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Looking just at drops now (not catch percentage)…Kendricks, Britt, and Cook all fell off from where they even were last year.
We had ZERO drops in the first game.
Agamemnoni can forgive kendricks. playing with a bad thumb has got to be hard.
cook and britt are dead to me.
gotta start giving bailey and quick more playing time.
They are Z-WRs, ZOMBIES.
Agamemnoni really do think they’re better off finding out what they have in bailey and quick.
they are what they are. cook and britt.
I don’t think Bailey and Austin have any drops. I think if they involve Britt and Quick early in the game it might help them. Get them more into the game and improve their concentration and focus. They will trade Cook for a bag of chips. 😉
AgamemnonMaybe draft a WR high next year?
Maybe sign a solid Vet WR ?w
vI don’t know, wv. Maybe Mohamed Sanu or Alshon Jeffery as FAs? Maybe Boyd, Treadwell, Doctson in the draft? I am sure the Rams are checking out WRs.
http://theramshuddle.com/topic/2016-draft-preview-qbs/#post-30109
AgamemnonMaybe draft a WR high next year?
Maybe sign a solid Vet WR ?Unless, as I suggested, a guy or 2 returns to form. For example, Kendricks led them in catch percentage for 3 straight years (2012-14). This recent drops thing is actually unusual for him.
There is not doom in EVERYTHING.
Sometimes, some stuff gets better.
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Maybe draft a WR high next year?
Maybe sign a solid Vet WR ?Unless, as I suggested, a guy or 2 returns to form. For example, Kendricks led them in catch percentage for 3 straight years (2012-14). This recent drops thing is actually unusual for him.
There is not doom in EVERYTHING.
Sometimes, some stuff gets better.
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Even if some guys do return to form getting another WR may not be a bad idea. As Cosell says somewhere below, the Rams receiving group is pretty average and they lack a true number one WR.
BenFred: Rams offense having hard time hanging on
3 hours ago • By Ben FredericksonIt’s not an epidemic, Rams coach Jeff Fisher said.
But it sure seems pervasive.
Fisher’s team is having a heck of a time holding on to the football.
“They don’t drop the ball on purpose,” Fisher said this week. “If it keeps happening, you have to start making changes. But, I’m not concerned. The guys are practicing well. They’re catching the ball consistently in games. They’ve become more glaring in close games.”
Not just drops. Fumbles, too. Both have been hurting an offense that can’t afford to shoot itself in the hands.
Wide receivers Kenny Britt and Tavon Austin became the latest victims last Sunday.
Britt muffed a grab on a 3rd-and-4 during the Rams’ first drive. What would have been a deep completion down the left sideline instead turned into a punt.
Austin, who was brilliant and scored two touchdowns in the win, overcame a first-half fumble at the end of a 24-yard catch and run.
“Obviously, Kenny’s was a huge play,” Fisher said. “It was a huge opportunity for a big field position change, and then Tavon’s, which in essence they considered a fumble, was kind of between. It was a fumble-drop. Obviously, we have to do a better job of that.”
The Rams often play music during practice. I suggest a catchy playlist. “Hold Me” by Whitney Houston. “Hold On” by the Alabama Shakes. “Don’t Let Go” by Weezer. I’m sure there are enough other sure-handed hits to make a mix CD for the Rams’ trip to Minnesota this weekend.
The Rams enter their game against the Vikings having dropped 13 of 124 catchable passes, according to STATS LLC. That’s 10.5 percent, which is second-worst in the league. Carolina (11.4 percent) is the only team that has dropped more catchable passes.
Britt, running back Benny Cunningham and tight end Jared Cook lead the pack with three drops apiece, according to SportingCharts.com. Tight end Lance Kendricks has two. Receivers Stedman Bailey and Brian Quick each have one.
The Rams rank only slightly better when it comes to fumbles. They’ve fumbled 10 times in 597 touches, which means they’ve fumbled on 1.68 percent of their touches. That ranks fourth-worst in the league, according to STATS LLC. Cleveland, Arizona and Buffalo are the only teams that put the ball on the ground more often.
Rams quarterback Nick Foles has fumbled four times, losing two. Austin has fumbled twice, losing one. Cook and running back Tre Mason lost their only fumbles. Former running back Isaiah Pead’s only fumble might have cost him his roster spot. Gurley has fumbled once, but the Rams recovered.
Drops happen. Fumbles happen. But they’re happening to St. Louis too often.
If the Rams want to keep rolling, an offense that ranks near the bottom in yards per game (30th), points per game (28th) and time of possession per game (28th) can’t afford to let opportunities slip through its fingertips.
Agamemnon
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