Joat said:
Carolina's run game isn't nearly as good as Houston's, despite averaging only 1.6 yards less PER GAME.
Yes, Carolina will definitely try to make the Rams one dimensional. I think they'll succeed as they've practiced against a very good running attack for years. Stacy is quite similar to DeAngelo Williams in style and stature. Carolina excels at tackling, if AP couldn't muster many YAC then I'm not terribly worried about Stacy.
The key to beating Carolina comes down to controlling the LOS. If you can pressure Cam and contain him with a LB then he'll struggle. However if we get the run game going their going to just keep ramming it down your throats.
Stacy really isn't similar to Williams at all. He's more like Frank Gore.
As far as Peterson, he's a different type of guy. EXTREMELY difficult to bring down when he gets a head of steam but his length can be used against him.
Stacy is a short, bowling ball of a HB. He's the type of guy that is hard to get leverage on which makes him quite good at pushing forward after the initial hit.
He ain't AP but he might muster some yards only because he's so short and stout with a really strong leg drive. Difficult guy to stand up or chop down. But he doesn't have AP's explosiveness or moves in the open-field. So he's not really a threat to break off a long run. But he'll pick up chunks of positive yards.
Rabid Ram said:
mr.stlouis said:
Joat said:
Carolina's run game isn't nearly as good as Houston's, despite averaging only 1.6 yards less PER GAME.
Yes, Carolina will definitely try to make the Rams one dimensional. I think they'll succeed as they've practiced against a very good running attack for years. Stacy is quite similar to DeAngelo Williams in style and stature. Carolina excels at tackling, if AP couldn't muster many YAC then I'm not terribly worried about Stacy.
The key to beating Carolina comes down to controlling the LOS. If you can pressure Cam and contain him with a LB then he'll struggle. However if we get the run game going their going to just keep ramming it down your throats.
You're overlooking some key details, slugger. A 159 of those rushing yards have come from Cam Newton. Arian Foster has nearly 150 yards more rushing yards than Williams. So yes, Houton has a better running game. By "running game," I meant by a RB. Not a gimmick offense. When was the last time a running QB won a Super Bowl? Kap got close, before him I don't even recall...
1999 Steve McNair and don't forget Steve young who actually won a sb
McNair never won it. But the whole Super Bowl argument has always seemed pointless to me. McNair's running ability didn't keep his team from winning it neither did Kaepernick's.
Joat said:
Carolina's run game isn't nearly as good as Houston's, despite averaging only 1.6 yards less PER GAME.
Yes, Carolina will definitely try to make the Rams one dimensional. I think they'll succeed as they've practiced against a very good running attack for years. Stacy is quite similar to DeAngelo Williams in style and stature. Carolina excels at tackling, if AP couldn't muster many YAC then I'm not terribly worried about Stacy.
The key to beating Carolina comes down to controlling the LOS. If you can pressure Cam and contain him with a LB then he'll struggle. However if we get the run game going their going to just keep ramming it down your throats.
They aren't. And do you have anything to add other than stats(except when the stats disagree with your opinion...then...they don't matter).
Houston runs the Shanahan-Gibbs ZBS with a back that executes the system extremely well. Very difficult to defend.