Yeah, but wouldn’t how long he holds the ball be partially out of his control? If his first read is open he can throw quickly. But if his first read fails to get separation, then he has to move through his other reads until he finds someone who is open which means he has to hold the ball longer.

So we just can’t say “Foles should just throw quicker”, because when he throws isn’t entirely up to him.

Zooey wrote:

Foles has given me nuthin’ I didn’t get from Hill.

Yeah, Foles could be better, but I think he’s noticeably better than Hill (and Clemmons and Davis). He at least can make throws down the field which Hill and the others couldn’t make. I think he’s going to improve as the year progresses. Part of the problem is, as usual, the Rams WR’s don’t scare anyone. In camp with Quick out Foles and Cook developed a rapport because Cook is all-world in practice. Problem is, in the games Cook’s not even all-township. Maybe Quick will start to get back to where he was before the injury which would give Foles another option in the passing game that defenses would have to respect. Right now the Rams passing game is pretty limited. It consists of bubble screens to Tavon, short crossing routes to Cook and the occasional deep throw to Britt and Bailey.

JackPMiller wrote:

I am tired of the number of false starts, and holding calls we get.

The offsides penalties were maddening but I think that was an anomaly. The Rams weren’t committing as many penalties as previous year’s coming into this game. Now try to enjoy the win, Jack. 😎

zn wrote:

thehammer

when the Rams rush the passer they win when they don’t they lose….which is bad news this week. Thomas will dominate Quinn, Schwartz who shut out Von Miller will dominate Hayes and Westbrook? Greco, Bitonia and Mack will easily shut down Donald who has had 5 straight games of declining pff scores…

Cleveland’s an elite 3rd down team that features rb Duke Johnson, 2nd best receiving rb in last years draft, and te Barnridge…vs our poor covering lber’s and safeties….Rams are 27th in the league in pd even with that pass rush. have a hard time seeing the Rams holding Cleveland under 28 points

IMO game comes down to how many points do the Rams offense score…better be more then 28. Shelton will manhandle Barnes. Rams moved Garrett Reynolds to lg to help the hapless Robinson. Kirksey has the speed to get outside vs Gurley. Nate Orchard is getting more snaps over Kruger….like the Rams lot of young talent.

lot of bad matchups.BUT a home game after a bye week…a test of the coaching staff..good coaches will dominate opponents after the bye..especially in a home game. Fisher moved Reynolds to lg. We will see what other changes they made. IMO this game IS the season. Fisher and the Rams have to win to have any credibility
going forward…

for the sack of argument lets say the feckless Rams win 31-28 to keep fans dreams alive BUT the end of all pro Fisher threads if they lose

Sheesh…I didn’t realize Cleveland was such a juggernaut.

The Broncos managed to sack McCown 4 times, despite any success they had against Von Miller. If the Broncos could get to McCown, so can the Rams.

He talks about bad match-ups for the Rams, but the most glaring match-up I see is Gurley against the league’s 30th ranked rush defense.

I’m not saying the Rams can’t lose – we know all too well just how adept the Rams are at losing to teams they shouldn’t lose to – but there’s no way that at least on paper, most of the match-ups don’t favor the Rams. This is a game the Rams *should* win, not one they would be lucky to win as the hammer suggests.

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zn wrote:

wv wrote:

Maybe draft a WR high next year?
Maybe sign a solid Vet WR ?

Unless, as I suggested, a guy or 2 returns to form. For example, Kendricks led them in catch percentage for 3 straight years (2012-14). This recent drops thing is actually unusual for him.

There is not doom in EVERYTHING.

Sometimes, some stuff gets better.

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Even if some guys do return to form getting another WR may not be a bad idea. As Cosell says somewhere below, the Rams receiving group is pretty average and they lack a true number one WR.

Agamemnon wrote:

Jenkins
Johnson
Mcleod
Barnes are the only starters. Although,
Barron
Quick
Zuerlein are close to being considered starters.

All the rest are backups or rotational players.

Wow, that’s a large fraction of their defensive backfield going into Free Agency. Hard to imagine being able to resign them all.

Assuming the Rams first pick is nestled somewhere deep in the second half of the first round (fingers crossed), I guess they’ll be looking at guys like Mills, Sutton and Connors as replacements.

Zooey wrote:

Let me help you out: Helpful Advice for Nittany

Thanks. All settled in in Oakland Hills, the affluent part of Oakland.

Of course, I’m living in the most exclusive area…in a refrigerator box by the dumpster behind “Sophie’s Cuppa Tea”.

My prediction…Rams 27, Cleveland 16. Rams start to figure stuff out.

My impression of the Browns was that they aren’t good but they are scrappy. They won’t come into the ED ready to roll over. The Rams can’t afford to sleep walk through this game.

If they were really serious about stopping this sort of infraction, they would award the Rams the victory. I bet Mathews would think twice before roughing another QB if it was going to cost his team the game. Of course, we already knew the league wasn’t really interested in cleaning up the game when they refused to adopt my suggestion regarding forced amputations as punishment for horse collar infractions.

The Rams should beat Cleveland convincingly. The Achilles heal for the Rams of course is the o-line. Can the Browns exploit this weakness like the Packers did? Have the Rams been able to correct some of their o-line issues over the break?

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I predict the time between now and the Cleveland game will pass way too friggin slowly. I may lose it.

Happy B-day, Dude. Hope the Packers didn’t spoil the party.