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I think we can say this about the defense:
1 They miss the very-solid-play of a healthy Chris Long
2 The younger players on the defense are making critical mistakes.
I think its not unreasonable to think they might improve as they
get more experience. But right now, they can be counted on
to make a few awful mistakes each game.3 Greg Williams — I think its fair to question whether
GW has handled these players in the best way possible.
Maybe he has put too much on them, maybe they have
too much to think about. Maybe the young players will
start to ‘get it’ later in the year.
Or maybe the league has
just figured out how to counter GW’s approach.
Time will tell.4 One very interesting stat is the one that showed the Rams
leading the NFL in stopping runs behind the Line. The rams
had five more of those in the Philly game compared to only
one by the Eagles D. So, something about GW’s D
is going right, too.5 I think Aaron Donald is doing great for a rookie DT.
Weve all read it takes DT’s three years to really
blossom — we’ll he’s doing very weil for a green-rookie.
Looks a lot better than Brockers did in his rookie year.Offense
1 Its all about the OLine.
Everything else, including QB,
looks ready to roll, to me.
Maybe Greg Robinson will help someday.
Maybe they draft another Olineman
high next year.If the OLine plays well, this is a team
that can definitely lose Close,
high-scoring games.w
vWell it will be interesting to see if AustinD
is less and less ‘skittish’ at the start of Away Games
as the season goes on.And of course, can he close the deal
in comeback situations.Something to watch for.
If the Oline doesnt improve
he wont last the season though.w
vDumb penalties were the down fall of this team today.
That and a horrible special teams play with a blocked punt.
Grits.Well, i only saw the first half, but
in that half the OLine or other Blockers
were letting Eagle pass rushers
go unblocked. I thot it was purty Ugly.Also, Cook dropped a pass in the first
half. I have come to expect that.
He’ll make a nice play, and then he’ll
drop one. Its just who he is.w
vI see a good, unestablished team making incredible strings of errors.
To me, “bad team” means lacks talent. It isn’t capable of winning, no matter what.
So to me, “bad teams” can’t turn it around. In contrast, I think this one can.
I tend to agree, but i dunno.
I tend to think, what I am seeing
is not a lack of talent. In
fact sometimes i think they
are quite talented. But
they just seem…discombobulated.
Something is just…off.I do think they can turn it
around.Though, I am not sure about
the Oline. Just not sure about it.I think I’m confused.
w
vYeah, i don’t see any reason to
expect a win on the Road against
a well-coached team.But Philly turned the ball over
four times in their close loss
to the 49ers — maybe they will
be generous again 🙂One thing we know for sure-
Eugene Simms will probly
be called for a phantom penalty.w
vWV.
Yes WV.
I am calling you out.
You liked Davis back in 2012. You even at some points liked him more than Bradford. Now we all thought it was over in 2013, but that aside–now that he IS the starter, is it like you hoped?
GRANTED that we really don’t know going forward if he can sustain it…so, no one is setting you up for a later blowback. BUT…
…among the people I know, you were his earliest enthusiast. So I would just like to hear about that.
What i liked was one particular play back in preseason of 2012.
The kid was pressured and he spun out of the pocket, escaped,
extended a play and completed a pass. It was something
we just havent seen from Warner, a gimpy-Green, Bulger, Bradford.
He’s got a talent those players dont have. Doesnt mean
he’s better, but its a talent. I like it. Romo’s got it.I hope some reporter asks AustinD about his
ups and downs from 2012 thru 2014. Why did he
look good, then bad, and now good again.His total QB rating is 15th btw:
http://espn.go.com/nfl/qbrw
vGreatRamNTheSky wrote:
Wow, AD with the one handed grab. Kid is quite an athlete.Grits
well he does have those gargantuan hands…
LoL
Austin ‘big hands’ Davis
w
vJust somethin i thot
was inter estinw
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Davis
“…For 2008, Davis was named the starting quarterback by head coach Larry Fedora and became the first freshman to be named the starting quarterback at Southern Miss since 1991… ended the year with a combined total of 15 school records for both game and single-season marks,[5] which included most passing yards in a game (461) and most rushing touchdowns in a contest (5) as well as total offense for a season (3,323).[3] Davis was ranked 16th nationally in total offense (279.7) and 52nd in passing efficiency (128.6) in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). His total offense average was the highest among freshmen quarterbacks in the country, ahead of … Robert Griffin of Baylor (244.5)…”Makes total sense. It’s not like we are deciding between Montana and Young here. These are two lifetime backups. Davis has the hot hand, has proven himself, and shows those intangibles you don’t get through practice alone. No one really sees the Rams winning this division without SB now anyway. Lets run with the good feelings as long as we can.
Well after having watched AustinD,
I dont think of him as a
“lifetime backup” anymore.
I”m not sure what he is,
but I think he might be
an NFL starting-QB.
I dunno.There were about three plays
he made against Dallas where
i went “damn!.”
Escape-and-Pass plays.
Russell Wilson type plays.w
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