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Brady didn't need WRs last year to get to the Super Bowl. I'm not comparing the two I'm just saying you take what the D gives you and take advantage of matchups in your favor. If you have a matchup in your favor, expose it until they stop it.

ditto

Seeing the defense getting gouged like the beginning of last year again is kinda concerning.

Our pass defense struggles on 1st downs against base formations over the middle because our LB's aren't that great in coverage and Dorsey, Jackson & whoever is in the middle doesn't get enough pressure. That's our main weakness.

Run defense looked horrible. We were inconsistent against the run last year, some games we looked great, some we got gouged...we need more consistency.

We need Flowers back...Obviously Flowers & Carr>>>>Routt & Brown. Im curious to see how good Routt will look with Flowers on the other side.

Cassel looked good again....but we really need to get our WRs going. Breaston hasn't even had a target yet...Baldwin has been disappointing. Getting Bowe back is nice. Boss looks like he's our main target at TE right now, looks like Moeaki is being brought along slowly.

Charles looks like the pre-injury Charles. 5+ yards every damn time he touches the ball. Amazing player.

Overall, very disappointed in the defense. Was hoping these days were behind them where they start off the game like they don't even want to be out there. That will get us in big trouble against good defenses with Cassel as our QB. Offense looked good again, but like I said we need to get our WRs going.

Next week is a big test. Seattle has a very good defense, Cassel and the starting O will play into the 3rd and Bowe will be back. It's at home...The defense needs to respond after the atrocious start tonight.

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Are you a new poster here?

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You also can't fault Cassel for the penalties on the drive when we had 2nd and freaking 34 yards to go.

The only reservation I hold on saying the defense was just bad tonight is it is preseason so you don't know what plays were called that otherwise may not have been? That isn't to say we didn't execute what was called, just that sometimes you get calls to see what guys can do that you would not call in a real game.

The biggest problem on this team right now is the lack of pass rush. The DL can't get anywhere near the QB consistently.

Franchise QB's are gonna eat us alive if that continues.

My concern on that first play is that Lewis was chasing the WR. It wasn't like he was behind him moving up. He was chasing him, which is a bad, bad thing.

I think Lewis is going to be the weak spot on the defense this year.

Dude, our 1st team DL was getting owned in the running game.

That has nothing to do with playcalling.

But, counting offseasons, he's had about 5 years on this team...
... Or something
I'm still not sure about Clay's math.

Romeo has them totally prepared and he doesn't yell at anyone so they all love playing for him.

Yeah makes me think back to the Raiders game last year where he was burned on the deep pass that ended up costing us the game.

Trying to reverse troll me isn't going to smooth over the facts:

Jonathan Baldwin hasn't done shit this preseason after being pumped up as Randy ****ing Moss in training camp.

Look like Tarzan, play like Jane is the read I have on him right now.

He's an impressive physical specimen who has touched the ball twice in two weeks and a little contact made him blow the play in some manner.

ROFL

@adamteicher

Kendrick Lewis has his arm in a sling in locker room

The guys who most impressed me on one watching:

Cassel
Charles
Derrick Johnson (duh)
Powe

The guys who disappointed me on one watching:

Baldwin
Stanzi
Lilja
Bannon
Lewis

I think the checkdown thing is coming out so heavy because some people love to hate Cassel and that is the only thing you can even complain about in any way with how he playing. That being said, it is still an inaccurate and stupid complaint.

Dude has had like 3 passes thrown at him so far. Calm down.

I'd say the main difference this week was turnovers.

Tough to win with 4 of them.

he's always been a weak spot in the secondary, but it was hidden by Carr, Flowers, Berry

now with Schmo, Blow, and Larry in the secondary, his weaknesses are easier to exploit

Not throwing downfield frustrates me, but it's offset by the fact that a checkdown to Jamaal Charles is the same as a good downfield throw.

I don't like it that Cassel isn't throwing downfield much either, but when Charles is getting 7 yards on check downs every play, it's certainly not a bad thing.

Effort was NOT there for first team on both sides for KC. Aside from the check down's Cassell was meh. Our RT from last year owned. I'm glad I have JC on my fantasy team.
It just looked like our first team didn't want to play tonight. Berry is not great in coverage but really who the hell was tonight in this secondary?
D line, lb's and secondary sucked. Poe looked good.

All that tells me is he can't get open.

Kendrick never impressed me with his tackles, but he is good at picking off QBs so got to weigh it out in terms of what is going help the D out more.

It's not.

Go and look at his preseason last year.

Checkdown king. Praised.

Comes out and sucks hard, hard, meaty cock in the regular season.

Dude needs to hit a ****ing WR down the field.

offense looked good, with the exception of still getting no production from our WRs...pretty good play calling from Daboll...Cassel doing exactly what he's being asked to

Baldwin has been a major disappoint, and I honestly don't even know if Breaston is on the team...with our running game, we should be able to hit some deep routes

Hillis, Charles, Boss looked great...not much from moeaki

Defense...yeesh

no push from DL on pass plays...our CBs look like ass without Flowers, imo

if Lewis is injured, yikes (and I don't even like him that much)...depth in the secondary is a big question still

Belcher reminded us what a liability he is in pass protection

Or that we have a run first offense that has a QB that checks down most of the time.

but that happened usually, imo, because Carr and Flowers were locking down their guys, forcing the QB to takes risks...or Hali was about to kill someone

without rout and shitty backup X, the QB can find safer plays...

Yeah, Belcher got worked over in pass coverage. The 1st TD the Rams scored really made him look bad.

Can't say that I like the manner in which Claythan delivers his message, but he's right.

You can not win if your QB doesn't give you something downfield.

Good defenses can shut down your passing game if your passing game can't open it up and air it out.

Hey Cassel, Dexter is wide open. Better scramble. Out of your perfect pocket.

http://i.imgur.com/ANUy1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/pzl6f.jpg

But that would have been a check down...JFC you are entertainingly reeruned

I think you guys read far too much into preseason games. yAWN.............

LMAO at the amount of butthurt over a preseason game.

Crying over the check downs is pretty comical, too.

I must say I was impressed with Cassel.

JC looks great to me.

I'm not worried about the D unless Flowers is actually injured. I think he has a 'vet' injury.

Obvious vanilla defense is obvious.

A checkdown is better than shitting your pants and running for no reason.

It's not reading too much into it when your QB has sucked for 3 years because all he's decent at is throwing short of 10 yards.

Haven't seen the game, but constant check downs aren't going to work in the long run. Running + check downs is basically the Herm Edwards offense and is very easy to defend. Load the box, keep everything in front of you and eliminate YAC. Charles will end up taking a beating if the check down becomes predictable. If we're not getting the WRs involved, it is a huge problem.

Can't make out the number.

Is that Baldwin at the top of the screen also wide open?

Cassel is locked into his left side of the field.

We're getting Dexter involved on routes almost entirely run within 5 yards from the LOS. LMAO

That is what I noticed and would be a more legit complaint

The Cards were HORRIBLE! The Rams looked hungry.

It seemed like the defense was not as prepared as they should have been.

JC looks to be coming back to form and Hillis looks ready to play.

Cassel didn't really impress me, but it looks like he's improving. He looked way too Payaton horseface happy behind the line early on, but settled in and had some success. There were a couple throws with real velocity on them. I wish they'd force him to push the ball down field a little more. Take his check down away on some plays and make him take some risk. Stanzi totally shit the bed and Quinn showed he can step in and and at least try to move the ball down the field. The backup QB competition looks to be over to me.

Poe & Powe are improving.

Baldwin looked like shit to me while Mcluster****ofapick did his job.

The Rams O lineman getting blown the **** up was hilarious! ROFL

Just some basic takes that have probably already been pointed out

1.) Charles looks as if he's fully recovered, or close to it, and ready for week 1
2.) Cassel and Rivers look like the 2 best QBs in the AFCW right now
3.) Arenas needs to get his head around and look for the ball
4.) Baldwin needs to work on protecting the ball
5.) Poe is still inconsistent, but he can move the pile at times.
6.) The Chiefs need Flowers back or they're screwed
7.) Stanzi isn't playing like someone who's ready to be the #1 or #2 QB
8.) Winston's got to keep his man's hands down
9.) Hillis is an excellent change of pace back for Charles

We were not getting the WRs involved. Not at all.

The whole sequence is a legit complaint.

1. Abandons perfect pocket.

2. Misses open Dexter.

3. Misses open Shaun Draughn.

It's the type of play I've been GIFfing up for three ****ing years now.

**** the Casshole.

dude hate Cassel when he plays bad. He's played well so far this year.
I'm not even a Cassel supporter, but he's played well. Also see he has no INT's.

Not his fault that Baldwin and Albert ruined 2 of his drives tonight.

Yeah, he always looks decent in preseason.

That's the point.

I don't know why you'd say that when the first drive was ended because a WR who was getting involved fumbled the ball.

And that was the best play to a WR all night.

This is not an NFL passing game so far. It's a freaking joke.

Baldwin had 1 catch for 7 yards, which was the fumble.

Other than his big play, Jeremy Horne had 2 catches and Zeke Marksenhausensturmenschweider had 1. I don't really remember a lot of targets beyond that, either.

they better take the next 2 games to find someone that can play FS/center field or else its going to be a long season and we will be burned a lot

It's OK. Cassel was really good. Our elite offense should cover for our D.

I was at the game, and FWIW, Baldwin was in single coverage and wide open most of the night - Cassel never looked his way after the fumble. (other than the end of half duck)

Cassel is still locking onto one guy/one side of the field. He's graduated from "Captain Checkdown" to "Major Checkdown." He might get promoted to General by the end of the season.

Jamaal and DJ looked good tonight, the rest were pretty disappointing, IMO - including the coaching.

:facepalm:

That's really distressing.

McCluster's a wide receiver now, isn't he?

He counts as 0.8 wide receivers. He's not big enough to count as a full one. Good point, though, but that still means only six catches for our receivers.

They might have to come up with a new position name for MCluster.

The Checkdown receiver.

Yes it is.

Especially when he didn't have to deal with Finnegan.

So Baldwin was open a lot tonight?

Same shit he's always done. He's 30 years old, and hasn't really progressed as a QB. If his 1st option isn't open, he panics and either checks down or makes a boneheaded play.

Quite a bit, yes.

And there were several times where he was isolated one-on-one from the hash to the sideline against a 5-10 CB.

You have to try to take advantage of that matchup.

Brandon Carr had 2 INTs tonight.

:mad:

In other news, how about Ricky Stanzi, eh?

Can we use the "playing with scrubs" excuse again?

And people wonder why Palko played ahead of this kid. Dude looks LOST.

Shit, we looked like complete shit

Cassel went 13 for 18 and 142 in a half where his team turned the ball over almost the moment they got it and, despite the claims of some here, he was working through his progressions and making smart plays, as I believe was noted on the broadcast. I don't see this as a problem.

I bet those Cowpoke fans are fapping over their offseason acquisition.

We should've paid him. It blows that we didn't even get any draft picks for him.

Yep.

After 8 years in the league, 4 as a starter, if he's still locking into a reciever or an area, and hasn't learned to go through his progressions, he never will.

He's making the defense's job easy.

HOw is it possible that this is still our M.O.? We come out one game looking like we can beat any teams ass then the very next game we lose to one of the worst teams in the league. This has been happening through coach after coach and even with different G.M.'s.

Another note:

Is Herm Edwards still coaching this team? Two time outs taken inside the first 6 minutes of the game?

And why in God's name did RAC not take the holding penalty against Houston early on? Gave the Rams 3rd and manageable, and IIRC, they converted.

What was the second timeout was it Cassel

Too me the one play that stood out during the entire game was when Houston destroyed the blocking of B Richardson nocking him flat on his ass distrupting the pass play. ****ing blew him up. Can we get a gif on that play Clay?

Yep.

We took the first on defense, and the second on the next offensive drive.

All before 6:00 had elapsed in the game, IIRC.

I'd love to see it, because it appeared to be the only play he or Hali made all night.

We got ZERO pressure on Bradford tonight. DJ was the only player in the Front 7 that played worth a shit.

As prepared as we were last week we looked like shit today

The people that think we are Super Bowl contenders blew last week out of proportion. The people that think we suck are doing the same this week. Who ****in knows at this point. We aren't gonna know a whole lot until September 9th.