Sully is pretty darn good the Vikes line fell apart without him he was missed. A year off and a year of light duty he could be a significant upgrade and it won’t take long to find out.

It seems to me that this staff knows what the want to do, are changing the culture their plans differ greatly from the previous staff. It just seems like a developmental year. They’ve made huge changes but can’t really start building until they have a full draft. I expect them to develop the identity this year and flesh it out in 2018 through the draft. They need people everywhere since they’ve lost so many and have no 1st round pick. They seem to have confidence in the young LBs coming up. I would say center is the biggest need. I don’t think they’re expect to win right away just get Goff settled Gurley grounded an G -Rob broke down and built up right ( Imo that’s the plan moving him to the Right side)

He’s still young — Woods turns 25 in April — but there isn’t much evidence that he is developing as a pass-catcher.

I find this a bit comical. He isn’t developing as a pass-catcher because he was even in his rookie season the most polished WR the Rams have had since drafting Holt. His QBs have been EJ Manuel, Thad Lewis, Jeff Tuel, Kyle Orton, Matt Cassel (For one play when Tyrod Taylor lined up at WR) and of course Tyrod Taylor. That’s a pretty extensive list of evidence right there that the WR’s development wasn’t a core issue.

I agree with your definition zn and I do think he can be a good one as well. I wonder how many guys could have been #1WRs with a really good QB throwing it to them.Woods can run any route in the game , he can beat press coverage he can get open, he will fight for the ball and wins darn near all of them. He can read defenses , find the soft spot in zones . He has great hands and body control plus he is a great blocker and he is just 24 (25 in April).

He did restructure and take 3 pay cuts while with the Rams but he’s old.

Hopefully they can get the O going well enough to not need a D that can hold teams to 10 points. I’d rather see them sign him to a nice contract than tag him again. Also he wasn’t near as good without Jenks last year. If the Browns crazy outbid us it’s probably a good idea to let him go, the Browns aren’t known for wise personnel decisions.

Forrest was playing well till he got hurt , a rookie no less.

Happy Birthday ZN ! 22mins. late here , but you get the idea.

sanbagger wrote:

Goff didn’t consistently hit them in the hands and that was a part of the problem IMO.

How do you know they ran the wrong routes? Watching TV I can’t even tell if they ran a poor route.

Agreed , from what I remember he did early in his first games and it almost looked like they were shocked. It was a huge change in velocity. I remember wrs not knowing where to line up, not knowing where the sticks were running into each other , seemed obvious to me. Goff was erratic but he did take a beating game after game. Some of it was his fault but some of it was horrible OL play and drop after drop including Britt in a couple games. I was a big Quick supporter but after the 3 games where he got sudden he was awful constant drops until garbage time. Austin simply has shitty hands. He’s made some good grabs but he’s also bungled way more than a 40million dollar wr/gadget man should. Spruce looked like a winner but he never even got on the field. To me it’s obvious we need players on the outside. Seemed to me like Gurley had the best hands on the team.

It’s a done deal, Matt LaFleur is the Ram’s OC.

I see lots of commercials endless pregame shows and Lady GaGa making some new
fans. I’d like the Falcons to win but if they do it with offense we would now have a
guy that can out coach Belichick in the division.Hmmmm Belichick shuts out the Falcons
37-0 and give us the blue print to beat the niners. After the game both Belichick and
Brady retire and the McVay begins his decades long dynasty.

Wasn’t that one of the unnamed source’s points, that the offense was the same ?

zn wrote:

According to Bleacher Report’s Jason Cole, the coaching staff said, “It’s the same [offense] he was in as a rookie. You tell me the difference.”

I agree ZN a combination of many things . Gurley doesn’t get a pass but if coaching knew about it and did nothing they share responsibility. In 2015 the big games he had came in the second half from what I remember so that indicates to me conditioning was a factor unless we were losing by 20 points and running the ball wasn’t an option.

I expect a dramatic improvement from the offense, just having competent coaching on that side of the ball will have a huge impact through game planing and the ability to adjust to defenses
and opponents not knowing our own playbook better than GRob. The defense will depend on if Quinn can rebound to a higher level or if the decline continues. I’m thinking 8-8 but I do believe there is a losing culture that must be cut out which can always bring complications.

I like the hire. Young brilliant offensive mind who has done it without a Manning or Brady. Steady quality and experience at DC.