampton.
My problem with Morris is he doesn't know his roster and that is obvious by how he uses them. The fact he prefers a slow DK that must play 10 yds off the LOS because of his lack of speed. It leaves the short zone wide open. So WR fake a break in that short zone in front of DK and when he bites they run past him. DK lacks the speed to stay in phase so either he gets burned or more often grabs the WR for PI or holding. Go ahead watch him and that is what happens. This is what happens with a CB playing boundary who doesn't run at least a 4.5. God almighty it's basic football. What's worse he blows as many tackles as he makes, many of his tackles are half hearted attempts. Morris has faster more agile CBs but won't play them.
Hampton is an OLB with 4.58 speed why isn't he playing SAM? No Morris plays a guy who has always played DT then moved him to DE and now when he's finally getting that he moves him to play OLB in a SAM role which involves coverage something he must learn of the fly again. Why when he has a guy who is a fast OLB?
Hell Morris could play Fuller as a coverage LB in a WIL role but doesn't. Lake is already a better SS than Fuller who is slow even for a safety. Fuller has LB speed not safety speed. People complained about Rapp's speed, but Fuller is barely faster at 4.67.
Some facts on Kendrick. Seems many forget, he just turned 23 years old and just made his 12th start in the NFL.
Going into the game today, he had given up 223 yards passing on a 55.9% comp percentage. Amazingly, as a team the Rams have given up 1463. So shockingly, it's not all Kendrick. And where are all these deep passes he's getting burned on? What I see is a DB who actually is typically in the right spot, but is still a bit slow to react. Just like most young DB's are, and there are alot of factors for that. Even on the TD he gave up to Lamb today, he will literally a split second away from knocking that ball away.
His 19% missed tackle rate is better than both Witherspoon and Yeast. Last year, his missed tackle rate was 2.3%.
He's become the whipping boy, because well I guess somebody has to be. Witherspoon got beat deep again today. That's at least a half dozen times he's been beat deep the past 4 weeks, but QBs have not been connecting.
