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Rmfnlt said:
Many seem to be relying on our defense. Until last Sunday with Garrett, I was very down on our defense.

This week will tell me more (Garrett + Donald).

BUT... when we start playing against very good offenses, that makes me nervous.
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Not me. I'm down on our offense and have been all year. No consistency whatsoever and I can't remember the last time they played a decent 4 quarters.

Mcvay's scheme looks stale to me. Particularly the passing game, where it's Puka all day or nothing. We have no down field threat and rely on hero ball far too much IMO.

I'm hoping this rash of injuries is a catalyst to some new ideas. Too many former McVay assistants and coaches in the damn league and all of them know our playbook.
 
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RamWoodie said:
I'm thinking that the "creativity" may be getting Higbeast out at WR at times. He's got the savvy to get open!
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True, but then Higbee can break your heart. Fumbles, not always catching the ball cleanly and can also come up lame at times. My concern right now is reliable hands. Smith & Atwell can stretch the field, but Mumpfield struggles to separate plus does not run the sharpest routes, however, might have the best hands of the group.

Seems like of the receivers left, many seem to juggle the ball before making the catch and that is what is keeping our 38 year old signal caller awake at night.
 
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Mark Schlereth called our game Sunday and I thought this is some good insight to what’s going on with the passing game. He echoes something myself and a few others on here have been saying….several of Stafford’s perceived “misses” are on receivers running poor routes. Breaking off routes too soon, coming too slow out of breaks, losing ground on out routes and letting the DB undercut them, and sometimes just flat out dropping the ball.

That being said, it’s hard to just keep asking these guys to run 50 “for the love of the game” routes per game knowing they are only gonna get a couple targets. Hopefully Puka’s absence will create a more egalitarian system that on offense that can carry over when he, Tae, and Ferg return.
 
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Spider2YB said:

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Mark Schlereth called our game Sunday and I thought this is some good insight to what’s going on with the passing game. He echoes something myself and a few others on here have been saying….several of Stafford’s perceived “misses” are on receivers running poor routes. Breaking off routes too soon, coming too slow out of breaks, losing ground on out routes and letting the DB undercut them, and sometimes just flat out dropping the ball.

That being said, it’s hard to just keep asking these guys to run 50 “for the love of the game” routes per game knowing they are only gonna get a couple targets. Hopefully Puka’s absence will create a more egalitarian system that on offense that can carry over when he, Tae, and Ferg return.
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I thought it was odd when I believed that I saw Davante pull up a couple of times when both he and Puka were healthy.

Makes sense. It's a real mental challenge to run 25-30 or so routes knowing the ball isn't likely to come your way.
 
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Ramstien said:
Time to see what Daniels and Klare can add to this offense. You drafted them, they have had half the season to get them ready now play them.
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This is very true. We knew nothing of Puka before he got his shot when The Rams were short of WRs. we only knew they were big on him.

This could be the case with Daniels and Klare. On top of that they have mentors is Puka, Adams, Higbeast and Coach Calabrese to coach them up "in game". We know that sometimes you never know what you have until you give them opportunity.
 
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RamWoodie said:
This is very true. We knew nothing of Puka before he got his shot when The Rams were short of WRs. we only knew they were big on him.

This could be the case with Daniels and Klare. On top of that they have mentors is Puka, Adams, Higbeast and Coach Calabrese to coach them up "in game". We know that sometimes you never know what you have until you give them opportunity.
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Daniels has great hands and seems to get his body in the right spot on contested receptions. He made some clutch catches at the U and now its his time to shine. I mean hell fuck somebody has to be thrown to.
 
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Ramlife said:
Daniels has great hands and seems to get his body in the right spot on contested receptions. He made some clutch catches at the U and now its his time to shine. I mean hell fuck somebody has to be thrown to
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i agree...which is why I wonder why McVay hasn't gotten him in the mix sooner. It makes think he has some short-comings we don't know about.

Anyhow wouldn't it be something if he plays Sunday and leads all WRs in receptions and yardage???
 
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Kyren and Corum in the backfield.... Wildcat!!!

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Spider2YB said:
Mark Schlereth called our game Sunday and I thought this is some good insight to what’s going on with the passing game. He echoes something myself and a few others on here have been saying….several of Stafford’s perceived “misses” are on receivers running poor routes. Breaking off routes too soon, coming too slow out of breaks, losing ground on out routes and letting the DB undercut them, and sometimes just flat out dropping the ball.

That being said, it’s hard to just keep asking these guys to run 50 “for the love of the game” routes per game knowing they are only gonna get a couple targets. Hopefully Puka’s absence will create a more egalitarian system that on offense that can carry over when he, Tae, and Ferg return.
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We have a major problem with the talent Stafford is throwing to. This has become clear as Adams and then Puka were injured. It was already not ideal even with both of them, but now... Ugh.

But we also have a problem with Stafford. He has not been the same dude. He isn't seeing the field well. He isn't anticipating the rush well. And he isn't throwing with accuracy.

Rams are about to drop some games in the sched ahead, barring a situation where that defense goes apeshit and saves it for them. But I just don't see that happening. They're gonna have the same old fucking problems getting SF off the field for example. And it will be the same with KC and Green Bay.
 
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I didn't mind the WR end around.
It sucks that Puka got hurt, but I just don't feel this play carried any significantly higher risk than normal.
Puka plays with an almost "X-games" kind of fearless physicality, "RED BULL" would love to slap their logo on his helmet.
We used to see a lot of WR runs, with Bobby Trees, Kupp and Co, regularly taking multiple carries in games.

There's really just one thing about McVays coaching that bothers me, but it's a big one. His teams consistently play down to the level of their opponents, and as a HC/play caller, he seems to lack the necessary "killer instincts" for putting games away.

That said, I wouldn't want anyone else as the Rams HC and I look forward to many more frustrating and sorrow-filled years to come lol!
 
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"CJ has done a hell of a job," quarterback Matthew Stafford said. "You look at the crossover tape when (quarterbacks) Stetson (Bennett IV) and Ty (Simpson) are working against our defense, he's showing up in a big way a lot of different times. I'm excited to get some chances to throw with him, get it out there on Sunday, and just get his feet wet. It's an opportunity, like I said, for a lot of guys in this situation that we're in. I'm just excited to go be a part of it."

"I think we've been really encouraged by his development and his progression as the year has gone on, but he's been as fun of a player to watch on our practice field for the last few weeks, and so obviously excited for him to continue to get opportunities," offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase said. "But it's opportunities that he's earned through a lot of hard work, through a lot of consistency in how he's approached. So fired up for him stepping up into this this role"

CJ was the talk of training camp and has improved, so Matt, make him a star!!

Go Rams!

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'Really encouraged by his development': Rams coaches and teammates looking forward to CJ Daniels Jr. getting more opportunities in Week 10

Playing without their top two receivers in Puka Nacua and Davante Adams, others in that group will get more opportunities in Week 10 against the Cardinals, including rookie CJ Daniels Jr.
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His teams consistently play down to the level of their opponents, and as a HC/play caller, he seems to lack the necessary "killer instincts" for putting games away.
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But he wasn't always like that. I wonder why he changed.
 
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