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Offensive Reload



The Rams are terrible.  The main reason is their offense.  The defense has been surprisingly impressive and would be much better if they weren't on the field as much and put into bad situations in terms of field position.  Our defense usually starts strong and tires later into the game.  The solution for this is to get an offense.  That is why I think the entire next offseason should be dedicated almost entirely to the rebuilding the offense.  So...

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Let's start by looking at what we have on offense:

RB- Steven Jackson

FB- Mike Karney

C- Jason Brown

RG- Richie Incognito

LG- Jacob Bell

LT- Jason Smith

WR- Donnie Avery??

 

While some of those players may not be great, we are pretty much committed to them by their hefty contracts.  Richie Incognito may not be worthy of the list but he has been pretty good when using his brain.  So that leaves us with the following big needs on offense:

#1 WR

QB

TE

OT

This can be done through the draft if we use this scenario.  Assuming we have the first or second pick of every round:

Rd 1- WR Dez Bryant- Big receiver, can be a true #1 in the NFL.

Rd 2- QB Dan LeFevour- has the size and talent to be a starter in the NFL.

Rd 3- TE Garret Graham-  has good size and hands-- has already caught 23 passes and 4 TD's in 2009. 

Then the rest of the rounds aren't really immediate impact players-- especially when their our late round picks.

QB Colt McCoy would be my choice for first round QB if we went that route.  If we did, then I would say to sign either Brandon Marshall or Braylon Edwards in free agency next season.  They both will probably not want to resign with their current teams and could be gotten.  Then we could get OT and TE in the 2nd and 3rd rounds.  Maybe we could even get a speed RB if that would help.  If we can build a power offense then we could win games with the current defense.  At least this will help us win some games.  I was in favor of D-line in this draft a while ago but after seeing this offense, it is clear that we need some big players.

If we have our current O-line and an offense around them like this:

QB- McCoy/LeFevour

RB- Jackson

FB- Karney

TE- Graham

TE- Fells

WR-Edwards/Marshall/Bryant

WR- Avery- I believe he'll be a big player again with a number one taking on defenders.

WR Robinson/Burton

I know these guys won't all be on the field at the same time and Barron will be gone but if we get a good replacement for Barron then our offense could score 2-4 TD's a game, have control of the ball longer, and keep the defense fresh.  If the defense if fresh, they could keep playing like they do at the beginning of games. 

So in short, making our offense better, makes our defense better.  If we can add a big FA DT along with this offense we could easily win 6-10 games next year.  We just need to get the offense going big time, which I believe is possible in one offseason.  We are really just a couple of big players away, and those big players could be available in the offseason. 

They say defense wins championships, but it can't do it without an offense.  We need to turn back into a power offense.  Next year could be a good year, if we make the right decisions.  Focusing mainly on improving the defense in the offseason, would just be completely boneheaded by management. 

OFFENSE > Defense

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Should the Rams focus primarily on rebuilding the offense next season?
Yes- the offense is the only reason we aren't winning this year.
53 votes
No- defense should be the main focus at this point
4 votes
Different Opinion (specify in comments)
5 votes

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You are right about the offense, but...

…we have NO effective D-Line. No team can win without consistent pass pressure and run stuffing.

by edpjr on Oct 4, 2009 9:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

but we are doing okay defensively with the current line.

It will take more than one year to completely rebuild anyway so why not get the offense going first since the defense is decent already and then fix the defensive problems later? I don’t want to draft D-line anyway since we have about a 0% success rate at it, so free agency is probably a better route for a DL.

SHURMUR NEEDS TO GO

by Carneros on Oct 4, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, Yes - we need a premier D-Lineman with proven NFL experience.

Even one capable player on the Line would make a difference. Adam Carriker and Chris Long are a 1-2 punch that proves your point about us not being able to draft a high calibre DE/DT. But, without help on the D-Line, we’ll never be able to get a revitalized offense on the field cause the opponents will just keep getting 1st downs and eating up clock. It’s a Catch-22

by edpjr on Oct 4, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

your right

on your post and your comment i really like your input. Our defense is acceptable in the Nfl they do a decent job (sorta). But the offense is so bad it keeps are D on the field and doesn’t produce any hope or a slight chance we could win. I hate boller and i expressed that in a previous post but i want him to win and do well but he can’t do it neither can any quarterback in this situation. So Bulger bashers relax it wasn’t his fault entirely we just really don’t have anything on offense going for us besides a good running back. I like generally overall what spags is doing, this off season i believe we will see some huge changes. We need fire power and that means more then one player a quarterback won’t solve are problems right away Tom god damn Brady could not solve are problems. We need identity and some swagger to get back im tired of relying on the draft get some players who we know can play and draft players who are highly skilled and can take over a position in a couple years instead of forcing the picks to start right away. We need an overhaul get rid of questionable players we can not gamble with them come out and say it to all our players SHOW ME SOMTHING!!!!

by keeperskillz24 on Oct 4, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"We need an overhaul get rid of questionable players"

That’s exactly what is and has been happening since Spags took over.

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.

by Tackle Box on Oct 4, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's true...

…unfortunately there are only a handful of players out of our 53 man roster that aren’t questionable.

by edpjr on Oct 5, 2009 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

draft for talent not for need

        We’re so far gone that there is no need to draft for need. We’ll have to pick players for their value and trade who we don’t need for that value. But that isn’t a solution it is only what I believe is a healthy habit in the future. Same with dealing down in the draft. Maybe not so much any specific year but a little every year.

by dbcouver on Oct 4, 2009 11:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

A little creative playcalling

Could go a long way to help our offense.

by johnniewarthawg on Oct 5, 2009 7:44 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

WR scary notion

I would love for us to get a superstar WR with our first pick, but I’m really skiddish on 1st round WR’s. (Just look at the Lions and draft fortunes with WR’s) I think we need to get a franchise QB in-house, bad! Personally I’m rooting for us to grab Sam Bradford, if he comes out. He has all the tools and he’s smart kid.

by Brendan W on Oct 5, 2009 10:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah

Bradford seems solid i still am not sold on any quarterback or player yet wait for the end of the season and see if they’re all healthy. Tebow seems to be half retarted with all the hits he’s taking latley so he’ll slide into the 2nd round probally i dont like him anyway. But more then likley we are going to have the first pick so right now id be willing to trade down and try to get another pick. Because history seems to be repeating it self with these first rounders.

by keeperskillz24 on Oct 5, 2009 10:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Did anyone know that the last time the Rams drafted a QB in the first round was in 1964?

Bill Munson.
I was trying to think if the Rams had ever had a first round QB so I went and looked and I got all the way to 7 years before Jack Youngblood was drafted. Maybe we could break a curse by drafting a QB in the first round, even though that doesn’t make sense since we’ve been good and won a superbowl in between now and then.

SHURMUR NEEDS TO GO

by Carneros on Oct 5, 2009 11:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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