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Originally Posted by Iowanian
That would just be baffling if it's true because it sure seems like this team just hasn't had the ability to line up and smash the ball forward on 3rd and short or the goal line.
I've been wondering what the rushing comparisons were when Morris was in/out. He was hurt early in the year and Hunt was running beast fuel, then he came back and team/rushing results tanked, then he was hurt again....I think offensive line is probably more to blame as the inside three have been sketchy imo.
I'm so "meh" about this hiring for OC....He's a Reid puppet and I just can't fathom that this move gets the offense away from the turtle-up effect to protect a lead, or inability to score when they HAVE to do so to win.
I'll believe it when I see it.
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I’m an idiot and don’t know how to link things on here but there’s an article on Rams Wire by USA Today comparing how bad the Rams were to KC (still best at the time at 92.9%). That was at the end of November. Washington post has a stats section that you can filter %1st conversion by run on 3rd and <3 yds. Hunt was #2 at 90% success after Freeman who had 92.9% on the season. That’s a little different than team success on 3rd and 1, but the takeaway is that we were actually really good converting 3rd downs in short yardage and that applies to both rushing and passing.
I know it’s odd, but that’s what the numbers show.