OBSERVATIONS FROM SAINTS (PRIMETIME WITH PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS) LOSS TO THE RAMS

neugey · 12-21-2023, 10:52 PM

- The call to go for it before the half on 4th and 5 with a bum play call instead of punting was the obvious backbreaker
- Not finding a way to get Taysom involved was criminal. He needed more plays at HB and WR/TE.
- Carr's accuracy wasn't too bad tonight until it went awry after halftime. And he didn't get the weird jittery thing as much. But he still needs to step up in the pocket, it was wide open all night to step up in the pocket or scramble to salvage the play.
- OL pass blocking wasn't too bad all things considered, but the run-blocking has become a big nothingburger.
- Pass rush was horrid. Granderson was running on fumes on a short week, and Cam is a shell of his former self (with the ankle partially to blame).
- Our block-shedding on run support was terrible. It was never more evident than the Puka run where he broke Adebo's tackle and even with his momentum stopped no one could get off a darn block.
- Lousy vanilla play calls on 4th downs where we needed better calls or just not go for it.
- We don't use near enough motion on our offense.
- Adebo and Jordan Howden and our special teams (punt block) seem to be only bright spots I can think of.

12-21-2023, 10:52 PM	#11
neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,834 Blog Entries: 13	Re: OBSERVATIONS FROM SAINTS (PRIMETIME WITH PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS) LOSS TO THE RAMS - The call to go for it before the half on 4th and 5 with a bum play call instead of punting was the obvious backbreaker - Not finding a way to get Taysom involved was criminal. He needed more plays at HB and WR/TE. - Carr's accuracy wasn't too bad tonight until it went awry after halftime. And he didn't get the weird jittery thing as much. But he still needs to step up in the pocket, it was wide open all night to step up in the pocket or scramble to salvage the play. - OL pass blocking wasn't too bad all things considered, but the run-blocking has become a big nothingburger. - Pass rush was horrid. Granderson was running on fumes on a short week, and Cam is a shell of his former self (with the ankle partially to blame). - Our block-shedding on run support was terrible. It was never more evident than the Puka run where he broke Adebo's tackle and even with his momentum stopped no one could get off a darn block. - Lousy vanilla play calls on 4th downs where we needed better calls or just not go for it. - We don't use near enough motion on our offense. - Adebo and Jordan Howden and our special teams (punt block) seem to be only bright spots I can think of. Rugby Saint II likes this.