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He's so good the Panthers scored 30 just last week. Lol
I think he's good against the rams...
What is wrong with the offense?
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He's so good the Panthers scored 30 just last week. Lol
I think he's good against the rams...
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The Rams 20th ranked offense needs to be better. That said; the trend has been improved over the course of the season.
The defense has carried us the last 3 games.
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The defense has carried us the last 3 games.
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he was the D coordinator in Philly when they won the NFC in ‘22 and was highly touted.. His defense now is deficient on talent but he gets the most out them with his coaching. We have scored a combined 23 points against them
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Yeah he's great against the rams no argument there. But average against the rest of the NFL. The Cards are what the 20th ranked defense this season? But they looked like the 85' bears against the rams?
I don't care what he did with Philly he's now the cards HC, and the Cards look like they always do. Good in the beginning and bad in the end. Maybe he turns their team around but my money is on he's just another cog in the wheel of revolving coaches that eventually get shit canned in AZ
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1. Stafford is becoming too reliant on Puka. He's the first read and then its panic time if he isn't open, especially with Noteboom out there.
2. McVay not using Tutu and Whittington at all. I'd love to hear him explain this. By analytics, Whittington has the most separation on routes then any WR we have. Tutu also has some huge clutch catches and is the only player with speed. I'd like to see them both in 3 WR sets and I really hope he is saving them for playoffs or something, cuz this current offense will get us bounced in round 1.
3. McVay's playcalling. Mostly obvious what the call is sitting on my couch at home. The opposing team has hours and hours of analytics and know a F ton more then I do about it. End arounds/jet sweeps have been extremely effective but disappear for GAMES at a time. There is no excuse to have the 1st 2 drives of the games be as disastrous as they are for us. These are SCRIPTED. 95% of the rest of league have solid initial drives because they have practiced them over and over again. They not like us.
Ultimately, McVay is doing no favors for the offense, whereas he is expected to add a lot to it.
No clue why they can't see these stated issues, they are obvious to an idiot on his couch like me. As i said, I truly hope he is trying to hide some of these needed changes for hugely impactful games like the playoffs, but I have my doubts. McVay seems pretty stubborn.
2. McVay not using Tutu and Whittington at all. I'd love to hear him explain this. By analytics, Whittington has the most separation on routes then any WR we have. Tutu also has some huge clutch catches and is the only player with speed. I'd like to see them both in 3 WR sets and I really hope he is saving them for playoffs or something, cuz this current offense will get us bounced in round 1.
3. McVay's playcalling. Mostly obvious what the call is sitting on my couch at home. The opposing team has hours and hours of analytics and know a F ton more then I do about it. End arounds/jet sweeps have been extremely effective but disappear for GAMES at a time. There is no excuse to have the 1st 2 drives of the games be as disastrous as they are for us. These are SCRIPTED. 95% of the rest of league have solid initial drives because they have practiced them over and over again. They not like us.
Ultimately, McVay is doing no favors for the offense, whereas he is expected to add a lot to it.
No clue why they can't see these stated issues, they are obvious to an idiot on his couch like me. As i said, I truly hope he is trying to hide some of these needed changes for hugely impactful games like the playoffs, but I have my doubts. McVay seems pretty stubborn.
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Meh.
You play to win the games. It isn't always pretty. Dominance is rare. The offense has played like crap. The offense has played great. We did what we needed to do to make the postseason. Forget all of that. In 2 weeks it's a brand new season. Enjoy.
You play to win the games. It isn't always pretty. Dominance is rare. The offense has played like crap. The offense has played great. We did what we needed to do to make the postseason. Forget all of that. In 2 weeks it's a brand new season. Enjoy.
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Kind of good news bad news. A few weeks ago they needed a lot of points to win. They scored 44. The following week they needed a good defensive game. They gave up 6. The next week they needed another good defensive game. They gave up 9. Yesterday they gave up 9.
The defense was the biggest concern. The offense was expected to be good. They haven't been good 3 games in a row. Yet, they won all 3. I suppose that is the sign of a battle tested team. Finding a way to win. But I will feel a lot better if the offense can get back on track.
Our first round opponent will be one of 3 teams. Minnesota, Green Bay or Detroit. They can all put up points. We will need the offense to return to form if we wanna see them advance.
The defense was the biggest concern. The offense was expected to be good. They haven't been good 3 games in a row. Yet, they won all 3. I suppose that is the sign of a battle tested team. Finding a way to win. But I will feel a lot better if the offense can get back on track.
Our first round opponent will be one of 3 teams. Minnesota, Green Bay or Detroit. They can all put up points. We will need the offense to return to form if we wanna see them advance.
Kupp is washed. Maybe he recovers more in the offseason.
Half of Kupp's snaps need to go to Whittington.
Half of DR's snaps need to go to Tutu.
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Kupp should sit for Whittington?
No. Completely disagree.
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Tutu had 9 snaps and not 1 ball thrown his way.
Stafford doesn’t trust him or doesn’t see him open
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Respectfully ...
I think half of your posts 'need to go to' So Ram.
The other half 'need to go to' Old-Not-Dead.
OK ... not so respectfully.
Just watching some of the other games…..it feels like McVay used to have 2-3 plays a game where he’d get a WR wide the hell open, 20 yards downfield, with the closest DB like 10 yards away. That NEVER happens anymore. When I watch Green Bay and Minnesota, I feel like both their coaches do a much better job getting their QB some really easy looks. Everything in this offense feels so hard. Even big throws are made thru tight windows with very little room for error.
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It's a combination of problems.
1. The OL can't stay healthy, so it's not gelling the way it could. We have good individual pieces. If we could get the starting five on the field together consistently, it would be a good unit. But we have been unable to do that. While we have good depth on the IOL, our backup OTs have sucked arse. We need Havenstein and AJ to stay healthy. Or we need to consider playing Jonah Jackson at RT if Havenstein can't stay on the field. It's hard to believe he's worse than McClendon and Noteboom, given their play this year.
2. Cooper Kupp is not playing well. I don't know why. Might just be age and wear and tear. But he's not separating like he would in the past. He's basically a zone beater at this point. But he's such a valuable blocker that it makes it difficult to take him off the field. And it's hard to shake the belief that he can find himself again. I think McVay needs to get Tutu and Whittington more snaps.
3. Stafford has not played well since Buffalo. I recall him dinging his throwing hand up recently. I have to wonder if that's playing a role. He's not been nearly as accurate over the past few weeks, and his decision making has been quite erratic. We need Stafford's A game. This offense relies so much on precision.
4. We lack speed, outside of Tutu. Defenses aren't afraid of us beating them deep.
5. Our TEs are JAGs, outside of Higbee. We need Higbee to be a full-time player again. I don't know when he'll be physically ready for that. The other TEs just aren't threats in the passing game. And McVay, for whatever reason, fell out of love with Parkinson.t
6. McVay needs to make some adjustments to deal with these realities. The OL is what it is. We can only do so much to mask that challenge. We need those guys to get healthy. But he needs to do some thinking on how we can better integrate Tutu and Whittington without tipping our hand.
1. The OL can't stay healthy, so it's not gelling the way it could. We have good individual pieces. If we could get the starting five on the field together consistently, it would be a good unit. But we have been unable to do that. While we have good depth on the IOL, our backup OTs have sucked arse. We need Havenstein and AJ to stay healthy. Or we need to consider playing Jonah Jackson at RT if Havenstein can't stay on the field. It's hard to believe he's worse than McClendon and Noteboom, given their play this year.
2. Cooper Kupp is not playing well. I don't know why. Might just be age and wear and tear. But he's not separating like he would in the past. He's basically a zone beater at this point. But he's such a valuable blocker that it makes it difficult to take him off the field. And it's hard to shake the belief that he can find himself again. I think McVay needs to get Tutu and Whittington more snaps.
3. Stafford has not played well since Buffalo. I recall him dinging his throwing hand up recently. I have to wonder if that's playing a role. He's not been nearly as accurate over the past few weeks, and his decision making has been quite erratic. We need Stafford's A game. This offense relies so much on precision.
4. We lack speed, outside of Tutu. Defenses aren't afraid of us beating them deep.
5. Our TEs are JAGs, outside of Higbee. We need Higbee to be a full-time player again. I don't know when he'll be physically ready for that. The other TEs just aren't threats in the passing game. And McVay, for whatever reason, fell out of love with Parkinson.t
6. McVay needs to make some adjustments to deal with these realities. The OL is what it is. We can only do so much to mask that challenge. We need those guys to get healthy. But he needs to do some thinking on how we can better integrate Tutu and Whittington without tipping our hand.
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He had that last game. Puka beat his man by a decent amount and Stafford threw it way off target. Same thing with the seam route by the TE that Stafford missed. It was tightish coverage but definitely a play he wanted back
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I think mostly he didn’t see him. When pressured Stafford looks for his most trusted targets and can’t make as many reads. Kupp and Nacua are the first two reads on most plays. With the pass rush, especially on the right side, he didn’t have time to make all of his reads.