zn wrote:

NERam wrote:

. Just wondering what changed when Gurley started to let loose. In the first half he was getting hit 3 yards back from the LOS, and then, after Fitzgerald’s fumble, it seemed like everything opened up…. So what changed?

Well here’s one thing, though it’s just one. According to the announcers, in the 2nd half, they used more sets with both Harkey and Kendricks. Remember, Kendricks in a lot of respects and Harkey too to a lesser extent can line up all over the formation. So basically they switched to more power-oriented sets.

have i mentioned that i dislike cook? more kendricks and harkey please.

nittany ram wrote:

Zooey wrote:

This win was less dominant that the win over Seattle, imo.

Well, it may have been less dominant, but it was a victory over a superior team than the Seahawks and it was on the road too.

I know that Raiders loss is probably still stinging, but that’s no reason to come here and run down the Rams on our own message board.

yes. on the road. against a hot and confident cardinals team. that’s huge. this is a game the rams lose in the past. play a tough divisional game on the road and find a way to shoot themselves in the foot. winning at home is one thing. but to do it on the road? impressive.

i wonder if barron could fill in some there…

yeah. ogletree has made a lot of tackles but for some reason hasn’t looked all that impressive.

marshawn lynch flourished under the zbs of seattle. maybe the rams are looking for something similar with gurley.

Agamemnon wrote:

It is all opinions. Everyone gets to have their own. Some are more interesting than others. 😉

i just want gurley and mason to be awesome. preferably starting against arizona.

this is another on specifically the outside zone run.

Seahawks Scheme Analysis: “22” Personnel Package, Part II – The Outside Zone Run

well if the zone blocking scheme is successful, the one thing we won’t know is if a man blocking scheme would have been just as successful. and if it would have been as successful, i’d really question why make the change.

i hope it doesn’t come to them having to scrap the zone blocking scheme. ultimately, i just want them to be successful. however they get there. but i just question why a zone blocking scheme. i’ll just have to trust that the coaches think this is the best scheme for this talent.

found this on the net.

the difference between the zone blocking scheme and man blocking scheme would explain robinson’s struggles as it seems to require more decision making from the olineman. to me that means they need reps. whereas in a man blocking scheme you know from the start of the play who you’re going to block.

http://www.fieldgulls.com/football-breakdowns/2014/2/18/5394212/seahawks-marshawn-lynch-zone-blocking-scheme-tom-cable

but there is a point to be made here. why did the rams decide to go to this wide zone blocking scheme?

the running backs and the oline have never been in this scheme before. it doesn’t seem to be playing to their strengths. why did the coaches decide to install this into an offense that is already inexperienced to begin with?

now they don’t run this zone blocking scheme exclusively. from what i’ve read they still do man blocking at times. did they try to install too much at once? couldn’t these new schemes have been integrated more gradually? if it requires synchronicity between linemen and between linemen and backs when the line and backs were still trying to get some chemistry, was it wise to try and install a blocking scheme that apparently none of these guys had done before?

seems to me they should have been more heavily slanted toward the man blocking with the zone blocking gradually pipetted in. so in a sense it is a little cynical? or maybe they have done this, and it still is flopping. i don’t know how i would feel about that. that might make me feel worse.

i don’t know the running game for the first three games has had many moving parts. first game cunningham. then second game they try to integrate mason. third game gurley gets his feet wet. meanwhile the oline is still trying to find their footing.

at present the oline is still healthy. mason and gurley are set as the backs. and even more time on the field and in the tape room to get the timing down. so we’ll see.

but still. is this zone blocking scheme necessary? what advantages does it offer over man blocking which perhaps could have led a faster start?

it’d be nice if this all equaled more wins. hehehe…

i just keep imagining gurley breaking off a couple of nice runs. not necessarily a 100 yard game. but i could see him getting 10 carries and maybe ripping off a couple 20 and 30 yard chunks here and there.

10 carries this wkd. maybe 15 next weekend against green bay. assuming he comes out of the arizona game healthy. then the bye week to rest.

and assuming everything goes as planned. 15-20 carries a game the rest of the way.

i believe there is talent on this team.

not because i believe it. although i do believe it. but also because most experts believe it as well.

and on top of that we’ve seen this team take it to some high caliber opponents and beat them. something which they would not have been capable of before fisher and snead.

i do however have this sickening feeling that this team is missing something. maybe it’s coaching? chemistry? maybe it’s just maturity? i don’t know but something is holding this team back. but i don’t think it’s talent.

on offense it seems like the oline and the running backs are struggling with the zone scheme. but they also seem to be upbeat and think they can iron out the problems through repetition. which they have lacked so far. it could explain why robinson has struggled in run blocking when it was supposed to be a strength of his. thinking too much?

i believe them. but they better figure it out quick.

this team also needs to find a way take their home performances and carry them over to the road. especially with both arizona and green bay being away games.