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Rams77

Starter
Joined
Nov 20, 2016
Messages
561
1)Offensive line getting no push
2) no deep element in the passing game and opponents have figured it out (safeties and corners sitting on short throws making every throw difficult and Goff has made costly turnovers in these high pressure situations).
3) recent injuries-questionable depth
(Reasons 1-3 are causing McVay to call vanilla plays)
4) Special teams inconsistency
5) defense not making stops in critical/late half-late game situations

These are the top reasons of What has led us to where we are now.
 

Flint

Pro Bowler
Joined
Aug 17, 2017
Messages
1,632
If you let this defense play with a lead good things will happen, that hasn’t happened often enough. Getting down by multiple scores is a pattern throughout the year.
Last year the offense was weird with the whole Gurley situation, this year the running game has been ok but I keep waiting for someone to break one.
How many games have been lost cuz of turnovers, Miami? No doubt. SF, probably. Jets? I’d say yes. Seattle? Yes. I don’t know what the issue is but this is the 2nd year of these issues, and these aren’t high risk small window throws. Goff himself admits many were just ill advised. I’d be curious to know how many turnovers have been on rollouts, those boots haven’t been near as effective as they were and it cuts the field in half.
Gurley was the one guy who could make everyone better, he made the oline better, he made Goff better cuz you had to account for Gurley, same with the WRs. Now there are very good players no great ones.
If this team isn’t going to get explosive plays then they have to be efficient, converting on 3rd down, scoring tds when you get inside the 5.
McVay has a lot of work to do.