Agamemnon wrote:

JT: “Another interesting thing: Rams plan to simplify offense reduce volume of playbook from Schottenheimer tenure.”

Interesting. I wonder if this is a “way of getting Tavon more involved”

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I listened to the press conference. They stressed that basically they wanted to get Tavon involved. They want to be sure they can execute the basics right. I think Bradford wanted Cignette. I don’t think they will trade up or reach for a QB in the draft. If a QB drops to them in the first round, who knows? I don’t think that will happen.

ok. maybe i’m wrong. still if it gets tavon more involved, i’m all for it. if he had problems digesting the playbook, then i’m a little disappointed that schotty didn’t do more to correct this.

• This reply was modified 11 years, 7 months ago by InvaderRam.

is it me or was that interview useless?

just a bunch of non-answers. although i guess i shouldn’t have expected anything concrete. doesn’t matter as long as there are real results on the field.

• This reply was modified 11 years, 7 months ago by InvaderRam.
• This reply was modified 11 years, 7 months ago by InvaderRam.

he makes plays in special teams and in the running game, but the main reason the rams got him was as a receiver.

and he’s been thoroughly unimpressive there. i still hold out hope that he can get better. brian quick made huge leap in his third year. i’m hoping tavon can do the same. part of it is just him improving as a receiver, but i’m also hoping that cignetti can figure out some other ways to get him the ball as a receiver.

and as others have pointed out, hopefully better quarterback play and an improved offensive line can also help him.

hopefully all three come together next year and tavon can have a breakout season.

also. in no way does the nfl want a team in los angeles with davis running things. if that trade happened, rams would be staying in st. louis and kroenke would be moving the raiders to los angeles. i’m not sure why he would want to do that unless the nfl made it a condition for moving a team to los angeles. i guess it’s possible.

rfl wrote:

General agreement on the thread. I think the OL personnel and the QB issue will determine what we can do.

My point about Tavon.

As I have said before, Tavon needs to play underneath a downfield passing attack that drives the DBs off the ball.

The absence of that condition has not, in my mind, been primarily a matter of the OC. It has been the absence of WRs until last year, at which point we lost our QB.

A healthy, starting-quality QB plus a solid OL will ALLOW an OC to use Tavon successfully. I don’t think it has previously been a genuine option.

‘Course, I do think Schotty used too many jet-style gimmicks with Tavon. But, again, at least some of that was because he had a lousy QB and OL.

yes. oline and qb. i don’t care who is the coordinator. if they can’t sort those two situations out, the offense is in trouble.

it’ll be interesting to see what happens to the city of inglewood.

the whole area is changing there. not just inglewood but leimert park and baldwin hills to the north.

who knows. cignetti could surprise us. and i still like the fact that the coordinator and players will have real familiarity with each other. that can’t be discounted working with these guys every day. knowing their strengths and weaknesses. and maybe he even brings a fresh perspective that schotty was missing.

who knows. but i’m actually happy about this announcement.

orlando got robbed! robbed!

anyway. goodell has shown that he clearly is not tied to the idea of the rams staying in st louis. he’s clearing the way for stan to move the team to los angeles.

we will rally around a lame duck season and play decent football.

ughhh.

goodell’s words aren’t too comforting. or maybe it’s just cuz they’re coming out of goodell’s mouth.

we need more guys like aaron donald. i think.

that’ll do a lot to improve the consistency and mental toughness of this team.

now take a guy like ogletree. tons of talent. but it was disheartening to read that he showed up unprepared at the beginning of the season. can he eventually mature and become what the rams need him to be? maybe.

but we need more donald and less ogletree on this team.

and a qb.

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and an interior offensive line.

rob boras.

also. breer also talks about how hard it is to establish a team in los angeles. to develop loyalty among the fan base.

the rams have history there. i think it’ll be easier than most teams to relocate to los angeles. the only exception being the raiders.

it’s weird. the nfl definitely doesn’t want to give the impression that they want teams to start moving around, but they want a team in los angeles and kroenke’s plan is probably the best they’ll get in a long while. and at the same time it almost corrects a previous “wrong” in that the league never wanted the rams to move in the first place.

i think somehow. this move gets pushed through. they’ll find a way to make it happen.

intelligence to me is the ability to process information. montana’s ability to process information on a football field. the playbook and all the moving parts on the field in a matter of seconds in order to make a decision shows a lot of intelligence.

happy birthday!

yes. thanks for this board. everyone here owes you a debt of gratitude. you are a gentleman.