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i think what’s interesting is that they mix and match and disguise all the different plays making them look the same right up until the last second.
i think what cignetti has done is introduced the zone blocking scheme. that’s an element that schotty didn’t incorporate and seems to serve as a nice counter punch to the power schemes they run as well.
stretch them out wide and the counter them with a gurley power run. or hit them the other way with tavon. so in that sense he has found a different way to use austin. or at least that’s how i understand that. when you get gurley stretching the defense one way and then counter with austin going the other way, the defense is stressed in a way they weren’t before the wide zone offense was installed.
so cignetti has added a wrinkle that schotty did not have. and it might have actually increased the effectiveness of players including austin. although having gurley there doesn’t hurt.
the defense should have no problems with the browns. i don’t care what the stats say. they’ve competed against some of the best backfields in the nfl and contained them. maybe they haven’t shut them down, but they’ve contained them. they shouldn’t have a problem with cleveland.
on offense, they should run them ragged. mason should be involved as well. even if they can’t get the passing game going, they should be able to run the ball effectively.
if they get outplayed, then i will be very disappointed. that would be a huge step back.
For better or worse, rightly or wrongly, I figure
Kroenke will give Fisher a fifth
year, as long as he hovers around .500 this year.I mean, a change now, might make things worse. Ya know.
The players know this system — would they play better
if they had to learn a new system?At any rate, yeah, the team has an opportunity
here to make a run. If they dont, I’m gonna
be quite disappointed. They have the talent.Run Gurley, run Tavon, dont turn it over.
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vsometimes change can be good though. i’d guess that a lot of it would depend on who was available. i mean wouldn’t just make a change to make it but if there was a good young candidate available i would consider it.
but it’s too soon to even consider something like that.
Wow. Hi, guys. Nice to feel missed.
I think you can assume that! We’re an old community and I think everyone in it means something to everyone else, and you’re a big part of all that. That’s my sense of it anyway.
I second that.
And also wish to state I miss California Tom. Pound for pound, no poster amused me more.
i don’t think i’ve been here as long as most of you guys. but i have been reading a lot of people here for going on close to 20 years maybe?
We turned Rogers into an ordinary QB. We did it wo/ blitzing.
The GBay defense is better than I thought it was. They played almost as good as our defense. imo They couldn’t stop Gurley. I hope we don’t wear Gurley out before he gets is brace off.
i am worried that fisher will overuse him. he ran chris johnson ragged his sophomore year. i think he overused eddie george too.
gurley is averaging his last two starts nearly 25 carries a game. less than a year removed from knee surgery. that doesn’t jive with me. they have to back off in my opinion.
an optimal gurley in my opinion should only be getting 18-19 carries a game. throw in several receptions in there as well. get mason another 5 carries a game. he’s only averaged 2 per game the last 2…. i mean he’s a starting caliber nfl running back. use him. keep gurley fresh. not just for the game. but for the season. for his career. let mason soften them up a little bit for gurley.
if it was me. i’d designate 5-6 carries for mason. in the second and third quarters. then let gurley have the rest depending on how the game is going. sprinkling in mason additionally as needed.
the rams should be a much different team those last 6 games.
Barring injury, I bet that’s likely.
and you know. people might say well that’s true of any team. what makes the rams any different?
well. maybe. but specifically looking at the offensive line. they start 2 rookies and one greener than most sophomore left tackle. so i’d guess that it’s “truer” for this team which is one of the youngest in the league and specifically for this offensive line than most other teams.
couple that with foles who is in his first year under this system and receivers he’s never played with before…
ya know. seattle had similar problems at offensive line beginning this season. but. wilson knows the offense. he’s been in it for several years. i’m guessing he’s familiar with many of his teammates. they do have to integrate jimmy graham. but many of his receivers are still there. baldwin. kearse.
the rams? as far as i can tell zero games with his receivers and tight ends. new offense. new coaches. on top of that they’re installing a new zone scheme which is stalling the running game. so yeah. lots of moving parts. lots of young guys unfamiliar with one another. but. not just with one another. but with another level of competition.
now might we see this rams offense see a similar improvement in performance as LAST year’s rams DEFENSE? well. i wouldn’t quite expect THAT kind of ascension. but i do expect to see SOME improvement.
by the way… this just makes gurley’s first two starts that much more startling. truly inspiring. pure fucking genius this gurley. just gotta get him involved in the passing game.
