Defensive Coordinator? Offense? Both? What’s the problem?

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November 7, 2022 at 1:17 pm #141562

JackPMiller
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I feel that if our Defense does not improve over the next 8 games, then we need to fire Raheem Morris. The guy I would like to see as a possible replacement is Brian Flores.

November 7, 2022 at 3:24 pm #141563

zn
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The Rams D is not the major issue, it’s the offense. The Rams D is among the top teams in the league when it comes to points allowed. I didn’t like their collapse in the final minute. But still. In general, defense IMO is not the major issue.

I think the major problem is the offense, which could not get a first down in the entire 4th quarter yesterday. Granted a lot of what is wrong with the offense is a massively damaged OL. They have now started 2 LOTs, 7 OGs, and 3 OCs in 8 games (since btw some just switched positions, that’s 10 players.)

November 7, 2022 at 5:32 pm #141566

Billy_T
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I think Morris is doing a fine job, given the limitations of his personnel, and he’s likely to go elsewhere on his own, anyway. If the Rams continue to impress on D, he will be in the thick of things for HC consideration next season.

The O is the problem, not the D, in my view as well. Though I think the D could go from Top Five to Best in the League if they can find faster, more athletic and twitchy players to surround Donald and Ramsey. That’s been a weakness in their strategy in recent years, though I think bringing Hill back helps counter that trend a bit. They still need more athleticism, especially at edge and DB. Can’t play tight effectively without finding size/speed guys, the freakier the better. If you were to create that player in a lab, you’d probably come up with players like Seattle’s Tariq Woolen:

6 ft 4+1⁄8 in
(1.93 m) 205 lb
(93 kg) 33+5⁄8 in
(0.85 m) 9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m) 4.26 s 1.47 s 2.49 s 4.30 s 7.10 s 42.0 in
(1.07 m) 10 ft 11 in
(3.33 m) 12 reps

Or Zyon McCollum of the Bucs:

6 ft 2+1⁄8 in
(1.88 m) 199 lb
(90 kg) 30+3⁄4 in
(0.78 m) 9 in
(0.23 m) 4.33 s 1.46 s 2.51 s 3.94 s 6.48 s 39.5 in
(1.00 m) 11 ft 0 in
(3.35 m) 15 reps

Anyway . . . to me, it’s not Morris. The Rams are in the midst of an offensive collapse.

November 9, 2022 at 11:56 pm #141604

joemad
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The Rams can’t run the ball

but they continue to show the run and still try to run the ball… and get consistently stuffed…. that 4th qtr in Tampa Bay was stupid.
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