PREGAME Texans at Rams - Pregame Thread

[RAMSinLA]

Last season the Texans were suckers for play action.

 

[kurtfaulk]

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[JonRam99]

Nearly 8 months of preparation, since that Philly game.
Scouting. Workouts. Drafting. Free Agency. Contracts. Rookies. Camps. Sleds. More workouts. Doctors. Meetings. Rule changes. Planning. Preparation. Study. Walk-throughs.

Sunday, it all comes together for the first of 17 games...
What will this season bring? like all other 31 teams, a Lombardi, we hope. But with everything I've seen to date... WHY NOT US?? I think they've got a real shot to do it. Upgrades on this team almost everywhere, coaches included.

So....
LET'S GOOO RAMS!

 

[Memphis Ram]

Amen. The Rams "vaunted McVay offense" has been pedestrian for years. And yes, I get that there have been injuries.... It's football. All teams have injuries.

The scheme is what worries me. Gurley was the main ingredient in the last formidable Rams offense, and he's not coming back. Maybe Adams can be a spark? Maybe a better TE Corp?? This will be a telling season for sure!! GO RAMS!!

IMO, a part of the issue has been Stafford being so streaky and locking in on targets, IMO.

Same mantra. New Year.

The TE is almost aways open. (And the Texans are said to have struggled against the position last year).

 

[Memphis Ram]

Any guesses on the Rams inactive list?

 

[dieterbrock]

Any guesses on the Rams inactive list?

Bennett, Ferguson, Quessenberry, Wallace and Desean

 

[Pupped]

That Houston defense is gonna be ferocious.
This will be a very early significant test for the Oline and keeping Stafford upright.

But.. if this Oline takes a decent step forward from last year? This could be an amazing season. I remember how easy it was starting to look for the Rams with OBJ and Kupp... Adams and Nacua are going to wreck defenses and they've got weapons to truly take advantage of that. Even in limited use... I can see Ferguson just wreaking havoc. Tutu is going to have space. Whittington is going to have space.

CAN'T WAIT!

 

[majrleaged]

Yeah, I think Shelton is going to be a big part of the line improvement. I know, but the stunts worked to well against us. I think the lack of confidence in the calls had a lot to do with the performance of the line, especially the fall off of the 2 guards and affected the O a lot.

The line improvement and the addition of Adams will open up the box and Kyren will get a lot more chunk runs.

We will see a lot of 2 score leads this year and a lot less of the opposition run game. Our offense will put a lot of pressure on the other teams offense to keep up and the D will feast.

 

[Memphis Ram]

Bennett, Ferguson, Quessenberry, Wallace and Desean

Forget how the rules work, but I think both the Cowboys and Eagles had 7 inactive players last night.

BTW, I think Hamilton will be inactive.

Not so sure about Ferguson. Methinks McVay is going to want to play with his new toy.

 

[Jacobarch]

Last season the Texans were suckers for play action.

They mentioned this on Between the Horns, saying the Texans defense eyes gets them into trouble. McVay is a master of getting LBers and Safeties to get caught looking. So I expect the Rams Offense to use this to their advantage. No doubt the Texans are going to be a tough outting but if you want to take that next step we have to beat good teams, and do it in dominate fashion.

 

[Memphis Ram]

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[Memphis Ram]

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[Memphis Ram]

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[Londoner]

Stafford v Stroud?

Sounds like a tug-of-war contest in medieval England.

 

[Psycho_X]

McVay hasn't had great success against Demeco Ryan defenses in the past. Hopefully this new aged offense several insiders have been hinting at finally keeps from being stymied by his defenses.