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  • November 13, 2014 at 1:51 am #11757
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    Davis: “It’s not about me. It’s about the team”: Austin Davis talks to the media after Wednesday’s Week 11 practice.

    http://www.stlouisrams.com/videos/index.html

    November 13, 2014 at 1:52 am #11758
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    That’s an interesting interview IMO if you listen to it. A lot of it is what you expect, and some of it is him not really being on the traditional jock script. There are some interesting honest confessions in there. Example: “what did you learn?” “It is difficult to stay confident every week when you’re body’s tired and it [ie starting] is not fresh anymore.”

    He got worn down. In fact, probably? Overwhelmed.

    I don’t know what his future is–he could re-emerge. I really don;t think his arm is below average, I think it’s just average…I think his meltdown was mostly a mental thing. Yes, tough defenses, and film on him, and so on…but I think he may…might…just might?…have it in him to come back at a later time as a mentally better prepared vet. I dunno about starter, but the early Davis was a much different critter, and maybe he can make himself a more mentally ready version of that.

    November 13, 2014 at 12:20 pm #11767
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    He was obviously getting worse.

    I had some hope that he might be able to have that magic “click” moment where he could process things a little faster, hit the checkdowns, spot the blitzes, move out of the pressure to get enough space to make a play.

    But his eyes were getting wider and he was seeing less.

    He’s a young guy, and I don’t know if he will be able to ever step up or if he’s going to be the journeyman back-up guy but time will tell. Not everyone can do it. Everyone talks about the physical aspects of the job but if a guy doesn’t have the mental ability to somehow slow the game down and keep his head straight and have the awareness, it doesn’t matter what physical tools he as going for him.

    It doesn’t appear he was going to be able to overcome this while under fire.

    Maybe stepping back really will help to make a difference for him.

    "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. " Philip K. Dick

    November 13, 2014 at 12:50 pm #11768
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    By the way, there is a loud YAWN coming out of Vegas about all of this.

    Rams opened as an 8 point dog and now it’s up to 9 1/2 to 10.

    So if the Rams aren’t blown out this week it’s at least a moral victory.

    "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. " Philip K. Dick

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