[Will0120]

If I understand you, we would actually have had a chance to WIN (16-14) at the end. BUT, the implies that everything unfolds exactly the same way once we are up 13-0. I guess you can go either way on this. I just think there are times when you have to show your team you believe they can convert a 1 yd gain. It keeps momentum going and even if you don't get the TD, the FG is from a shorter distance. Hindsight being 20-20 and all.

Yes, brain fart on my part...

Btw, did you know that the members of Canadian parliament were actually arguing whether the word "fart" is unparlimentary just last week. No joke. Look it up lol...

[Elvis]

You have to go for it in that situation. Getting the first down gives you a much better chance of winning than making the FG and you had about an equal chance of success for either one.

Also, running down the clock and calling a TO before punting instead of punting with a couple seconds to go is a huge waste of a timeout that we really could've used on that last drive.

Fisher has a bad offensive philosophy, hires bad/inexperienced people to run the offense and makes bad game time decisions. It shows in his W/L record...

[Gareth]

You have to go for it in that situation. Getting the first down gives you a much better chance of winning than making the FG and you had about an equal chance of success for either one.

Also, running down the clock and calling a TO before punting instead of punting with a couple seconds to go is a huge waste of a timeout that we really could've used on that last drive.

Fisher has a bad offensive philosophy, hires bad/inexperienced people to run the offense and makes bad game time decisions. It shows in his W/L record...

Couldn't have said it better myself.

By the way - the previous game Fisher did the exact same stupid thing with a timeout. He'd rather throw away a timeout than give the opposition an extra second or two. Ridiculous.

I just think he's not very smart.

[moklerman]

You have to go for it in that situation. Getting the first down gives you a much better chance of winning than making the FG and you had about an equal chance of success for either one.

Also, running down the clock and calling a TO before punting instead of punting with a couple seconds to go is a huge waste of a timeout that we really could've used on that last drive.

Fisher has a bad offensive philosophy, hires bad/inexperienced people to run the offense and makes bad game time decisions. It shows in his W/L record...

For a team that struggles to points on the board, you take points when you can get them. Especially when 1 yard is a big deal. I don't trust this offense to get 1 yard in a crucial situation and I don't think they're in a spot that somehow getting that 1 yard would change anything. They still don't command the trenches, still can't run effectively and still don't take any real chances passing the ball.

I don't like it but this is a FG team. It's a shitty approach but if it's the approach they want to use, they need to use it. Attempting the FG was the right choice. Zuerlein just isn't a clutch kicker so you have to live with misses.

[dieterbrock]

For a team that struggles to points on the board, you take points when you can get them. Especially when 1 yard is a big deal. I don't trust this offense to get 1 yard in a crucial situation and I don't think they're in a spot that somehow getting that 1 yard would change anything. They still don't command the trenches, still can't run effectively and still don't take any real chances passing the ball.

I don't like it but this is a FG team. It's a shitty approach but if it's the approach they want to use, they need to use it. Attempting the FG was the right choice. Zuerlein just isn't a clutch kicker so you have to live with misses.

It wasn't a chip shot FG, it was a 48 yarder and it was raining on a soaking wet field.
The points are irrelevant, they get the 1st down and they just about seal the win.
As it was, the Rams got a huge break there as Miami lost 10 yards on a bs penalty.

[Rams the Legends live on]

22 years of experience and he still has no clue how to manage a game. Doesn't help his teams have zero discipline.

Kick his ass over the Canadian border, please.

Yea I so agree bro. This team is being held captive in a rut of mediocrity which is generous to even call it that. Being so held captive from the top echelons of the Fisher tower where every view and vantage point is rife with the most undesirable of outcomes.

[majik]

Given the wet conditions a 48-yd FG is not as sure of a thing as one in dry conditions even with a kicker with as strong leg as Zuerlein.

That being said, on the opponent's 30 yd line with 5:00 minutes left where a FG still makes it a two-possession game, it speaks volumes on your lack of confidence in your offense to kick the FG. You drafted O-lineman for their run blocking ability and you have Todd freaking Gurley. 4th and 1 you go for it. Going for it tells your offense you have faith in them. And with a HC and O-Coordinator with a functioning brain, perhaps the best call would have been a play action pass with the Dolphins stacking the box to a releasing TE which could have resulted in a big gain or even a TD. How many times have you seen other teams do that?

[moklerman]

It wasn't a chip shot FG, it was a 48 yarder and it was raining on a soaking wet field.
The points are irrelevant, they get the 1st down and they just about seal the win.
As it was, the Rams got a huge break there as Miami lost 10 yards on a bs penalty.

Didn't say it was an easy FG attempt, but a clutch kicker makes it. Which is what Zeurlein is supposed to be considering how this team is assembled. If they want to have a team that scores enough points that the kicker is relatively irrelevant, then they have a lot of work to do.

The points weren't irrelevant because a 13 point lead is a 2 TD lead rather than a 1 TD/1 FG lead. That's a stronger position to be in for the Rams and a better chance of winning the game. 4th and 1 is a crapshoot for this team. A FG attempt under 50 yards has been a lot more of a sure thing this year. Rain was an issue but it wasn't a monsoon. An NFL caliber kicker should be able to make that.

Even as a backup plan, punting would have been a smarter idea on 4th down. Try and draw them offsides, take the penalty if need be, then punt them down inside the 10 like Hekker always does.

[majik]

When you say 4th and 1 is a crapshoot for this team that just makes me think that is 7-9 bullshit thinking

[ramsrams]

22 years of experience and he still has no clue how to manage a game. Doesn't help his teams have zero discipline.

Kick his ass over the Canadian border, please.

What have Canadians ever done to you?

If so, I aplogize.

We don't want him here, either.