I dunno guys. I dunno.
I look at that Bruce Arians team,
and i wonder why the Rams dont look
that good. Its been three years.

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Interesting that Chris Long
has Riggins in his locker.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhlfyXL7Si8

zn wrote:

Herzog wrote:
But did Fisher inherit a mess? The team seems to be exactly what it was when he took it over…..a .500 team with massive injuries and an Ill timed coordinater change with a massively bad impact…..he has built the team to that exact point it was when he took it over.

I don’t agree with that. For one, injuries are not the fault of the “builder.” If you mean they are still losing, well yeah. But then, you can have a good team (in terms of overall talent) that has a bad year. Depends on the reasons. In terms of the talent level…Spags inherited nothing. Just plain zip. Fisher inherited what Spags added and then added to that.

I just think this team had its heart taken out when they lost Bradford AGAIN and if you go back to when it happened, everyone was saying they expected a lot from him this year.

To me the big story of 2014 is making huge unbelievable mistakes and then collapsing in their aftermath. To me more than anything, this is the “psych 101 season.” When you watch them you can see them lose momentum.

At the same time, if you cancelled the 2014 Rams and let all their players go, there would be a long list of them who would get picked up by other teams. That’s not as true of the 2011 team.

Jenkins is a good example of this. Jenkins played well this year…but people remember the one big boneheaded, (as it turns out) game-costing error. And. Now he’s hurt.

In terms of the future, look at Robinson and Donald. You know what Greg Cosell said about Robinson? He wasn’t as pro ready as Matthews, but that once he got up to speed as a pro player, he would be in the conversation for the best tackles to ever play the game. Not best in the 2014 draft class, one of the best ever.

So I am frustrated by 2014, but I also see that 2014 is as talented a team as we have seen for years. They’re also massively mistake prone and easily put into a funk by those mistakes. That’s all (to me) a confidence thing.

And I actually agree with some of Miklasz’s points:

I do think Fisher’s program should be further along by now, and I won’t defend him on that. I haven’t hesitated to criticize Fisher. But some reconstruction projects take longer than others. Especially when the roster has been torn up by injuries.

• Stability — and giving Fisher a chance at a fourth season — is preferable to another regime change, and another roster turnover, and another round of chaos. Fisher is the team’s third head coach since 2006

6th, actually, if you go back to 2005 and count Martz plus count 2 interim coaches (Vitt and Haslett).

Well, i dunno. Losing Bradford was big, no doubt, but its the
defense that has been biggest disappointment.

Also, i dunno that I’d agree that JJ played well
before the bonehead mistake. I saw some stats
somewhere that indicated otherwise.

I think one major criticism of Fisher-Snead
that I wonder about is the Free Agent signings:
Wells, J.Long, Finnigan, Cook.

I’m still not sold on Mr Quick either, btw, fwiw.
And Tavon and Brockers and Ogletree are mysteries to me
at this point.

There’s a lot of good and bad
with this regime. I could definitely
see Fisher being here five years
and having a .500 record.

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• This reply was modified 10 years, 2 months ago by wv.

ive given up on the idea of the rams
having a winning season (and I’m
very disappointed in how this team has played so far)

But I’ve been following them since 68
so…ya know.

As far as the time i put into now,
I just watch Replay when i feel like it
(didnt want to see the KC game).

This 2014 team is one of the most
frustrating teams I can ever remember.
I cant recall a team that makes so many
good plays and bonehead plays all mixed
together.

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I had a relationship last 25 days once.
Thats a record for me.

Congrats. I think. I dunno.

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Lovie on Barron

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/31/lovie-smith-takes-a-jab-at-mark-barrons-passive-comment/

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http://www.rams-news.com/what-has-happened-to-rams-wr-stedman-bailey-radio-interview/

RandyK:
“At 2-5, with their injuries and upcoming schedule, there isn’t much promise for the rest of the season. The best thing the Rams can do is to figure out if Austin Davis is a prospect worth going down the line with, who their running back is going to be, get Stedman Bailey into the lineup so he becomes an experienced regular, watch tape of the way Mike Martz used Az-Zahir Hakim to figure out what to do with Tavon Austin, and determine which young offensive linemen can be a part of their future so that they know what positions to draft early in 2015.”
http://www.101sports.com/2014/10/26/rams-blow-offers-little-promise-rest-season/

zn wrote:

You mean the 36 minute mark on the AUDIO, right? (The video doesn’t go past 30 minutes.)
He mentions that the Rams lead the league in tackles for loss.

Yes, the audio.

Though, at the 66 minute mark, Fisher’s
theory linking UFO crashes at Roswell
with ACL tears seemed a bit tenuous to me.

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HighPlainsDrifter wrote:

That’s cool, zn. He coordinated New Orleans’ defense for three seasons. One season at No. 24, one season at No. 25, and one at No. 4. In the season at No. 4, the Saints played twelve games against teams in the bottom fourteen of the NFL in offense, including two against the NFL’s worst offensive team, Carolina, and one vs. No. 31 (Arizona) And they did well against those teams. They faced exactly one top ten offense (Dallas). What would you expect? Color me dubious. I’m not a Gregg Williams fan. I don’t think he has proven anything. If he has proven anything it’s that he has a lot to prove. The bar is set high when you have a reputation as a defensive guru, and he is tripping all over it.

I dont like him much either,
but he was in charge of other
defenses besides the Saints.
So, if we are gonna look at history
i think we have to consider Buffalo
and Washington too.

There ‘are’ people out there
who think the league has
“figured out” GW. I dunno.

Personally, i have to wait
and see how he does in the second
half of the year.

He’s flunked the first half.

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HighPlainsDrifter wrote:

I believe that Gregg Williams bears the lion’s share of the blame for the condition of this defense. It was a young, promising defense last season, and expected to be among the league’s best this season. The cast is largely the same, minus Chris Long (but add a talented Aaron Donald), and another year of experience under their belt. Enter Gregg Williams and they can’t find their asses with a mirror. I think we need to stop labeling the draft picks as mistakes and apply that label to Williams. He was a horrible hire and has set this defense back to where it was two or three years ago. I think he is an egomaniac who constantly feels the need to demonstrate his genius and has over-complicated everything. He needs to go. He has his own good in mind and not the good of the team. The season is essentially over, so I see no reason not to fire him now. Bring in someone who is driven to put his players in a position to succeed, not to put himself in a position to succeed.

Well…i feel ya.

But i think zn’s notion is worth considering.
They may still be adjusting to a new system
and they ‘may’ start ‘getting it’. The future
will unfold 🙂 We’ll see. Nine more games.

Its the Rams so what will probably happen iz,
the defense will improve….as the offense
collapses.

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• This reply was modified 10 years, 3 months ago by wv.
• This reply was modified 10 years, 1 month ago by zn.

“Mark is a silent killer,” Bucs defensive tackle Gerald McCoy said. “He doesn’t do too much talking, but when he hits you, you know it. He hits you and looks at you like, ‘That’s what I do.’ ”
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Greg Schiano said. “One of the big things we really loved was the way Mark run-supported in college. In our division, having to defend these great tight ends, Mark would be a great matchup. I think he has been. He needs to play really well.”

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/safety-mark-barron-gets-chance-to-shine-sunday-against-falcons/1262934

http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/las-vegas/

Seattle by 16 over the Raiders.

Denver by 4 over the Pats

Dallas by 4 over Arizona

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