oh. i’m not saying average at best.

i’m saying average at worst.

zn wrote:

Well, to me it doesn’t. To me it just means season averages can be deceptive. They can hide the way one bad patch can be followed by a long good patch. The qb hit a valley, learned from it, got steadier. The real 15th rank qb does not play like Goff did Monday.

If he continues to be up and down, then the average makes sense.

If across 8 games after Miami he plays significantly better than he did in the 2nd quarter of the season then the average is hiding something.

we’ll find out soon enough. like i said. this season and one more year. 22 more games. possibly 38 more games. most likely 22 games.

his game against tampa bay was good. not great. passers against tampa bay average around 91. goff had a 98 passer rating.

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he’s 15th in passer rating.

18th in ypa.

8th in passing yards.

15th in completion percentage.

he’s been about average this year. i think his ceiling is above average. good. but not great. not top 5. possibly top 10. but at least consistently 10-15. at least.

i wouldn’t say it’s just the playcalling though.

right before the bucs scored to tie the game, the rams just had a terrible sequence. there was the missnap, and then goff just throws a brainfart of an interception.

i’m not saying this is all on goff. but the offense as a whole just seems to have these huge mental errors. consistently. all season. some of it is goff. some of it is mcvay. and like with that missnap it is other players on offense.

i’m just not sure what is going on.

on mcvay specifically. he just turtles it sometimes when i feel like he should be more aggressive and go for the killshot.

the rams outgained the bucs 413 to 251. they possessed the ball 33:13 to the bucs 26:47. turnovers were even 2-2.

yet they only win by 3 points??? that’s concerning to me. is it a win? sure. so i can’t complain too much. but still. if we’re talking about superbowl aspirations, this has to be concerning. and it’s not just this game. it’s been all season.

but also. damn. that defense. held the bucs to 251 yards? that’s crazy. that’s awesome. so good to see.

Zooey wrote:

What I don’t like is the Rams’ placekicker, whoever that is this week.

yeah. could be the difference in the game…

toughest game of the season so far.

i’m pretty sure the defense handles the tb offense.

i just have no idea if the rams offense shows up. or more specifically if goff shows up.

have yet to watch the game, but i saw that whit was carted off for a knee injury?

well that sucks.

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zn wrote:

Young also said DC Brandon Staley showed them clips of 7-on-7 work from training camp to show how tangible their progress has been and how good they can become.

yeah. reps. this defense needed reps. and with more reps they should get even better. especially with robinson coming back. fuller coming back. lewis hopefully getting more comfortable.

i hope the rams can keep staley just a little bit longer.

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Billy_T wrote:

Guessing your kiddin.

yours would be the dream. mine would be the nightmare.

hahahaha. yeah. i’m kidding.

Agamemnon wrote:

McVay and Goff have to do better.

yeah. that’s really what this comes down to. mcvay and goff.

Cal wrote:

InvaderRam wrote:

sean and jared. they screwed it up. miami had no business being in this game except for the stupid decisions made by those 2. unbelievable. but. i think they can learn from this. i think they will learn from this.

I don’t think McVay will learn. He has been consistently pass happy lately.

He planned to pass against the Niners. And it failed miserably.

That was his plan against the Bears. And the Rams got lucky. That was a 10-3 game when Kahlil Mack sacked Goff and forced a fumble on 3rd and 2. If the Bears recovered that ball, that game could have been completely different.

The Washington game was kinda similar, but their offense was so terrible that day that the Rams pass happy approach didn’t matter.

well. i’m not completely convinced.

the rams are 4th the nfl in rushing attempts per game. so i’m not sure what happened. but i wouldn’t characterize mcvay as pass happy necessarily. maybe a result of just thinking too much? i have no idea.

the one thing that gives me hope is mcvay i believe has only been calling plays since he got to the rams. he never called plays when he was with washington. so. i have no idea how what kind of learning curve there is as a playcaller.

or maybe mcvay has to hand over playcalling duties.

but i definitely don’t think you get rid of him.

trying to look at the bright side.

rams defense is now #2 in yards allowed.

#4 in rushing yards allowed.
#2 in passing yards allowed.

#4 in points allowed (well… tied for #3 with kansas city). and only half a point per game from being #1.

pretty impressive. half the season officially in the books.

i’m still waiting for the seattle game. arizona game could be a challenge too. both ranked #1 and #2 in total offense.

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