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Ellard80

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McVay is not patient enough to stick with the run. He has got to have crazy sexy routes that fool everyone. But games like this and a lot of game require you just pound the ball. It is not sexy, it is no over the top explosive but it is effective. He cant get out of his own way. It has to be greatest show on turf all the time with him. Stafford is great but it was obvious at the end they were going to come for him. So you draw up the middle. Simple stuff.
we had pretty close to 50/50 run to pass today.

One issue is that we have a bunch of 2nd and 3rd sting targets in the red zone... doesnt help.

I believe last year we were #5 in the nfl in red zone TD %
 

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Verse could a single handle change the outcome if he just rap up ….. beside Whittington and Tutu not getting much from receivers If speights doesn’t play next week something’s up and we be a explanation why ya traded Ej….
 

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A lot of this is McVay refusal to run in the red zone unless he has too. He just does not get running the ball. KW was averaging more than 5 yards a carry at one point. What more can you ask for.
I so agree with you,year after year its the same shit.Im sooo freaking pissed right now.
 

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Bears defense is really solid.

We probably win with Kupp and Puka.

Our defense without Donald and EJ is very mediocre.
 

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we had pretty close to 50/50 run to pass today.

One issue is that we have a bunch of 2nd and 3rd sting targets in the red zone... doesnt help.

I believe last year we were #5 in the nfl in red zone TD %
You nailed it. No Higbee, Kupp, and Nacua are what is the problem. We miss their blocking down there as well.
 

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Bears defense is really solid.

We probably win with Kupp and Puka.

Our defense without Donald and EJ is very mediocre.
They’ve basically destroyed every offense they’ve gone up against. Was actually impressed with how easy we were able to move the ball in between the 20s. The RZ play calling and execution killed us.
 

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Nothing to say. We suck, refs suck. This week gonna be long and also suck.

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I so agree with you,year after year its the same shit.Im sooo freaking pissed right now.
we were #5 in the nfl last year in red zone TD % and i believe top 10 in TD's in the red zone.


This year has been a struggle - buts it also not surprising with all the injuries.
 

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Every season there seems to be at least one game where McVay just absolutely shits the bed on playcalling and leaves everybody scratching their head, with the loss being one where you can squarely pin it on him. Last year it was in Cincinnati ... this year it was in Chicago.

Ugh.
100% McVay inability to make the correct redzone calls drive after drive makes me as a fan who chooses to pay for Sunday Ticket year after year wants to vomit, and then to boot you hire your buddy to be the dcoordinator and get rid of the Qb of the defense for what??? It’s maddening. Insanity is repeating the same mistake year after year to spend my time on this bullshit.
 

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One last comment.. this game is absolutely, 100% on the offense.

Yeah.. D was bad in second half.. but got the ball back twice at end.

The HORRIFIC incompetence of the offense today, and McVay’s lack of intestinal fortitude today… were the ballgame.
 

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I usually don’t say much about Mcvays play calling , but today was gawd awful. Now a single jet sweep or crossing pattern to Tutu.
At least 7 or 8 of the same dumb screen to the left , that got nothing. The 2 runs followed by the screen left , on the next to last drive was sad. Your D can’t hold up with 2 of the worst ILB in the league. The whiner win is meaningless after today. Pitiful showing
 

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Well.... Fuck it. Happy for the Bears and their fans. Never hated DA BEARS.... except a little bit after 85 playoffs.
We're better than we think and may have played a team that is better than they think. Gotta think Kupp, Nakua, Higbee give us huge edge in this matchup.

We're tuning the young guys up, for when the horses get back. (when is D-will back? for fucksake...)

VERSE, Get your fucking peripheral vision checked and improve your goddam contain and arm strength.

Have a good week my Rams' Bruddahs.

Peace,
Go Rams
I think both Fiske and Verse need a year in the strength room to improve their strength especially in their hands.
 

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Our coach cost us the game. Fuck all those screens. And coach, stop trying to throw it over defenders heads in the end zone. They look pretty but too many things have to go your way.
Direct line of sight throws at or near the goal Line please. Back shoulder stuff where receiver just turns around and the ball is there.
Need something better on 3rd and long besides screens and draws. How about the deep in ? GSOT days. Throw for the yardage needed.
GSOT guys had a guy past the stick, a guy at the sticks and a guy just short of the sticks.
Run some short yardage under center out of wide formations. Make the defenders defend that space and give your RB room to do what he needs to get done.
Since when has 3rd and 1 become a automatic throw out of the shotgun formation ? STOP IT coach !. And runs out of the shotgun might work once in awhile............. but THEY SUCK !!!
Man up, keep it simple, make defenders defend space and blast them in the mouth.
THEN try and get fancy.
But this team is not good enough to be held back by their coaches poor play calling and succeed.
There should have 3-4 more DEEP SHOTS to Tu Tu coach.

The Rams were the better team and lost because of our coach who is in a rut. He has become unimaginative and predictable.

And that 2nd to last drive, we ran it twice and then threw a stupid screen. Our backs were against the wall and we needed some 10-20 yard passing plays to give us a chance, THEN deep shots.. Those first 2 runs cost us.
Wake up coach before its too late.
 

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We felt Puka and Kupp’s absence today. Also Avila. The team will be better after the bye but they’re not setting themselves up for success. Tough loss, felt like we let it slip then couldn’t find our feet to chase it.
 

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One last comment.. this game is absolutely, 100% on the offense.

Yeah.. D was bad in second half.. but got the ball back twice at end.

The HORRIFIC incompetence of the offense today, and McVay’s lack of intestinal fortitude today… were the ballgame.
Absolutely. End of story.
 

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Gotta agree with those that bring up Ernest Jones being traded. We were told it was he because he missed time, fell behind, etc. Well, none of that seems to have hurt him in Tennessee, where he did not even know the coaches or scheme upon arrival.
 

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Our coach cost us the game. Fuck all those screens. And coach, stop trying to throw it over defenders heads in the end zone. They look pretty but too many things have to go your way.
Direct line of sight throws at or near the goal Line please. Back shoulder stuff where receiver just turns around and the ball is there.
Need something better on 3rd and long besides screens and draws. How about the deep in ? GSOT days. Throw for the yardage needed.
GSOT guys had a guy past the stick, a guy at the sticks and a guy just short of the sticks.
Run some short yardage under center out of wide formations. Make the defenders defend that space and give your RB room to do what he needs to get done.
Since when has 3rd and 1 become a automatic throw out of the shotgun formation ? STOP IT coach !. And runs out of the shotgun might work once in awhile............. but THEY SUCK !!!
Man up, keep it simple, make defenders defend space and blast them in the mouth.
THEN try and get fancy.
But this team is not good enough to be held back by their coaches poor play calling and succeed.
There should have 3-4 more DEEP SHOTS to Tu Tu coach.

The Rams were the better team and lost because of our coach who is in a rut. He has become unimaginative and predictable.

And that 2nd to last drive, we ran it twice and then threw a stupid screen. Our backs were against the wall and we needed some 10-20 yard passing plays to give us a chance, THEN deep shots.. Those first 2 runs cost us.
Wake up coach before its too late.
Actually every 3rd and 3 and less situation today - we ran the ball. Didn't pass the ball once in any situations like that...
 
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