Honestly, I scarcely know where to start…

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oldnotdead

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I don't understand the Rams wanting to stay with their gap and a half scheme when they aren't getting pressure and that is becoming a huge issue. I don't think people understand what I'm talking about. When you play this gap and a half technique you need two edges with speed and power. They got one. If they want to continue with that they need to play Donald at 5T, with Turner at 4T, Young at wide 9, and Brown or Murchison at 0T and play with a WIL.

The reason being is that one and a half gap has the DE and DT aligned in the B gaps and pressing the OG's inside to reduce the A gaps. This along with the read/react is why there is no pressure and penetration because it's not designed for that. Also the reason I keep saying they need a WIL is because the DE is supposed to push the weakside OG to constrict that A gap. So that leaves the weak side vulnerable to runs and QB scrambles. They need to play a WIL to control that and to set the edge on that side. This is why people complaining Hoecht was getting outflanked don't understand he's pinching inside like he's supposed to do to constrict that weakside A gap. When they had Miller and Floyd they both played a wide 9 to eliminate the need and the Rams played a lot of 5 man fronts. That's why they played Robinson at DE to push that LG inside. So when Hoecht is getting outflanked that's on Raheem. Either get the NT to know that the LG won't be pushed blocked to the right into the A gap on that side and play Hoecht wide 9 or go to a one gap penetration style front.

Regardless Raheem needs to do a better job because the holes he's left in the defense is what is costing the games.
 

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Getting a “real” running back won’t matter. Sean abandons the run game as soon as he’s down 3. He only ran Gurley 13 or 14 times against the Falcons in the playoffs in Sean’s first year. I HATE empty sets…que the blitz with no run concerns. Perplexing
I agree he'll never get over abandoning the run but I do think he'll be more inclined to run it there's more pop to the results. Gurley's two prime seasons were the best we'd witnessed in a long time. Sean can make things happen with a premiere back.
 

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Looking at the rest of the Rams 11 games, I would not be shocked to see the Rams win 8 of them.
 

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Looking at the rest of the Rams 11 games, I would not be shocked to see the Rams win 8 of them.

That's why I've been saying long before the season started that my low expectation would be 10 wins with 11 wins actually realistic. IMO the Rams need to to some shuffling.

Defense:
Start Witherspoon and Ojemudia at boundary CBs. Start Lake and Yeast as safeties. Use Shelley as their nickel SCB.
If they are going to stay with their gap and a half style on the DL then the DL should be Young, Donald, Murchison / Durden NT, Mathis at DE.
MIKE Jones, and Rozeboom/Hampton at WIL
Morris must play with a WIL if he is going to stay with the current system. This will leave the secondary in a base nickel with Shelley at SCB.

Offense:
OL: Jackson, Avila, Shelton, Dotson, Havenstein

Swings: Noteboom, Allen, McClendon (The OL should be fine going forward if they can get Noteboom healthy enough to play swing)

RB: Williams, Evans (elevate him to #2RB) , Rivers

WRs: Kupp, Nacua, Atwell, Skowronek, (Jefferson traded)
 

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Looking at the rest of the Rams 11 games, I would not be shocked to see the Rams win 8 of them.

Are there not 12 remaining games?
At SEA W
Vs SF L
At CIN L
At IND W
Vs PHI L

17 game season, right?
 

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You're right badnews, my bad. Make that 8 or 9 more wins.

I genuinely wasn't sure. Like a part of me thought "well maybe the 17 game regular season thing didn't last very long..."