interesting.

i can just take comfort in knowing that the niners are in misery.

mahomes struggled a little bit. but shoot if he isn’t the best qb in the league.

i don’t agree with everything rogan says.

but i hope we aren’t so tribal. so fractured. that we can’t just accept our similarities and only focus on our differences.

i think a lot of this is manufactured by people who don’t want bernie to win the democratic nomination. i’m thinking most bernie supporters aren’t disappointed about rogan’s “endorsement”, and i’m thinking, if anything, it’ll sway more people toward him than from him.

also, i agree with that previous video where the guy said that hey. accept it. accept the people who may be swayed toward bernie and by accepting them, maybe a dialogue can be opened up where more change can happen.

i mean do we want to divide or unify?

zn wrote:

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Do McVay’s schematics play a part in Jared’s current struggles against pressure?

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https://theathletic.com/1552782/2020/01/24/rams-mailbag-part-2-jared-goff-criticism-new-coaches-and-another-award-for-aaron-donald/?source=twittered

I decided to dive into the numbers and see how Goff actually did this season when pressured. I found some interesting numbers that I might explore in more depth in another story.

According to SportRadar, Goff had a QBR of 54.7 when pressured. That ranked him 13th among all quarterbacks who generally were considered starters this season. That helps illustrate why a lot of fans and pundits can’t agree when it comes to Goff. That isn’t awful, but it’s not great, either. Also, Goff had a QBR of 74.4 when pressured in 2018, and he was sacked far more often in 2018 (33 times) than in 2019 (22 times). I’m getting a migraine just trying to process what it all means.

i wonder if a lot of that has to do with the run pass ratios going out of whack this season.

whether that’s due to gurley’s health or the oline or playcalling issues i don’t know.

what do you mean by contend? playoffs? i think they could make playoffs next year. if you mean a superbowl, i think a couple years at least.

wv wrote:

So do we call letting Saffold go “a mistake” or do we call it, just an inevitable consequence of having a cap, etc. Is it something they should have forseen or is it a case of everything-is-easy-in-hindsight.

I dunno. He had plenty of injuries/surgeries over the years. I can see how the Rams might not want to bet on him and give him a long contract. On the other hand he was such a solid and powerful player when he was healthy. I dunno. Turned out bad though. At least for one year.

Football is tricky. They bet on Gurley. Bit them in the butt. They didnt bet on Saffold. Bit them in the butt.
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a lot of it depends on how noteboom would have done. no one could have predicted him getting injured.

although early returns weren’t looking the best.

and who knows? maybe 2 years from now we’ll have a completely different opinion on this depending on how the young guys do.

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wv wrote:

His defense played awfully good in the three most important games last year — the Playoff games: Cowboys, Saints, Patriots.

All that experience. All that knowledge. All that success.

And yet, apparently, McVay thinks he didnt do enough. McVay wants more. More flexibility on defense. More Adjustments to different offenses.

What do we think of the job Wade did in his three years?

I’m conflicted. I can sorta see both sides.

It may not matter that much. It pales in significance compared to the OLine issue.

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yeah. i’m not sure where this came from.

did it come from mcvay. i assume so. how do we know if it’s the right decision? this isn’t some grizzled veteran coach. mcvay has three years experience. he’ll be 34 in a couple weeks. and i’m sure he’s consulted with family and colleagues.

this is the first time i’ve wondered if mcvay has made the right decision.

ultimately though they had to move on from sonofbum. maybe this was mcvay’s way of letting him down easy? i do think if he was still under contract that mcvay would have kept him.

yeah. not so sure letting son of bum go was the right move.

wv wrote:

I say all that because of the Gurley thing. I have doubts now that McVay/Rams will ever be scary-good again.

the rams run/pass ratio was out of whack. i don’t know what the problems were. oline. gurley. a combination. i don’t know if it was the reason the offense was sputtering or just a symptom. but the rams won’t succeed if there’s no balance.

wv wrote:

And then there’s the Belichick type of systems that are complicated and harder to learn and execute. This kind of system has a higher ceiling I would think — but its harder to get there, and stay there, and you need lots of smart players.

the thing though is belichick seemingly can find these players year after year.

so there must be a certain profile of person they’re looking for?

not necessarily super athletic but just smart. can the rams find these kinds of players? i think they can. at least at certain positions.

my first thought is… who???

zn wrote:

At the 2008 NFL Combine, O’Connell ran the 40-yard dash in 4.61 seconds

and well a 4.61 40. that’s the first thing i look for when deciding on an offensive coordinator…

haha. seriously though. i have no idea who this guy is. but i’ll trust the rams on this hire. and i am glad that they decided to get an offensive coordinator. this will hopefully be good for mcvay.

zn wrote:

McVay not only wants to be more involved in some of the defensive conceptualizing moving forward, but he wants coaches challenging themselves to be more creative every single week based on the opponent. Be better physically in-game, but think better mentally in preparation.

i agree with everyone. this could be a mistake. but i’m also intrigued if mcvay is really interested in getting more involved on the defensive side.

but yeah. this is a big void to be filled now.

zn wrote:

Goff’s play was “up” throughout December, and a lot of things people have been complaining about were being addressed by his play.

December: In 5 games, Goff was 133 of 216, 61.6%, for 11TDs, 4 INTs, & an avg. qb rating of 98.6.

Not where he can be or where we want him to be, and they just went 3-2 in that stretch, but a marked turnaround from November.

In case people haven’t seen it, here’s a good example of his play improving in an area where he has been criticized–play under pressure. The play in question is 4:17 in on this vid–Goff evades the rush and makes a great throw on the run to Woods.

i suspect. and i have no way of actually proving this. but if the rams can fix the oline and if they can get more balance, i think goff could be even better than he was in 2018.

they don’t even have to have the same running game of 2018. but if the running can at least take some pressure off goff so he isn’t having to throw it so damn much.

i think that this year will be helpful to him in making quicker decisions. make him better at recognizing what defenses are doing to him. he’s a tough kid. and his track record has been that adversity will make him a better player.

of course it’s not a given that the oline will be fixed next year. that’s my biggest concern.

rams may have been dropping some hints this year on the new team colors.

Are the Rams subtly teasing their new color scheme for 2020?

i’m not so sure about this. have to see the uniform and more importantly the helmet first.