The last 6 Ram drives in regulation

[IndyHawk]

Counting the missed FG were all stopped, I wonder what changed?
The D was not playing very good till that point.
We were missing Riq and Nick too, did Mac figure the Rams out?
I certainly hope so, we likely will face them again in the playoffs.

 

[sutz]

Posted this in the game day forum:

Over the last few years, McVay and the Lambs have pretty much owned us. Hurts to say, but it's true. That might have contributed to our slow start against them. Like Yogi Berra said once (sort of) 90% of the game is half mental. Notice that the spark that gave us hope came from a guy who has only been on the team for a month or so. Heed has no sense of our struggles against the Lambs, he just went out and made plays...and sparked one of the greatest comeback wins in team history. After that punt return, suddenly the whole team started thinking, "Hey, this ain't over yet" and the rest is history as they say.

 

[MontanaHawk05]

One thing I noticed is that the Rams' offense actually plays to some very similar tendencies as the Seahawks - particularly the love of throwing out of TE-heavy run looks (always a McVay specialty) - and offenses tend to rack up yards against defenses whose own offenses play that way. It might seem counterintuitive, but I remember the analysts saying something similar about the 2015 Pittsburgh game and it lodged in my mind; the two offenses were fairly similar at the time, and offensive execution always trumps defensive execution. So it wasn't a surprise that our defensive work was very hot and cold all game.

There's also a lot of chatter about how our D psyched themselves up after hearing the Rams players getting disrespectful on the sidelines during Q4 or something.

 

[Cyrus12]

Yep everyone shit on the defense but they did very well at the end of the game and didn't quit when the offense was doing terrible

 

[Chapow]

Posted this in the game day forum:

Yep. That Shaheed punt return TD changed the game in more ways than just the scoreboard. It was the spark that fired up the team and gave them belief that it wasn't over.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Yep everyone shit on the defense but they did very well at the end of the game and didn't quit when the offense was doing terrible

EXACTLY. It's one thing to get torched, which they did. It's a totally different thing to hold THAT offense to 5 straight possessions without a score in the 4th. HUUUUGE. I'd rather appreciate that than dwell on the first 3 quarters.

 

[DTiempo81]

One thing I noticed is that the Rams' offense actually plays to some very similar tendencies as the Seahawks - particularly the love of throwing out of TE-heavy run looks (always a McVay specialty) - and offenses tend to rack up yards against defenses whose own offenses play that way. It might seem counterintuitive, but I remember the analysts saying something similar about the 2015 Pittsburgh game and it lodged in my mind; the two offenses were fairly similar at the time, and offensive execution always trumps defensive execution. So it wasn't a surprise that our defensive work was very hot and cold all game.

There's also a lot of chatter about how our D psyched themselves up after hearing the Rams players getting disrespectful on the sidelines during Q4 or something.

MM also said in his 710 weekly spot that they had to adjust the defensive front a bit to attack the Ram's offensive line a bit differently because they weren't getting the pressure they wanted. The d line started to move from 1 gap responsibility to what Mike called "1 and half gap" tasking the d line with more read and react responsibilities. It's harder to play because the dline can't be as aggressive but it was necessary adjustment due to the Ram's 13 personnel being so effective at creating "new" gaps in the line, as MM put it.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

We also lost some guys in the secondary during this game.

 

[Jville]

Lumen field is LOUD when the Seahawks defense is on the field. Hand signals, looks and nods are the norm. We've seen explosive plays given up because of communication problems in the early quarters of games and via sudden unplanned player substitution.

As a game unfolds, defensive assignments typically become sound. They play faster and tackle more reliably as a game defines itself. Games are a competitive process.

Resiliency pays off in the fourth quarter or on occasion in over time.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

HFA is definitely coming back. That stadium was insane.

 

[CsrolinaHawker]

Simple. D tightened up the run defense on first down. First half they constantly had 2 and 2 or 3. Totally changes both teams approach

 

[HomerJHawk]

Hopefully this gives some great tape for other teams to learn from too.

 

[glenwo2]

Posted this in the game day forum:

Sheed is going to get jakobi meyers contract and he'll deserve it.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/29363/jakobi-meyers

 

[Jville]

Sheed is going to get jakobi meyers contract and he'll deserve it.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/29363/jakobi-meyers

That's a completely different topic.

 

[glenwo2]

That's a completely different topic.

Did you read @sutz 's quote?

I was complimenting Shaheed.

 

[Jville]

Did you read @sutz 's quote?

I was complimenting Shaheed.

Kind of disrespectful of the original post which solicited some engaging questions.

I'll just move on from this thread.

Perhaps someone else will volunteer to get this thread back on topic?

https://www.seahawks.net/threads/the-last-6-ram-drives-in-regulation.207962/post-3120852

 

[hox]

One factor was Nwosu's big hits on Stafford's ribcage which sent him briefly to the medical tent. His passes were hurried and weren't as sharp after that.

 

[flv2]

Much respect to the Seahawks defense for continuing the fight. Yet again McVay got overly conservative with a 4th quarter lead. At some point 1 of the offensive coaches needs to get in his ear. To be fair he didn't do it last week when the game got tight and the Rams eased away. On Thursday he reverted to type.

 

[flv2]

One thing I noticed is that the Rams' offense actually plays to some very similar tendencies as the Seahawks - particularly the love of throwing out of TE-heavy run looks (always a McVay specialty) - and offenses tend to rack up yards against defenses whose own offenses play that way. It might seem counterintuitive, but I remember the analysts saying something similar about the 2015 Pittsburgh game and it lodged in my mind; the two offenses were fairly similar at the time, and offensive execution always trumps defensive execution. So it wasn't a surprise that our defensive work was very hot and cold all game.

There's also a lot of chatter about how our D psyched themselves up after hearing the Rams players getting disrespectful on the sidelines during Q4 or something.

Even HCs sometimes need to be reminded of what should be blindingly obvious. To chew up the clock you need to generate 1st downs. To generate 1st downs you need to gain yards. This season the Rams WRs have gained 3000 yards between them. The TEs have gained 900 yards between them. It's very difficult to steadily move the ball down the field in a 'goal-line' offense.

 

[HawkRiderFan]

For those who watched on TV, did you listen to the MacDonald interview at halftime? When asked about D and he said things like "we need to make a couple of adjustments and we'll be fine", I had faith that he would do that. Might seem weird in a game where they still give up 17 in the 2nd half but 7 game after the ball was on the 1 and they got stops when they needed.

Hate to burying Pete when he's down but MacDonald talking about adjustments they would make made me feel better than when Pete would say stuff like "we just need to tackle better". It made me feel like he had no real solutions