It was adequate against Dallas because their defense is horrible. Wait till we start playing the NFC West teams. Holy cr@p it's going to be bad
IDK, I didn't think the OL was an issue until this game. Philly is getting a lot of free rushers. It's the coaching today.
Why does everyone blame the coaching when the players fail to execute?
blue font shurlyToo bad the Oline is too good for G Rob to play. G Rob must really be bad.
It's hard to figure.Seriously, what are we really saving by having Robinson sit right now? It's not like this O line is great without him. Put him in at LG, put Saffold back to RG where he was a menace and see what happens
Didnt play great certainly.They seem worse than last year. How is that possible? Davis can't do a damn thing out there with their performance.
Umm, I've been the biggest coaching defender there is. I don't (and still don't) like the gameplan about passing and not focusing on the run early. There's nothing wrong with me saying that. But they are playing competitive and haven't given up. So that reflects on coaching as well.
My only point was that coaching can only take a player so far. At some point, each player is what they are. It's why so many vets reach a point of hating training camp. Because more 'coaching' isn't going to make them a better player. They've reached a point where the only point of TC is getting in shape for the season. But too many fans are starting to blame 'the coaching' for everything that ails the Rams right now. And all I'm saying is that, if we're looking to play the blame game, we need to put more of it on the players.
Now if you're talking 'game planning', to me that's a different subject. It's WAY too complex to go into detail, but to put in as few words as possible, game planning boils down to coming up with a concept of how the coordinator wishes to run the O (or D), and then figuring out how to make a bunch of variable shapes (players) all fit snugly into perfectly drawn X's & O's. Tough job. And if there were a 'Pro Bowl' equivalent designation for OC's and DC's, there would probably be as small a % of them who would qualify as there are for players whom go to the PB.
I doubt Schotty would make the OC Pro Bowl. But he's solid.....I think. Willliams I can't figure out. He would equate to a player who maybe isn't a perennial PB'er, but has more than one on his resume. So far, he seems to equate to the RB that's just past his 30th birthday...like he's just lost about a step and a half.
But in the end, it comes down to players making plays. And right now the Rams have too few players making too few good plays, and too many either missing assignments entirely, or making just plain dumb plays. And I'm not sure the excessive missed assignments doesn't contain a healthy dose of 'dumb'.
They seem worse than last year. How is that possible? Davis can't do a damn thing out there with their performance.
I agree with every point, as this is exactly how I see it. It has worked with Austin Davis, so why not try something else at this point, and see what you have. This isn't the first week that I wanted them to make changes, but I also understand the need for some continuity. The problem is that the continuity is continually below par.I have been solid in the frame of mind not to make any changes in Boudreau's selected five starters. I remain there at this very moment still but I see that a change to the interior 3 will be necessary real soon. This OL is going to have some real rough games in the next seven weeks. I think its going to get much worse.
What I have seen since pre season & through 5 weeks of this regular season...ORG Davin Joseph is done as a decent starter in the NFL....period. There is no real reason to keep him in the lineup and expect him to improve....its not going to come. Rams were really blowing open good size holes with a healthy Saffold & Barksdale running on the right side late last yr & I would suggest we get Joseph back to the bench. Saffold needs to be inserted back in ASAP. We need to fix this right strong side OL. Doing so causes Boudreau issues @ OLG. This would require a new starter @ OLG. He has several good young candidates like Greg Robinson or Mike Person. If the Rams loose the next 2 or 3 games might as well get Robinson's big feet fully wet! Why not he needs the experience now.
Another issue is starting center Scott Wells. Simply put he is over powered play after play after play. Wells, at his best can manage a stand once in a while still but never any push. Having both Joseph & Wells starting next to each other creates a large hole which other teams attack on a regular basis. As long as these two remain in the starting lineup the Rams offense will operate much of the time in failure mode. Its just way too easy not to take advantage of these two. Currently Boudreau has two reserve young centers in Tim Barnes & Mike Person. In a another week he will have three in Barrett Jones ready for full time starting action. I see no real reason that the Rams should not make every attempt to find their 2015 starting center this season while under extreme heat & fire.
Why does everyone blame the coaching when the players fail to execute?