The amazing thing is even with the Giants treating this game as if it was their Super Bowl (throwing a fade on 4th and goal? I don't think the NY Giants have done that EVER. And Toomer just happens to make the catch of his life against us?) ... AND with the defense playing as bad as possible ... AND with the same old stupid penalties and turnovers ... the Rams *still* had the game in their grasp!
Then the ill-fated reverse play.
I'm sure some folks think it was a bad call, period, end of discussion. After all, the Rams had the Giants D on the ropes at that point pretty good and probably just could have rammed Jackson down their throats. But I believe in creative play calling, so don't second-guess the call. I question the execution. In other words, I have to ask:
How the hell do professional football players lateral the ball on a reverse? How can you be so frickin' stupid after playing the game for so many years?
If you have ever coached football, you know the ball on that play is never, EVER pitched -- you drill it into the players' heads that it is an outside handoff. So either (a) Martz drew it up to be a lateral exchange, or (b) the players ad-libbed the pitch attempt instead of a handoff. Either way it shows poor coaching: the former would be unfathomable coaching stupidity; the latter would once again go back to the theme that Martz has not instilled one ounce of discipline in this team.
The laundry list of stupidity, from stepping out of bounds on the 1-yard line on the opening kickoff, to jumping offsides almost once per drive (offense AND defense), habitual grabbing of facemasks, carelessly tossing the pigskin around when you're trying to come back on the road -- well, enough is enough, it's embarrassing..!
We all believe in the Rams because the talent is obvious, but can we believe the stupidity will ever stop? It's just not that hard. I'm not asking the players to be geniuses, just stop being morons and the Rams would win out every remaining game!
I'd like to hear Martz give his players that speech just once.
-10-02-2005, 05:44 PM
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