Anybody listen to that Martz audio. I forget where the link is.

There was some good stuff in that.
One thing Martz emphasized about
the 99 team was the “unselfish superstars”
and he singled out London Fletcher.

He also flat out said he regrets
jettisoning Kurt Warner, but he also
made it clear it was a decision made
by the “organization.”

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zn wrote:

wv wrote:

Does anyone have a list of the Rams OLinemen
who have been injured AND the weeks that
they went out ?

I think it would be interesting to see
WHEN the Line got to “bulgerization” level.
How many games were they healthy?

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Okay, as a rule, I don’t count one or 2 replacements unless it’s both the center and the left tackle at the same time.

But that’s deceptive, because they started the season with a green GR at LOT, 2 rookies, and a first-time starter center.

The Rams played the same OL through week 4, when they lost Saffold. That’s no big deal because they just brought in Reynolds.

Against the Vikes they had to play Donnal at guard and move Reynolds to ROT. That’s because they lost both Havenstein and Williams at that point. But still, that’s just 2 changes, so it’s not critical in itself. You combine that with being so young and it’s not optimal, but a change at guard and ROT in itself is not critical mass type stuff.

In the Baltimore game, they lost Donnal, who was at ROT, and they were missing Brown, too. That’s when they had to move Reynolds to ROT and start Rhaney and Wichman at guard.

So then at that point, they had lost starters in Saffold, Brown, and Havenstein plus replacements in Williams and Donnal.

The low ebb OL was Robinson Rhaney Barnes Wichman Reynolds, with 3 injured ROTs (Havenstein, Wms, Donnal).

That’s at least better now (in injury terms) with Havenstein back, which also moves Reynolds back to guard.

What’s freaky about all this is this: starting in 2014 they added 8 linemen, including draft picks and a UDFA. Of those, only Donnal had a previous injury history. As of right now, 7 of those 8 have been injured for lengthy stretches.

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Well thats a little confusing to me. Maybe I’ll make a chart
or something.

I do think losing Saffold was a big deal though. I just
think he meant a lot to the OLine.

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Does anyone have a list of the Rams OLinemen
who have been injured AND the weeks that
they went out ?

I think it would be interesting to see
WHEN the Line got to “bulgerization” level.
How many games were they healthy?

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Sometimes i get the impression Cignetti was more of a
“leader of men” kinda guy, rather than
an “X’s and O’s Genius” kinda guy.

At any rate, I think we all agree there’s been
a contatenation of problems on Offense,
probably starting with

two Rookies on the OLine,
Greg Robinson’s lack of improvement,
and then
the numerous injuries on the OLine
caused,
Foles (who had plenty of flaws to begin with) to be bulgerized, and
finally his
total meltdown,
which has affected
the Receivers,
though Cook is inherently unreliable,
and Kendricks was injured,
and Stedman was shot in the head,
and Tavon is not a particularly reliable WR,
and Britt seems to have a limited
number of routes where he’s effective so
he can be shut down often.

And then perhaps Cignetti was not up to
dealing with all this stuff.

So, it looks like next year they will have to
get the OLine healthy — HOPE that GRob improves
(or move him inside),
figure out if Foles can come back or Mannion
can be the guy, or draft a QB….and cut Cook,
and add a vet WR, and draft a WR high.

And of course they have to make all the right
moves on defense: Sign Long? Cut Long? Hayes?
Janoris? Tru?

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nittany ram wrote:

Well, I think there was a wee bit of improvement with Carson, but nothing significant.

Man, Bud Carson did NOT think highly of Kevin Carter.

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Well, Boras the Bold, will make mince-meat out of this league.
He will burn this league like a sausage in a refinery fire,
he will make this league sit up like dark clouds on a stormy night
and rue the day the heard the name…Boras……sorry….I’m
channeling Zooey’s students again…

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zn wrote:

It’s hard to say what the change will be because they went from one first-time coordinator to another first-time coordinator. Plus of course in terms of the offensive system they couldn’t possibly tweak THAT during the season.

However, one change ought to be in individual play, because one point of firing a coordinator during the season is to send a shock through the team.

I remember when the Giunta-Defense was so horrific that I couldn’t watch it.
It was about the same level as the Cignetti-Offense.
And Martzy got desperate and brought in Bud Carson — the legend. As i recall
the legend didn’t do any good.

Maybe Boras will fare better. All things are Possible. Long Live Boras.

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I think we’ll see more of Gurley.

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nittany ram wrote:

Well, I for one, am ecstatic that Boras has finally ascended to his rightful perch overlooking this tire fire of an offense.

With Boras at OC, Foles and/or Keenum will throw for 350 yds and 3 TDs and Gurley will run for 150 yds and 2 TDs…

over the remainder of the season.

The league will regret ever hearing the name
Boras.

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Agamemnon wrote:

Let’s start with, if you were Fisher’s lawyer, which arguments would you object too?

I would object to putting a false
witch-nose on Fisher.

And i would move the court to see if
Fisher was made of wood.

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Agamemnon wrote:

<span class=”d4pbbc-font-color” style=”color: blue”>I think he was doing better when Reynolds played next to him. Let’s see how he does today.</span>

Your post would have more gravitas
it you had a picture of plastic army men.

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zn wrote:

Deadpool
Another thing that is rarely touched on, is Robinson… He’s a really good athlete, so there is nothing saying he cannot play the position. Everything said about him at AU was that he was a hard worker. So maybe, just maybe a 2nd year at his original position, with the same blocking scheme will allow him to stop thinking and just play. Which, IMO, would improve his game.

Well, I am off the GRob bandwagon, myself. For two years,
Ive read about what a “great athlete” he is, and thus
and therefore, he must be able to pass-block.

But just because he’s been a “great athlete” does not
necessarily mean he has what it takes to “pass block” in the NFL.

So far he is very disappointing as a pass-blocker.

Maybe he improves. Maybe he doesn’t. I don’t see
any reason to think one path is more likely
than the other.

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