Well, I filled mine out, but apparently didn’t hit save. 🙁

I’ll have to say that I was disappointed that the Rams stuck with Davis another week, and last week just solidified that he cannot be a week-to-week starter in this league. You could see that he couldn’t process information quickly, could not beat blitzes, could not look downfield while under pressure, could not make strong throws downfield unless kept clean … just could not play QB effectively in this league.

So, yeah, I think RFL’s criticism of Fisher is justified. I was upset, too. I think that Fisher wanted to see if Austin Davis could improve, and he stuck with him too long after making the declaration that Davis was the starter the rest of the year. I think he made that declaration only so Davis wouldn’t look over his shoulder. And, I’m fine with that. But, Davis knows he wasn’t playing well, and any QB not playing well knows he is in jeopardy of being replaced. Fisher should have replaced Davis, and he should have done it earlier.

Yeah, I figured that by the time the Rams got to the NFC West games, the book would be out on on Austin Davis, and he’d have some tough sledding. I was begging for Hill in this game, but it would be best to get him prepared to start a game.

I don’t know what’s going on in this defense. Brockers was hurt early in the season. Maybe he’s nursing a leg injury. I don’t know. But, I haven’t noticed him doing much on any down. My guess is that on third downs, Donald is getting most of the snaps because he has a better chance of getting to the passer.

I wasn’t too excited about relying on Long at LT this year, but I figured at least they have depth. But, man, if Saffold doesn’t keep getting injured. That may be the real death knell. If Saffold continues to suffer, with Wells out, with Long long gone … man, you’ve got to be kidding me. Austin Davis is not going to have a chance. I was just talking about how at least this team was watchable. I said that after the first TD on Sunday. I fear I’ll have to eat those words.

Well, GZ has regressed, no question. I was calling for his head, too. Maybe his illness explains his performance.

Looks like Zooey gave you a really good course of action … and so did Nittany. 🙂

I’ll just say that I would never consider going to the administration the “nuclear option.” Put yourself in administration’s shoes. They can’t do anything with the teacher if they don’t know there is an issue.

Eternal Ramnation wrote:

>zn wrote:

PA Ram wrote:
he Rams have the #1 defense in football against the pass.

I think that’s misleading.

They’re 1st in passing attempts against, meaning, they are thrown on the least of all 32 teams.

But they are 26th in yards per attempt passing on defense.

Which means if anyone DOES start throwing on them, they will give up lots of yards.

They are throwing less to avoid taking sacks,when they do throw it’s short getting the
ball out quick.

I think that theory has merit. Teams are doing what they need to do to avoid pressure on their QBs. If this D can control the run and get a lead, we’ll see what this pass D can really do.

Rarely is there such a wide disparity in penalty yards between two teams in one game. In fact, there’s never been as big a disparity in either direction since the Rams moved to St. Louis in 1995.

Well, I’ll be honest, I wasn’t watching the blocking closely in this game, so I just assumed that the Cowboys’ offensive line is one of the best in the game.

You would think that the Rams would have said something to the referees during the game. Usually, when there’s that much holding, you eventually see the calls being made. Maybe it’s as easy as the refs had money on the game. You know?

I think Cook is going to have a very productive year because the Rams actually have some options at wide receiver. I also think that Givens will get a lot less time on the field when Tavon returns. I like Austin Davis, but he didn’t get pressured much, and when he did, he made some mistakes, including the pick-6. This was not a good defense the Rams played.

Also back after a crazy weekend that caused my own hiatus.

I forgive Cook for the stupid display on the sideline … although it reinforces my feeling that he’s an airhead and immature.

I also forgive him for dropping a sure TD … I got my frustration out during an intermittent hour-long rant Sunday.

McDonald’s blocks came on similar-looking plays. From the left side, he cut inside the last Tampa Bay blocker to make the plays — with a little help from defensive end William Hayes.

“It’s something we work on in practice. It’s just a matter of getting an opportunity and taking advantage,’’ McDonald said. “On the first one, I got there easier than I expected, so I told Will that if you can grab that guy’s arm, I’d be able to get in there again.

“He grabbed it and I was able to get through the gap.’’

Is that a legal play? I don’t think I’d be sharing your tricks so readily.

Yeah, I’d still go with Hill when he comes back. I’m just glad that Austin Davis had a good game in his first start. He helped score some points, but he didn’t set the world on fire and prove that he must be the starter now. I still like Hill over him at this point.

• This reply was modified 10 years, 2 months ago by Dak.

Yeah, there’s a place for Austin Pettis on this team. I wonder, sometimes, if he’s underutilized. He was also a big factor in the win against the Saints at home last year. You can use who guy who just makes clutch catches, right?

I understand what you mean. But, I think he would be useful right now, and was useful in that game, on the end-around and the catch where he got hurt. On the end-around, he made a great move in stride that picked up several more yards. They don’t have anyone else who can do that. For that reason, he can break a punt at any given time, and nobody else on the team can do that, either. His worth is in explosive plays. He has as good a chance of getting open — wide open — deep as anyone on the team.

So, yeah, the Rams could play a solid offensive game without him. But, having him on the sidelines severely limits the chances of an explosive play.