[69RamFan]

Let’s start on the Offense.

OL
They played ok,
This was supposed to be the starting Lineup in the opening season,
With the exception of our rookie center in place of J. Jackson.

This is the first game playing together in this combination,
They play ok, they still need continuity in the pass protection.
Giving up 2/sacks and 6/QB Hits.

Did great in the run game opening up some nice holes for our RBs,
Helping the RB get 156 yds on the ground and 1/TD avg. 5.4yds/carry

Stafford didn’t have big numbers as for stats in this game,
But made some nice throws.
24/att, 14/cmp, for 58.3% cmp, 183yd, with 2/TD QB Rating 110.2,
Add another 4th quarter game winning drive to his numbers.

RB Williams had a nice run game, 15/carries, 104yds, 6.9 avg, 1/TD
While RB Corum did a nice job backing up with, 8/carries, 42yds 5.3 avg.

Puka had 5/rec, for 56yds and 1/TD, but made a nice layout catch for a first down.
D Rob just keeps on catching TDs, had 1/TD for today.

The RAMs did a lot better on third down conversions.
3rd 4-9 at 44.4%
4th 1-2 at 50%


Defense

Our DL was ok
0/sacks, 3/QB Hits, not a lot of pressure.

But I’m going to give Verse a sack at the end of the game on 4th down,
The league should review that play and give him the sack,
he knocked the ball out of the QBs hand before his arm was moving forward.

The DL didn't play well against the run, gave up 143yds in the run game.
But the RAMs did well as a whole in the passing game, only giving up 184yds.

They kept the 3rd down conversion low,
3rd 5-15 33.3%
4th 2-3 66.7%
And Red zone efficiency was 0-2 0%

ST
Whittington did great on the KR game, 3/att, 100, 33.3 avg.
and got one called back from a penalty.

Karty hit all 3 XP
Evans had two punts inside the 20yd line out of three attempts.

Our ST defense kept KR & PR to zero yds.

Overall, it was a good game.

[snackdaddy]

The offense struggled the first half. The defense did too but tightened up at the end of drives. Run defense was poor for the second straight game. They weren't too bad before last week's game.

The second half was a different story. They ran the ball well. Protected Stafford for the most part. Finished drives with touchdowns. Defense tightened up except for the one TD drive. They outscored the Saints 21-8 in the second half. That was something they can build on.

I don't expect a win next week. We're just not in Buffalo's class. But the last 4 are winnable. Win those and we win the division. Won't be easy. But its doable.

[actionjack]

The offense struggled the first half. The defense did too but tightened up at the end of drives. Run defense was poor for the second straight game. They weren't too bad before last week's game.

The second half was a different story. They ran the ball well. Protected Stafford for the most part. Finished drives with touchdowns. Defense tightened up except for the one TD drive. They outscored the Saints 21-8 in the second half. That was something they can build on.

I don't expect a win next week. We're just not in Buffalo's class. But the last 4 are winnable. Win those and we win the division. Won't be easy. But its doable.

well they did go against two of the best running backs in the league and good o-lines. Overall they kept him in check in the second half.

[actionjack]

Let’s start on the Offense.

OL
They played ok,
This was supposed to be the starting Lineup in the opening season,
With the exception of our rookie center in place of J. Jackson.

This is the first game playing together in this combination,
They play ok, they still need continuity in the pass protection.
Giving up 2/sacks and 6/QB Hits.

Did great in the run game opening up some nice holes for our RBs,
Helping the RB get 156 yds on the ground and 1/TD avg. 5.4yds/carry

Stafford didn’t have big numbers as for stats in this game,
But made some nice throws.
24/att, 14/cmp, for 58.3% cmp, 183yd, with 2/TD QB Rating 110.2,
Add another 4th quarter game winning drive to his numbers.

RB Williams had a nice run game, 15/carries, 104yds, 6.9 avg, 1/TD
While RB Corum did a nice job backing up with, 8/carries, 42yds 5.3 avg.

Puka had 5/rec, for 56yds and 1/TD, but made a nice layout catch for a first down.
D Rob just keeps on catching TDs, had 1/TD for today.

The RAMs did a lot better on third down conversions.
3rd 4-9 at 44.4%
4th 1-2 at 50%


Defense

Our DL was ok
0/sacks, 3/QB Hits, not a lot of pressure.

But I’m going to give Verse a sack at the end of the game on 4th down,
The league should review that play and give him the sack,
he knocked the ball out of the QBs hand before his arm was moving forward.

The DL didn't play well against the run, gave up 143yds in the run game.
But the RAMs did well as a whole in the passing game, only giving up 184yds.

They kept the 3rd down conversion low,
3rd 5-15 33.3%
4th 2-3 66.7%
And Red zone efficiency was 0-2 0%

ST
Whittington did great on the KR game, 3/att, 100, 33.3 avg.
and got one called back from a penalty.

Karty hit all 3 XP
Evans had two punts inside the 20yd line out of three attempts.

Our ST defense kept KR & PR to zero yds.

Overall, it was a good game.

Good summary, I wish we could get Whitt more involved with the offense but just not enough balls to go around. Still need to see screen game! We did a decent job in this game defending it.

[PARAM]

Why isn't Tutu more involved? It seems every time the ball goes his way, he catches it. And every DB in ths league gives him tons of room. Have any of his receptions not gone for a 1st down.....he's a 1st down waiting to happen. But I know.....Kupp, Puka, DRob.....

[ziggy]

I think Tutu has the same problem Corum has. They haven't proven themselves as blockers. Sucks because I think the offense looks a TON better with Tutu in it. And Kyren is clearly gassed because he is over-used when Corum should come in and spell him for certain runs.

But I'm learning more and more how stubborn McVay can be. He has some core beliefs and he sticks with it no matter what the game/opponent reveals.

[rams74]

And Kyren is clearly gassed because he is over-used when Corum should come in and spell him for certain runs.

I'm not so sure about that. Kyren didn't look gassed when he took that first down run with less than 2 minutes. He got 10+ yards and a first down which allowed us to run out the clock. He was still going strong.

But to your point, I think we're starting to see Corum getting a few more carries now. I think that will probably continue to increase.

[ziggy]

Just my read... but this series (inserted wrong series earlier...)

1st & 10 at NO 21
(13:47 - 3rd) Timeout at 13:47.
1st & 10 at NO 22
(13:32 - 3rd) M.Stafford pass incomplete deep right to P.Nacua [N.Shepherd].
2nd & 10 at NO 22
(13:28 - 3rd) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete deep right to P.Nacua (P.Adebo).
3rd & 10 at NO 22
(13:23 - 3rd) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short left to C.Kupp to NO 11 for 11 yards (T.Mathieu, J.Howden).
1st & 10 at NO 11
(12:43 - 3rd) K.Williams left guard to NO 5 for 6 yards (C.Jordan).
2nd & 4 at NO 5
(12:04 - 3rd) K.Williams up the middle to NO 3 for 2 yards (K.Saunders; C.Granderson).
3rd & 2 at NO 3
(11:18 - 3rd) (Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete short middle.
4th & 2 at NO 3
(11:10 - 3rd) L.Havrisik 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Tinker, Holder-E.Evans.

Had that been Corum, it would have a TD instead of a FG. Why not switch in Corum to finish this off?

And here, why not switch in Corum after the TO? Just a change of pace?
1st & 10 at LAR 33
(6:03 - 4th) (Shotgun) K.Williams up the middle to LA 34 for 1 yard (K.Saunders, J.Howden).
2nd & 9 at LAR 34
(5:21 - 4th) (Shotgun) K.Williams right tackle to NO 40 for 26 yards (P.Adebo). PENALTY on LA-D.Allen, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at LA 34 - No Play.
2nd & 19 at LAR 24
(4:48 - 4th) (Shotgun) K.Williams right tackle to LA 26 for 2 yards (N.Shepherd, P.Werner).
3rd & 17 at LAR 26
(4:44 - 4th) Timeout #2 by NO at 04:44.
3rd & 17 at LAR 26
(4:44 - 4th) (Shotgun) K.Williams up the middle to LA 27 for 1 yard (Z.Baun, T.Mathieu).
4th & 16 at LAR 27
(4:40 - 4th) Timeout #3 by NO at 04:40.
4th & 16 at LAR 27
(4:39 - 4th) E.Evans punts 8 yards to LA 35, Center-C.Tinker, out of bounds. NO-48-J.Gray deflects punt.

[rams74]

And here, why not switch in Corum after the TO? Just a change of pace?

It's a valid question.

Certainly when you look at the Lions, for example, they switch RBs almost every other possession. Montgomery and Gibbs are very different backs, but both are very effective. And that's one of the top teams in the league.

The Eagles, not so much. That's the Saquon show (understandably).

[PARAM]

I think Tutu has the same problem Corum has. They haven't proven themselves as blockers. Sucks because I think the offense looks a TON better with Tutu in it. And Kyren is clearly gassed because he is over-used when Corum should come in and spell him for certain runs.

But I'm learning more and more how stubborn McVay can be. He has some core beliefs and he sticks with it no matter what the game/opponent reveals.

The difference is Tutu IS NOT a blocker and never will be. His job should be to take guys away from the play via motion out wide. And when they start 'cheating' burn them deep via play action. With his speed the DB only needs to hesitate a split second.