Are the recievers getting open

[GoSkins!]

The obvious ansewer is that the underneath receivers were open, but the Rams took away the long pass. We burned them with the underneath stuff and scored 31 points. We should win games when we score 31 points. Cooley was opened all day, and Moss was open on the comebacks. If the Rams understand how to defend anything it should be the long ball with the guys they see in practice every day.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by GoSkins!

The obvious ansewer is that the underneath receivers were open, but the Rams took away the long pass. We burned them with the underneath stuff and scored 31 points. We should win games when we score 31 points. Cooley was opened all day, and Moss was open on the comebacks. If the Rams understand how to defend anything it should be the long ball with the guys they see in practice every day.

Yes, I thought the game plan was good at attacking what the defense gave us, but I look at the stats post game and its another day of JC completing only 50%. Too many inaccurate throws today on attempts under 10 yards. And it's not that he's not taking what hes given. The completion to Duckett was a work of art, how he came off play action (eyes downfield) to find him wide open in the flat. But for every time he did that, there were 3 missed throws of similar distance.

Right now if you take away our deep passing game, the entire passing game becomes inconsistent. Yeah we had 4 good drives today (24 pts, not going to credit the offense for scoring off that blocked punt), but we have 4+ good drives every game. The difference is that today, we finished those and put it in the endzone. Instead of 1 TD and 3 FGs (16 pts), we got 1 FG and 3 TDs (24 pts). That's encouraging.

[Bill B]

Here is a guy to ponder - Sydney Rice - 6'4" 215 lbs - who was an all freshman reciever out of South Carolina last year and had good stats this year as well, pretty darn fast and he has great hands and he did it against SEC competition. Opposing teams were double teaming him because the Gamecocks did not have another good option at WR. If he decides to come out he is projected as a late first round pick, so with all the glaring needs on defense this is most likley a pipe dream for the Skins to take. I will say he is way better than fellow Gamecock reciever Troy Williamson who went to the Vikings early and was supposed to replace Moss.