Release Josh Morgan or else....

[Paintrain]

Morgan, for as mind numbingly STUPID as that play was, is about 5th on the 'blame chart' for that loss. The timing of the penalty couldn't have been worse, but as someone else pointed out, his situational awareness of running towards the sidelines rather than getting up the field was worse. That set up the fact that it was a 4th down, so even if he threw the ball at an opponent it would have been dead ball, after the 1st down and we would have just lost the yardage.

The coaches (Haslett & Smith) are far more to blame, as are the refs. They were BRUTAL. Hopefully Morgan learns from his mistake. Expect Hankerson to get the start next week as a penalty.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

Morgan, for as mind numbingly STUPID as that play was, is about 5th on the 'blame chart' for that loss. The timing of the penalty couldn't have been worse, but as someone else pointed out, his situational awareness of running towards the sidelines rather than getting up the field was worse. That set up the fact that it was a 4th down, so even if he threw the ball at an opponent it would have been dead ball, after the 1st down and we would have just lost the yardage.

The coaches (Haslett & Smith) are far more to blame, as are the refs. They were BRUTAL. Hopefully Morgan learns from his mistake. Expect Hankerson to get the start next week as a penalty.

I'm actually hesitant to blame the defensive coaches. If anything the Rams did exactly what they needed to do by sticking to quick passes to neutralize the pass rush. Our front 7 is the strength of our defense. The secondary on the other hand is a huge weakness, which we knew going in.

Also people complained about them not playing man coverage but keep in mind when they finally switched to man coverage Bradford beat us deep.

The sad truth is for this defense to work we need to be able to get a pass rush going. This secondary is not good enough to play man to man coverage.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

I'm actually hesitant to blame the defensive coaches. If anything the Rams did exactly what they needed to do by sticking to quick passes to neutralize the pass rush. Our front 7 is the strength of our defense. The secondary on the other hand is a huge weakness, which we knew going in.

Also people complained about them not playing man coverage but keep in mind when they finally switched to man coverage Bradford beat us deep.

The sad truth is for this defense to work we need to be able to get a pass rush going. This secondary is not good enough to play man to man coverage.

This. This. And this.

No secondary, whether man or zone, can hold up with no pass rush. And even without Rak, our front 7 should have dominated that weak Rams line. Our front 7 players should be ashamed by their performance (or lack of it) yesterday.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

I'm actually hesitant to blame the defensive coaches. If anything the Rams did exactly what they needed to do by sticking to quick passes to neutralize the pass rush. Our front 7 is the strength of our defense. The secondary on the other hand is a huge weakness, which we knew going in.

Also people complained about them not playing man coverage but keep in mind when they finally switched to man coverage Bradford beat us deep.

The sad truth is for this defense to work we need to be able to get a pass rush going. This secondary is not good enough to play man to man coverage.

I think the reason I put some blame on the coaches is because the Rams had inferior talent (or what we thought was inferior talent) at the offensive line and wide receivers. How is it that they were able to keep Brees, the Saints o-line and receivers at bay? Maybe the Saints are that bad. But there were tweets by some insiders about Haslett not being good at making adjustments, and to me that kinda showed during this game.

I am by no means trying to excuse the lack of talent in the secondary. But it was inexcusable to have such a poor showing in the pass rush and letting Bradford look like a hall of famer out there.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I think the reason I put some blame on the coaches is because the Rams had inferior talent (or what we thought was inferior talent) at the offensive line and wide receivers. How is it that they were able to keep Brees, the Saints o-line and receivers at bay? Maybe the Saints are that bad. But there were tweets by some insiders about Haslett not being good at making adjustments, and to me that kinda showed during this game.

I am by no means trying to excuse the lack of talent in the secondary. But it was inexcusable to have such a poor showing in the pass rush and letting Bradford look like a hall of famer out there.

I think it's fair to consider the Rams aren't as bad as we thought. They took the Lions down to the wire in week 1. I think they could be a .500 type of team, sort of like the Skins.

[44 goes 50 gut]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I think it's fair to consider the Rams aren't as bad as we thought. They took the Lions down to the wire in week 1. I think they could be a .500 type of team, sort of like the Skins.

I agree... they are have been rebuilding for longer, and Bradford might be coming into his own, now that he's got some weapons.

BTW for all the people who don't have a clue who Danny Amendola is, he's been compared to Wes Welker in terms of upside skillset and potential for a couple years now, his injury last year and the fact that he's been on bad teams has kept that hype on low simmer.

Remember just because you didn't draft him in the first round of your fantasy draft doesn't mean he's a scrub.