Maybe because it's that obvious.
Our defense was average as a whole last year under Morris. It performed well in the playoffs (excepting the Tampa Bay meltdown). But it was also stacked with talent. Our pass rush was insane. The individual talent of our defense carried Morris. He deserved credit for making use of it, but the guy is not the sort of defensive mind who transforms a unit. Staley was.
try to make a play you are 4-10 ands its 12 pts down with 8 min left
Well, on that particular play, it was 3rd & 16. He couldn't find a receiver, and two Packer defenders were bearing down on him. So, stepping out of bounds and stopping the clock seemed OK to me. No way he could have run for a first.
nah chuck it down field and hope for the best... if its a pick its like a punt anyway.
It's complete ownership of you.
Yes, I did. On a third and short, specifically that I noted.
Agreed.. and the Offensive line isn't new anymore so there's no excuse. McVay is to blame and his offense put on a shit show tonight. His scheme put them in a position to lose every play.
The defense hasn't looked the same since Staley left. I still hope somebody hires Morris away. But if that doesn't happen, I'd move on. We went from #1 in 2020 to #15 in 2021. We're again in the middle of the league this year.
Because McVay has a long track record of success that one bad year doesn't taint. Morris doesn't.
Because Morris has a track record of being a mediocre coordinator, while McVay has a track record of being an elite HC.
The Rams D was excellent when it mattered most.. down the stretch and in the playoffs. In fact.. they were AWESOME in the playoffs. In fact... they gave up basically the same number of points per game in the playoffs that the Rams D gave up in regular season games in 20.
Morris doesn't have an extensive track record as a coordinator. He was a D-coordinator for about half a season with a shitty Falcons roster.. then was made interim HC.
Raheem isn't some newbie coach. He led the Bucs defenses when he was HC. He coordinated in Atlanta. And he has coordinated here. His defenses have consistently been middle of the pack. My narrative is perfectly on point. McVay has a long track record of success as a HC. Morris has a track record of mediocrity as a DC. Don't even try to compare the two.
Cool. I don't care. Nobody disputed that the defense performed well in the playoffs. They gave up 18.75 PPG. That's impressive. But four games is four games. Wade's defense gave up 19.33 PPG in 2018 when we made the Super Bowl. Guess what happened to him after 2019? This is a cold business. Raheem isn't getting the job done. I hope somebody hires him away, but if they don't, we should look for an upgrade.
Morris had a stacked roster. (Kenny Young wasn't on the team. Ernest Jones was the starting ILB.) Despite having a more talented roster, our defense took a rather large step back in the regular season when compared to 2020.
You clearly do care because you're expending all this energy defending the man. Keep labeling my take "groupthink" and "scapegoating" because you don't like it. Keep creating straw man arguments. At the end of the day, there are some coaches not getting the job done. We should look for an upgrade. Morris is one. But he's not the only one.
Tampa gave up 25 a game in 2009, 19.9 a game in 2010, and 30.9 a game in 2011. Staley hasn't produced good defenses as a HC, but he produced an elite one as our coordinator. I'd happily take him back if the Chargers fired him.
Still only four games. The 2018 playoffs didn't save Wade Phillips after his defense produced average results in 2019.
Or you're wrong and refuse to see it.
I told you why. It's not rocket science or brain surgery. I don't know how to spell it out any clearer. Sean McVay has a long track record of success that makes me confident he'll fix things. Raheem Morris has a long track record of mediocrity that doesn't make me confident he'll fix things.
