Vent thread

[payote75]

We are on
Monday???? That sucks I hate that. I was thinking we would be the monday game but was hoping no....maybe then the Arizona fans won't attend and out number Rams fans!!!!

 

[Rams77]

did anyone see or hear McVays post game presser? Was he crying? He should have been. Cant defend him being a better coach than Shanahan anymore thats fo sure

 

[FrantikRam]

It's not just about TD's, it's about winning and I don't see much difference between 6 losses last season vs this years 5. Did throwing twice as many TD's make a meaningful difference?

They can thank Seattle for staying home next week. Not that (that's) going to make much difference.

Guess how many times our defense gave up a game tying TD drive last year when the opposition had 88 yards to go, no timeouts and less than two minutes to play?

 

[Spider2YB]

Yeah but you are leaving out the fact if you would rather have the Rams try to seal the victory by getting one first down or rely on a D that got flat out abused in the 2nd half. Sorry, McVay showed he had no balls in that situation.

Yeah but if Jimmy G is put into that situation 10 times vs this D, how many times does the drive end in a TD? Twice? Three times?

I’m more angry with the play call at the end of the first half honestly.

 

[Rams77]

Part of that was Fisher built the Rams explicitly to beat Seattle, just like Parabolic Dish Ears builds the 9ers explicitly to beat the Rams. McVay and Snead need to turn the tables on that shit.

We cant honestly sit here with a straight face and say that McVay is a better coach than Shanahan right now

 

[Poppinfresh]

Stafford led the team on the go ahead TD drive in the 4th. Next time the Rams had the ball McVay called 3 running plays.

Stafford did not blow the game. He put the defense in prime position to shut the door, despite horrific offensive line play all day long I might add.

The defense created a stop and put the offense in prime position to shut the door, despite horrific defensive line play all 2nd half I might add.

See? I can play that too.

 

[FrantikRam]

Sorry I'm not buying your "but what about Goff" scenario.

Stafford wasn't the primary reason for the loss but a game ending turnover is a game ending turnover. Especially an avoidable turnover, not a failed last second hail Mary. And I don't care who the QB is.

I agree with that 100%

But there are a number of people who would not have taken kindly to people saying what you just said, but about Goff, last year if he had thrown what should have been the game winning TD.

 

[El Chapo Jr]

Yeah but if Jimmy G is put into that situation 10 times vs this D, how many times does the drive end in a TD? Twice? Three times?

I’m more angry with the play call at the end of the first half honestly.

I have no problem blaming the D for doing their part and shitting the bed, but McVay deserves blame for not being more agressive. Go down swinging dammit. As to the end of the 1st half, I can't comment on that as I wasn't able to see that sequence thanks to being at work. I saw mostly snippets and then the 4th quarter plus OT cuz I was finally off.

 

[Poppinfresh]

Which is why McVay was probably not wrong to sit on the ball 3 times. Defense just crapped the bed.

And what would the stat have been had they started from the same spot with 1 timeout?

Slightly higher, sure. But you know what would have made it way lower? Getting a 1st down.

 

[Spider2YB]

The defense created a stop and put the offense in prime position to shut the door, despite horrific defensive line play all 2nd half I might add.

See? I can play that too.

No you can’t because McVay sat on the ball and ran 3 straight running plays in 13 personnel. That’s not on “the offense”.

 

[tklongball]

But I don't believe Stafford couldn't have thrown it another 5-7 yards which would have been a TD. At worst it would have been an incompletion. Assume Stafford misread what Beckham might do.

Throwing it to where the receiver has to come back to get it when's he beaten the defender deep is not a good decision. Then again Stafford's had a lot of under thrown deep balls this season.

Well he threw it from his own 30 (LOS was the 38) and it was intercepted at the 23, so the ball only went 47 yards in the air. I have seen him throw it 60+ several times this season.

 

[FarNorth]

My biggest gripe is showing your hand in that situation. I hated the play call once I saw Sony clear out because it was an obvious pass play on a down you needed one yard. He eliminated the threat of a run or even a play action pass by going empty. Furthermore, going empty in that situation has worked out disastrously for Stafford in recent history; he drew up a potential Stafford pick 6 with that play call. I hate to use the analogy but a Madden player would immediately know what you’re trying to do if you called that in a game. McVay needs to be a smarter play caller sometimes. He’s making these bone headed calls more and more frequently.

That was exactly the criticism I had of Pete Carroll when he sent Marshawn Lynch out in motion away from the play to set up a Super Bowl losing pass interception.

Imo you just can't give up the threat of the run in a critical, you-know-they're going run it situation. It's just terrible strategy.

Even if you complete an empty backfield pass it's still terrible, if not arrogant strategy. You have the defense at your mercy. They have to defend the run. Then you let them off the hook.

Wars and football games are won by misdirection and not just force.

 

[rdlkgliders]

was the stadium in St. Louis ever this loud for the opposing teams side? Genuinely concerned that we may never have a home field advantage vs the Niners

9ers are in CA and have a huge fan base in L.A from the no NFL in L.A years. The national and regionally convenient teams will do well at SOFI. Especially since SOFI itself is an attraction, not to mention L.A

 

[Gandalf]

Guess how many times our defense gave up a game tying TD drive last year when the opposition had 88 yards to go, no timeouts and less than two minutes to play?

How many times were we in that position?

 

[Oregonram]

It's the QB McVay fought for.

This is McVay's team. We can either be real about it, or we can keep making excuses for him.

Well, we did go 12-5….that’s not bad

 

[Poppinfresh]

Well, they always say as a consumer, the only way you can express disappointment in a business giving you a bad experience is to speak with your feet. Easy to say I'm disgusted. Better to show it.

Will watch the team for positive-monies on TV next weekend and re-visit my willingness to attend next year. After today's "display", I'd rather have the money than expend the energy on a team that isn't going to get where it needs to go. Hopefully it goes to a local fan, but if it's 2 people in red, well, the product on the field helped that along. Lesson learned about not cashing in today's game for 1.2K a ticket when I had the chance.

 

[Poppinfresh]

How many times were we in that position?

Further, how many times was the team in that position when they had been literally incapable of stopping anything the opponent was doing for a full 30 minutes of game time and there was no indication that was about to change? It's getting old making excuses for poor game management on the guise of "the defense is led by 3 hall of famers". First, one of them is at a stage in his career where he's only "pretty good". Another one has been up and down the last few weeks. And the 3rd was being dropped into coverage because "they'll never see it coming". Which is correct, but what was left out was how they were going to laugh at the team about it.

 

[FrantikRam]

I'm not sure why this is so hard to grasp. It wasnt on McVay. He doesn't play defense.

He did exactly what he needed to for AD and Ramsey to close the door. AD was invisible and Ramsey let Deebo run right past him for the biggest play of the game.

McVay made consistently good decisions and to be frank, given how badly the OL got dominated, it's a miracle that the offense put up 24 points.

 

[FarNorth]

Yeah Jared Goff with the 2021 Rams has 8-9 written all over it. 2017, 2018 Gurley was a top 3 offensive player in the league.

Stafford with prime Gurley, Kupp, Woods, Higbee, and Cooks?? Yeah that’s Super Bowl worthy.

You just please need to stop making things up to rationalize actual mistakes by our actual 2021 QB.

 

[Spider2YB]

You just please need to stop making things up.

Who is making things up?