Farr on the Wms defense: “it’s a safety-making defense.” Safeties are set up to do well in this D.

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RockRam

Bradford is not soft physically or mentally.
However he doesn’t exhibit an ability to improvise much.

I think Bradford’s demeanor is not to take many risks, and to operate squarely in the middle of the system.
When the play breaks down, he doesn’t exhibit much ability to make lemonade from lemons.

That said, that doesn’t mean that he is soft or incapable of taking the Rams to the Superbowl.
It means that the system MUST revolve around what he does best, and avoid what he can’t do.

He needs a pretty clean pocket, because he is a pocket QB.
He needs WRs to get open, because his conservative nature doesn’t allow him to throw it up for grabs (although, if he had a guy who won most 50/50 balls he might).
He needs a strong running game, and an oline that can keep his feet clean.
He needs to be able to step UP into the pocket.
He needs to only have to throw on average 20 times per game.
He needs a play action pass scheme.
He needs very good WRs who can get open and hang onto the ball; if he only has 1 who is reliable, that’s who he’ll look for first every time (Danny Amendola and before him Clayton).

He CAN roll out, either way, but because he’s conservative whenever he rolls out he’ll only throw to that side of the field and not across his body to the opposite side.
He CAN audible the Rams out of bad plays.
He CAN move the ball down the field fast in a fast pace, when asked to.
He CAN make accurate throws at every distance.
He CAN make every throw because he has the arm strength.
He CAN read defenses.
He CAN translate an offensive game plan to the field.
He CAN have patience and not get flustered.
He CAN get rid the ball quickly (fast release).

He can NOT win a game with his feet.
He can NOT improvise.
He can NOT throw a guy open.
He can NOT move around in the pocket very well or buy time.
He can NOT be a fiery vocal leader.
He can NOT carry himself with a swagger and challenge his opponent that way.
He can NOT throw 35 times per game, in a past first offense, and survive let alone win consistently.
He can NOT elevate the team by himself ala Rogers, Brady, P. Manning.
He can NOT be a gunslinger who can throw 4 or 5 INTs ala Favre, and maintain a “what the hell” persona and a true personal confidence.

This is who Sam is, what he needs, and what he can and cannot do.

If Schotty will design an offense for this, and he has the players to support him, he can lead us to the playoffs.

wv wrote:

So we have a former player saying Bradford is “soft”
and a former NFL QB saying Bradford lacks ‘courage’.

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Here’s my response. Would anyone think either thing if they had not heard those words from 2 guys?

In this vid, watch Bradford on the throw to Cook starting at 5:55 in. That’s against Houston, which ended the season as a top 7 defense and before the Rams game was ranked 2nd.

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Running backs coach Ben Sirmans told the Post-Dispatch, “Sometimes you wish you would’ve figured out what you had a little earlier. Based off Zac’s success at Vanderbilt in the top conference in college football, we knew he had talent. But he was a little banged up in camp, and we had Daryl and Isaiah getting the bulk of the reps. They were the guys we’d seen, guys who had actually played in the NFL.

In response to the above:

laram

Torry Holt said that is exactly what Fisher told him as well

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So, why did it take as long as it did for him to get his opportunity? Running backs coach Ben Sirmans told the Post-Dispatch, “Sometimes you wish you would’ve figured out what you had a little earlier. Based off Zac’s success at Vanderbilt in the top conference in college football, we knew he had talent. But he was a little banged up in camp, and we had Daryl and Isaiah getting the bulk of the reps. They were the guys we’d seen, guys who had actually played in the NFL.
“It can be really difficult to get a true indication of what you have in a player until you see him in live situations.”
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Makes sense. Lotta things happened. Richardson hurt the toe in game one. SF and Dallas defenses
played really well. Neither Pead or Bennie C really stepped up. I think Bennie was hurt too, maybe.
And then Stacy gets to start against the Worst (by far) team in the NFL at that time.

I think Stacey is a topnotch back when he’s healthy. Very impressed with him.

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Plus this is about the time Pead got doghoused, apparently or reportedly.

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EdwinRams2

That Arthur Ash award to Michael Sam was pretty cool.

They did this long segment on Michael Sam’s life that was pretty cool. When they showed the Rams part that was really cool! Also when they showed the arch that was awesome. Fisher and Snead were sitting right behind him. You get this feeling that the Rams are gonna be awesome this year! Go Rams!

Huge Akmann

Very cool, indeed. Michael’s speech was heartfelt and inspirational, especially when he mentioned talking his friend’s gay sister out of committing suicide. I think Arthur Ashe would have been very proud that Sam received the award tonight. Mizzou and the Rams deserve to be proud too.

wv wrote:

Yeah I am ahead of you. Look back at the post just before yours. I already said later on in the thread that though at first I thought he meant Bradford, the 2nd time around when I did the transcript, I realized he probably meant Austin.

I wonder if he means ‘mentally’ soft, like he can be intimidated — or does he mean, Bradford’s body
is easily taken-out.

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I couldn’t quite figure out what he meant. He seems to say both things. One is that he kind of looks “soft,” meaning his demeanor or his look, or something. Another is that they can jam his receivers and blitz him and it throws his game off. Or maybe he meant both things.

I was wrong earlier when I say that Robinson’s words were misreported. When I first heart it I thought the “slow the game down in his brain” remark referred to Bradford, but now I think it refers to Austin.

On the subject of Bradford, Robinson went another direction, calling the fifth-year quarterback returning from an ACL tear “kind of soft.”

He didn’t stop there either. Robinson said the Rams had plenty of weapons on offense, pointing out specifically last year’s first-round pick Tavon Austin, but they needed to “toughen up” their quarterback. Robinson insinuated that Bradford had developed that “soft” reputation around the NFL.

That’s misreported. Listen to the vid in the original post. He doesn’t quite say that and he says more than that (that’s positive). He ends by saying when the game slows down for him a bit, his career will take off.

The vid is a bit different from how the article represents it.

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ajhicks11

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:56 pm

On First Take earlier today they had former Seahawk Michael Robinson on the show. He said he thinks the Hawks can win the West again but said “You heard it here first. Watch out for the Rams!”

That’s what we’ve heard so far

I would actually like to see that done per snaps played. I am not sure what “plays” means in that chart…is it on the field snaps, or actually plays (run, catch, tackle, etc.)