The Rams had lost 3 in a row…

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February 25, 2022 at 8:22 pm #136972

wv
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And in all three they were thumped pretty good. They looked like a mediocre team. An All-In Failure.

So….what turned it around? What happened?

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February 25, 2022 at 8:55 pm #136974

nittany ram
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wv wrote:

So….what turned it around? What happened? w v

Les made one last deal…

February 25, 2022 at 9:35 pm #136976

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woods was injured shortly after the tenn game.

rams were integrating obj and miller into the team. miller was also getting healthy.

i think miller really changed this defense in the second half.

February 25, 2022 at 9:39 pm #136977

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InvaderRam wrote:

woods was injured shortly after the tenn game. rams were integrating obj and miller into the team. miller was also getting healthy. i think miller really changed this defense in the second half.

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I agree, Von Miller getting healthy and gelling with the D was a major factor.

But the offense also started playing better or differently or somethin.

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February 25, 2022 at 9:45 pm #136978
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wv wrote:

But the offense also started playing better or differently or somethin.

yeah. sony michel really started playing well after that. or mcvay started running it more. i don’t know what specifically triggered it. but he went on a tear.
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February 26, 2022 at 2:27 am #136990

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One narrative I’ve heard (and which holds up for me) is that earlier in the season, McV dropped all the motion, play action, jet sweeps, and stuff, and basically just relied on Stafford throwing the ball. Then of course some of the Rams worst losses came when the OL couldn’t hold up against a strong DL. I think that after those losses, McV went back to a lot of his previous offensive habits and starting relying more on play action and those general kinds of Goff-Rams type plays.

OBJ and Miller were big too. Morris settling in and getting a better command of the D also helped. Relying more on Michel helped.

On Michel. The 3 losses in a row were games 9 through 11. From game 1 to 11, Michel had 79 carries for the season, or about 11 per game (but more often than not less that 11). In games 12-17, he had 129 carries, or 21.5 carries per game. So he basically doubled his run load.

February 26, 2022 at 10:46 pm #137016

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Team gelled especially the new mid season additions after the 3 game skid…

OBJ is great… played great

Von Miller made some huge key plays late in games.

Stafford was clutch late in games in Baltimore and Minnesota and the close playoff games.

the Rams peaked at the right time…. Donald, Ramsey, everyone gelled…

incredible December and playoff run…great season…
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