Chris Shula...
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Time to spend some big money on defense and ST. We got, if we are lucky, one more season with Stafford.
I want a superbowl next season.
I want a superbowl next season.
I was wrong, not sure why I felt Witherspoon played in that game, but he was injured the second game of the year against the Titans.
Young has yet to miss a game in his three seasons.
But in the 2nd half of the season he essentially went missing in games. Great dude, heck of a player when healthy. 9 sacks in first 7 games. 3 sacks during the remaining 13 games, including playoffs. Only 1 sack in his last 7 games.
He was definitely hurt.
I was simply pushing-back on a poster's comment that Young 'can't stay healthy'.
And I agree with your thought Young is a 'heck of a player when healthy'.
In fact, I posted earlier pushing-back on a poster who said Young was merely ...'an average-to-good player'.
Like most of ROD, I am frustrated and disappointed with the loss to a really good team that I think will win a Lombardi in two weeks. The Rams were right there, and opportunities like that do not come-up often.
It's tough to accept.
But some of the extreme negativity posted (while somewhat understandable) is also ignorant and annoying.
good thing you posted that so we can remember this is the style that McVay wants, if Shula was to leave don't expect a change from the bend but dont break defensive scheme
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Shula was instrumental in finding some of our safeties in the draft and was the architect of our dime heavy defense which was stifling teams till Lake went out and McCullough had to be moved out of position from dime-backer to more safety/slot (they also had to play Landman in way more coverage then). That dime defense in the back end covered up for a lot of stagnation on the defensive line when it came to the rush.
The problem was that secondary alignment was too fragile and fell apart without Lake and couldn't contain the higher powered offenses in the end.
Look, I'm fine with saying the jury's out with Shula but he absolutely cooked for part of the season with a secondary of Lake and Curl and no one else. (McCullough is a dime-backer and that's it probably - but very good there).
Agreed. But everyone's gonna remember the way the season ended. And the stretch of games in December. Which, by the way, is a period of the season where McVay teams usually excel.
I think Shula's a decent DC and might develop into more. Just see no more reason to crown him than I do to condemn him.
It is. It also pertains to the offensive skill guys(in that other thread). Stafford has one Batman to throw to and none to hand off to.
It’s a total roster of mostly “good/decent” players that IMO is well coached, well run, well schemed all around but severely lacking in elite talent. Too many Robins.
Resume Shula thread….
Im fine with a bend but dont break scheme...but needs players that fit the scheme and coaches that know how to run it. Rams did a poor job down the stretch of finding a way to make it work. And the cheap talent didnt progress as they had hoped.
Lake was supposed to be the missing link....he was as bas as anyone when he returned
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I would watch him after the Panthers game, he started to cook again but still wasn't back to pre injury form.
Saying he was bad as anyone just shows me you weren't aware of what you were watching. Criticize his play sure but that statement is a crime against accuracy.
Problem is bend don't break zone schemes work if you have a great pass rush. Fangio' Eagles won last year with a great pass rush. Plus, they had a great outside CB in Mtchell, and a very good slot guy in DeJean.
The Rams need at least one top caliber CB and a much better pass rush. One that doesn't just rely on one or two guys to get there. Once Young lost a step with his knee issues, the pass rush fell off big-time.
