WEEK 14 • THURSDAY NIGHT - New England Patriots AT Los Angeles Rams

I've been pretty supportive of Cam, but I am starting to feel like it might be time to give Stidham more opportunity.
I guess I just do not understand why not. We have to see what we have in Stidham before next year so we can decide what we need to do. It really has more to do with that than Cam. I'm trying to
figure out Bills motivation at this point by being staunch in the decision to not change QB's.
 
...of course...now that i think about...maybe it’s just the sound of Aikman and Buck...? 🤷
 
Bad fit for the offense. I mean, it’s one thing to have a dynamic running game...like the Ravens and the Browns...but those teams CAN also beat you through the air. The Pats passing game scares nobody. I was so hoping this would work out but it isn’t. If Cam was making anything beyond the vet minimum i’d be in favor of cutting him...today even.
 
It was a great tailgate. The fire was roaring and the game looked great on the big screen. Then.......we went from a potential 3 point game to a 17 point game in seconds and the die was cast and everybody left around the start of the 4th quarter. I couldn't blame anybody, because they basically exposed us as a team that can't compete with a good team. Any dreams of sneaking into the playoffs and scaring a few folks disappeared as fast as the bright sparks rising from the fire. Pfffffffft. Gone.

Rather than a lengthy post-mortem, which would serve to revisit the agony, I'd just like to address a few positives from the evening.

1. Josh Uche. He continues to show that by this time next year he'll likely be one of those guys that other teams have but we never seem to. An all-down guy that can give us a TJ Watt or Von Miller impact on opponent's QBs. He also shows fine balance and speed to hunt running backs and seems to be able to cover, too. Not just a one-trick pony edge rusher. I couldn't be more impressed with him.

2. Jake Bailey. In a year when the offense has looked as overmatched as a Q-tip trying to clean Andrew Siciliano's ears, the punter has arguably been our biggest weapon and MVP. That's 2020 for you in a nutshell.
 
It was a great tailgate. The fire was roaring and the game looked great on the big screen. Then.......we went from a potential 3 point game to a 17 point game in seconds and the die was cast and everybody left around the start of the 4th quarter. I couldn't blame anybody, because they basically exposed us as a team that can't compete with a good team. Any dreams of sneaking into the playoffs and scaring a few folks disappeared as fast as the bright sparks rising from the fire. Pfffffffft. Gone.

Rather than a lengthy post-mortem, which would serve to revisit the agony, I'd just like to address a few positives from the evening.

1. Josh Uche. He continues to show that by this time next year he'll likely be one of those guys that other teams have but we never seem to. An all-down guy that can give us a TJ Watt or Von Miller impact on opponent's QBs. He also shows fine balance and speed to hunt running backs and seems to be able to cover, too. Not just a one-trick pony edge rusher. I couldn't be more impressed with him.

2. Jake Bailey. In a year when the offense has looked as overmatched as a Q-tip trying to clean Andrew Siciliano's ears, the punter has arguably been our biggest weapon and MVP. That's 2020 for you in a nutshell.
Bailey is a stud and its weird to say that. lol He constantly put the Rams back over and over and over. We had good starting field position last night, they did not. If Goff was more consistent and Bailey was not sticking them back at the goaline on every punt, the game could have been a lot worse.
 
This is interesting. Apparently Cam's body language tipped off the Rams that a screen was coming on the pick six play.

Yeah I don't know players from other teams always say they got the best of someone. I mean they watch film, so I imagine the formation and things like that. I don't really know what he saw, but it was probably just Cam should have thrown the ball in the dirt. A screen is a pass play where you do not really anticipate where a receiver is going to be, he has to be there or you dont throw it, you throw it in the dirt, which is done a lot in the NFL. You dont throw it and hope he is there or ints happen.

By the way, that freaking static sound that happened every freaking play was driving me nuts.
 
How does a 6’5” QB have so many of his passes blocked? Cam has to be #1 in the league in blocked passes.


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How does a 6’5” QB have so many of his passes blocked? Cam has to be #1 in the league in blocked passes.


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He had to change his throwing motion because of the shoulder surgery.
 
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It surprised me bc the Rams DL absolutely dominated our OL which is supposed to be a top 5 unit.
It surprised me bc when the Rams opened the game by switching from outside zone runs, their bread and butter, to inside counters it took our DC a full half to adjust to it.
We lost that game in the trenches. They controlled the line of scrimmage from every pov.
Their energy was at 100% while ours was maybe 70%.
It's not very often BB is outcoached but he was last night.
Sweet revenge I guess for McVay but the SB win meant far more.
This is what happens. When you face a good defense. That can take away your strength on offense . I wasn't surprised . When I woke up watched the highlights.
 
This is what happens. When you face a good defense. That can take away your strength on offense . I wasn't surprised . When I woke up watched the highlights.
Well the pats really have only one strength on offense. If we had a decent pass game, they would have had to at least try a bit harder. Rams give up about 20 points a game, we got 3. Trust me when I say, they shut the pats down more than most teams. Great defense or not.
 
How does a 6’5” QB have so many of his passes blocked? Cam has to be #1 in the league in blocked passes.


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J. J. Watt blocked two with his ballbag and another couple with various other body parts, seemed like. I don't know what the final count was but I don't ever remember seeing one particular DL swat that many passes in one game. Had to be three or four.

I don't know much about anything, but I wonder what the stopwatch types would say about how long it takes him to release the ball. It seems like a painfully slow process ending in a headwhip on everything over 15 yards. I think the lack of quicks getting the ball away is a big reason why he's getting so many slapdowns.
 
I could be wrong but i seem to recall tb going through a short stretch like that a few seasons ago. he was good about getting his mechanics tweaked with his outside coaches so it didn't last long.
 
I could be wrong but i seem to recall tb going through a short stretch like that a few seasons ago. he was good about getting his mechanics tweaked with his outside coaches so it didn't last long.
I remember that. I am not sure what he did, it just kind of went away. I am not sure if its mechanics or late getting rid of the ball like Hawg said, which I also said in a post a few rows up, which might want Hawg to rethink his thoughts on it. lol
 
I remember that. I am not sure what he did, it just kind of went away. I am not sure if its mechanics or late getting rid of the ball like Hawg said, which I also said in a post a few rows up, which might want Hawg to rethink his thoughts on it. lol
I have no idea what you mean. I don't think it's my reading comprehension, either, but I might rethink my thoughts on that.

No offense, but you seem to post an awful lot and so far there doesn't seem to be a lot of reason for me to tune in all that close.
 
I have no idea what you mean. I don't think it's my reading comprehension, either, but I might rethink my thoughts on that.

No offense, but you seem to post an awful lot and so far there doesn't seem to be a lot of reason for me to tune in all that close.
I was making a joke that what you said was the same thing as I said, so I was making a self deprecating remark that if your thoughts were like mine you should rethink it. So that is what I mean, and maybe you should have asked what I meant before you ripped into me.
 
I've been pretty supportive of Cam, but I am starting to feel like it might be time to give Stidham more opportunity.
Is there an injury that could be affecting his throwing effectiveness? I heard someone talk he may have some type of abdominal injury? He looks like he is not using his legs when he throws, its all (awkward) arm. He seems to be holding the ball a long time reading the D and then getting either buried or picked. For a 30,000 yd career passer there doesn't seem to be a lot going downfield, compressing the field for the D.. That combined with a running game that only goes tackle wide and the Pats are getting stuffed at the line a lot. Then Stidham comes in and starts zipping passes all over the place. The difference is stark.
 
Is there an injury that could be affecting his throwing effectiveness? I heard someone talk he may have some type of abdominal injury? He looks like he is not using his legs when he throws, its all (awkward) arm. He seems to be holding the ball a long time reading the D and then getting either buried or picked. For a 30,000 yd career passer there doesn't seem to be a lot going downfield, compressing the field for the D.. That combined with a running game that only goes tackle wide and the Pats are getting stuffed at the line a lot. Then Stidham comes in and starts zipping passes all over the place. The difference is stark.
Aren't we beyond he has an injury or covid at this point? If he is hurt why is BB playing him?
 
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