101, 11/19 … Adam Caplan

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November 20, 2015 at 1:07 am #34440

zn
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Adam Caplan sums up Fisher’s Rams “until they get it right on offense, they will not go anywhere”

November 20, 2015 at 6:42 am #34449

wv
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Caplan is not impressed with Mr Foles
or the Rams offensive players.

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November 20, 2015 at 12:58 pm #34453

zn
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It is entirely possible that Foles can return to at least his 2014 level, which IMO is the real him. That’s good enough.

I think some people are taking the recent meltdown as being all about lack of talent.

He didn’t do anything in his meltdown that didn’t show up before. None of that is new, in terms of just info. It was all there out in the open to see from 2014. It all came up in the off-season after the trade.

BUT this version is extensive…his flaws magnified.

All of this is hiding the fact that he does have virtues too.

What accounts for the meltdown then? IMO—protection issues, confidence, knowing the offense. Not “knowing the playbook,” knowing how to execute this offense in real time. In this offense, as I understand it, he has to call protections and scheme against the blitz pre-snap, he has to get used to sight adjustments with the WRs, and he has to drop back a lot from center. My understanding is that most if not all of that is new.

Things like that exaggerate confidence and execution issues (which is the same thing). And that in turn exaggerates flaws and hides strengths.

Now 2 things.

First, I ain’t promising it. No guarantee he gets it back together but it can’t be ruled out.

Second, this has nothing to do with whether or not they draft a qb. He can come back and they still could draft a qb. One thing does not preclude the other.

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November 20, 2015 at 1:54 pm #34454

Agamemnon
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zn wrote:

he has to call protections and scheme against the blitz pre-snap, he has to get used to sight adjustments with the WRs, and he has to drop back a lot from center. My understanding is that most if not all of that is new.

That is what I think is the main reason. The other things just makes it worse. I think Mannion is ahead of him on this and most other things, but I don’t think it helps if we put Mannion out there, but it might not hurt. I am ready to call out some players if they don’t perform.

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November 20, 2015 at 2:23 pm #34456

Zooey
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I just don’t think we can expect much with both starting guards out, and the replacements being Reynolds and Donnal.

All the praise given Wichman means nothing to me. I have heard Noa, Spikes, and I don’t know who all, praised before they were cut. And if Wichman were any good, he would have played instead of Donnal, who got a -10.5 rating (or whatever it was). So I’m not counting on him this year. We have a college OL right now.

November 20, 2015 at 2:55 pm #34462

zn
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Zooey wrote:

All the praise given Wichman means nothing to me. I have heard Noa, Spikes, and I don’t know who all, praised before they were cut. And if Wichman were any good,

Wichman missed most of camp so just in terms of preparedness he is behind Donnal.

In terms of the praise he gets, I don’t think this is anything like Noa or Spikes. I think the buzz on Wichman is a good sign.

We’ll make a bet. If in the future turns out you’re wrong, you have to cut off a finger. If you’re right, I have to cut off one of your fingers.

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