The idea is that the top wildcard is better than the lowest divison winner. That's what I mean luck of the draw. Just like in their SB run the other teams did the heavy lifting for the Rams in the playoffs.
Just remember they can afford to lose another 3 games and end up with an 11-6 record. People who are giving up now never believed they could be as good as they are.
Morris has to clean up his act. Quit playing his friends and play the best on the roster. Kendrick should be rotational. Shelley should be their go to nickel. Durant is an boundary CB not a SCB. Kendrick gets grabby because he's mismatched due to his lack of speed. Their outside guys should be Witherspoon and
Michael Ojemudia and Shelley as their SCB.
I liked
CB Michael Ojemudia coming out of college back in 2020 and he played well in 2021. He has the Kendrick type length but he is a lot faster with 4.4 speed. He's got the experience lacking in Kendrick as well. So why is he on the PS and Kendrick starting? Witherspoon has been a tremendous find. Maybe Ojemudia could be another one.
Hoecht shouldn't be in coverage for godsake. Hampton has the speed to play in coverage he needs to be coached up on the technique. To play edge at this level Hampton needs to strengthen and bulk up a bit. But to play SAM he can use his speed in coverage and contain. There is no way he could be worse than Hoecht who is really a DT.
DL should be Donald at 3T, Turner at 1T, Mathis at DE and Young at JACK. Hoecht should go back to backing up Donald at 3T since he is being rested more often.
I like Rozeboom in a lot of ways but the guy misses too many tackles. Time to play Copeland again.