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    I thing about yesterday and having Jackson in the mix is that for the past year or two I have been about 90% right on what kind of play the Rams were going to run. I would also be right about 50% of the time to which hole the run was going to. But yesterday, I couldn't do that. I was off about 90% of the time.

    I am not sure why things were different this time and whether Jackson changed things or not. But I do figure if I can see something in an offense so can other people. This could be the reason for the poor red zone percentage, and defenders being at the right place at the right time. Maybe Jackson will add something new to the mix and Martz will come up something more unpredictable, keeping defenses guessing like in years past.
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    I would guess that Martz was fairly conservative with his playcalling more because Chandler was in the game (and Williams couldn't block) than because of Jackson.

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      Re: predictability

      Originally posted by AvengerRam
      I would guess that Martz was fairly conservative with his playcalling more because Chandler was in the game (and Williams couldn't block) than because of Jackson.
      All that conservatism couldn't stop sMartz from trying a slant on 3 - 1 on Chandler's 2nd play instead of handing it to JackSome. Truly remarkable.

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        Re: predictability

        Good point adarian, that play call was bizarre to say the least.
        At that point of the game, The Big Boy was ramming through them on virtually every play. Run The Big Boy over The Big Man and if we cant make one yard there is not much you can say about our team.

        general counsel

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