will the 2016 Rams offense be "boring"?

I see that out there, from more than one poster and on more than one board. Some say it’s because Fisher offenses are always “boring” and by that they mean run-oriented. Some say that they have Gurley, a young OL, and a rookie qb, so it will have to be “boring” in 2016 (by which they mean run-oriented).

Well in the “informal poll” approach to this, I vote…not boring.

Either way boring is relative. And subjective. For example I am one of those who finds defensive struggle games to be interesting and exciting. Personally I find any kind of offense that is done well and produces exciting and interesting. I don’t have a prejudice in that regard.

BUT to me one of the issues here is that’s it’s simply not true that Fisher offenses are always run-oriented.

I count pass-heavy as any offense that throws 60% of the time or more, I count as a balanced offense one that throws anywhere from 56% to 60%, and I count as run-heavy any offense that runs the ball 44% of the time or more. Those number aren’t arbitrary. I got them from looking at teams offensive numbers. The league breaks down that way. (Btw more run-heavy offenses were in the playoffs last year than pass-heavy offenses.)

2012 is a good example (I pick 2012 because it is the last or actually only time where the Fisher Rams had a starting caliber qb play the majority of games without melting down or getting injured.) In 2012, the qb was 11th in pass attempts, virtually tied with Aaron Rodgers and ahead of Flacco and Rivers, among others. The Rams threw 59% of the time, which that year was ranked 13th. That was all simply because he was an experienced qb…and that was with no one at receiver, really, except Amendola. And it wasn’t game management or pure ball control either…taking shots is one of the things the Rams do. According to PFF in 2012 the Rams were 7th in the league in pass attempts of 20 yards or more. In terms of passes of 31 yards or more, those were around 5% of the Rams attempts, and 5% for throws of 31 or over is always in the top third of the league. In fact in 2012, that’s a notch below Luck (5.1%), pretty much tied with Eli and Brees and higher than Flacco (4.3%), Rivers (3.9%), Brady (3.3%), and Rodgers (2.8%). (Roethlisberger was the highest of the 8 I looked at with 7%).

I think that describes the real Fisher passing game bloodlines. So, I think Goff will develop, and I think when he does the Rams will be right there again in terms of attacking deep. I also have no doubt that he will bring a stronger medium range game than they had in 2012.

So to me it’s not an issue. If Goff has it in him to develop (which he does IMO) then I just believe that when he can handle it, they will use him to their advantage passing, even with Gurley. It may not be this year but IMO it’s on its way.

In the meanwhile, I don’t find a tough running game with Gurley and a promising rookie qb “boring,” myself. If you do you do, but to me, IF it’s productive then I don’t knock it for not being my style. I like the way a good solid attack combined with a top defense works…for example I never found watching Seattle or Carolina “boring.” To me it’s just a different kind of interesting from watching the Patriots or Arizona.