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At first look, the obvious narrative is that the Bears defense exposed Jared Goff and his severe underlying deficiencies. He is a qb that needs near perfect conditions in order to function, namely a spotless pocket. That is why the play action fake is the primary staple of McVay’s offense, along with the screen game with Gurley, to slow the pass rush and keep Goff comfortable at all times.
But on second viewing, saying the Bears defense exposed Goff is a remarkable insult to what this defense actually did on Sunday night. In the circumstances the Bears defense put Jared Goff in, any QB in the NFL would completely falter. This game was one team completely physically manhandling the other.
THE TAPE
It was an ominous start for the Rams offense, as the run was stuffed and Goff was nearly sacked on 3rd down when Mack beat pro bowl caliber OT Havenstein in in inside move. This was a quick reality check for Goff and what he was up against on that night...
Sean McVay knew that in order for his offense to function, Goff had to be protected. The run was getting stuffed, so the play action fakes were not slowing down the rush. To start gaining some sort of traction, McVay begins to use max protection schemes. This is essentially an 8 man protection, with a TE/WR/RB in to block and only 2 targets release on routes. Yet Goff is still pressures almost immediately by Leonard Floyd. If you can’t protect your QB in max protect, doesn’t matter if Aaron Rodgers in his prime is behind center, you have absolutely no chance....
Again, another initial max protection off of play action with 2 receivers going out on routes. Notice how the fake hand off doesn’t slow Mack at all and the linebackers do not crash. This defense does not need to sell out to stop the run or to stop the pass. Goff should have plenty of time here and a wide pocket, yet he is still made uncomfortable and is forced off his spot...
Here is the outside zone that the Rams offense runs out of. It’s the same exact run that Jordan Howard thrived on during the John Fox era. The Bears were shutting this down pretty easily, another reason why the play action couldn’t slow the rush. Hicks and Goldman beat the RG and C, Callahan holds the edge...
Floyd and Mack are both on the bench during this play, yet the pass rush doesn’t take a play off. First team all pro LT Whitworth gets bullrushed into Goff by Bullard, creating a turnover...
Yet again, play action fools no one, 8 man max protect, and the pass rush STILL gets to Goff as Floyd splits the double team. Goff pretty much just says fook this and just throws it up for grabs...
Here the Rams keep 7 blockers in initially, and Fangio sends only 2 rushers at Goff. And they still got a hurry and hit on Goff. At this point Goff must be trying to figure a way out of this game completely. This is truly remarkable lol...
7 man initial protection, and Goff is again pressured into an errant pass
This play was actually a really good one by Goff. But take a look at what happened. It’s another 7 man protection, and the Bears completely disintegrate the pocket almost immediately. Goff should probably have faked an injury at this point...
Here is the only time I can remember the Rams going with a basic 5 man protection, and Goff actually missed an open TE running deep down the seam...
But can you really blame him. After being heavily pressured in max protect all night, Goff got rid of this thing like it was aboot to explode...
Here Roquan Smith showcases why he is the answer to many of these modern offenses...
Because of the constant pressure, Goff starts getting frenetic in the pocket on the very few plays he actually has time...
He begins to drop his eyes early, missing open targets...
The crowd also played a vital role. Because of the noise, the Rams had to utilize a silent snap count. And since there was a constant communication problem, they always seemed to snap it at the same time on the play clock. The center would bob his head once right before he snapped the ball. Teams often change up the silent count, for example going from 1 head bob to 2 head bobs. But the Rams were constantly snapping the ball at the very end of the play clock, so going to an extra signal would cause a delay of game. RRH was able to time the snap count perfectly a few times, getting a jump on the offensive line at the line of scrimmage.
This was a designed screen, so the plan was to let RRH go unabated to the QB. But because RRH got a head start off the line, he met Goff much sooner than planned. The instant pressure cut off Goff’s throwing motion, causing him to sail the pass...
On the safety the left guard helped the LT double Mack, leaving Eddie Goldman one on one with a center. A center on Goldman is just a physical mismatch. And that was the story on Sunday night, pick your poison. Because every Bear defender is capable of making a splash play. Goldman gets under the centers pads and drives him up off his feet...
Late in the game, the Rams had to start taking some chances and deploy more receivers down the field. Here the RT, RG, and C do a brilliant job. But Mack beats a double team on the other side and ruins the play. It’s just simply too many playmakers on the field for an offense to account for...
Max protection again, and Goff almost gets sacked immediately after the play action fake. Truly wild. This is what utter domination looks like, folks...
When your back up players are flat out beating pro bowl caliber offensive tackles, you know you have a lot of talent...
This is a great play by McManis late in the 4th quarter. But pay attention to Khalil Mack on the backside pursuit. Dude is still going full fooking speed with the ball on the opposite side of the field...
THE OFFENSE
Not much to say on the offense. I don’t think people want to watch me tear apart Trubisky and his tape after such a huge win, so i’ll be brief. Long story short, Trubisky was very bad. And he was actually even worse than the stats show because he was badly missing open targets in completely clean pockets. He simply could not hit a receiver when he dropped back to pass. All of his completions were either screens, or they were 1 read RPO’s.
Trubisky’s inconsistency is truly frustrating. One week he will hit a tight window throw with pressure right in his face...
And the next week he will wildly miss the same throw in a much wider window in a clean pocket with no glaring mechanical flaw...
Hopefully Trubisky can get this stuff ironed out by playoff time
But on second viewing, saying the Bears defense exposed Goff is a remarkable insult to what this defense actually did on Sunday night. In the circumstances the Bears defense put Jared Goff in, any QB in the NFL would completely falter. This game was one team completely physically manhandling the other.
THE TAPE
It was an ominous start for the Rams offense, as the run was stuffed and Goff was nearly sacked on 3rd down when Mack beat pro bowl caliber OT Havenstein in in inside move. This was a quick reality check for Goff and what he was up against on that night...
Sean McVay knew that in order for his offense to function, Goff had to be protected. The run was getting stuffed, so the play action fakes were not slowing down the rush. To start gaining some sort of traction, McVay begins to use max protection schemes. This is essentially an 8 man protection, with a TE/WR/RB in to block and only 2 targets release on routes. Yet Goff is still pressures almost immediately by Leonard Floyd. If you can’t protect your QB in max protect, doesn’t matter if Aaron Rodgers in his prime is behind center, you have absolutely no chance....
Again, another initial max protection off of play action with 2 receivers going out on routes. Notice how the fake hand off doesn’t slow Mack at all and the linebackers do not crash. This defense does not need to sell out to stop the run or to stop the pass. Goff should have plenty of time here and a wide pocket, yet he is still made uncomfortable and is forced off his spot...
Here is the outside zone that the Rams offense runs out of. It’s the same exact run that Jordan Howard thrived on during the John Fox era. The Bears were shutting this down pretty easily, another reason why the play action couldn’t slow the rush. Hicks and Goldman beat the RG and C, Callahan holds the edge...
Floyd and Mack are both on the bench during this play, yet the pass rush doesn’t take a play off. First team all pro LT Whitworth gets bullrushed into Goff by Bullard, creating a turnover...
Yet again, play action fools no one, 8 man max protect, and the pass rush STILL gets to Goff as Floyd splits the double team. Goff pretty much just says fook this and just throws it up for grabs...
Here the Rams keep 7 blockers in initially, and Fangio sends only 2 rushers at Goff. And they still got a hurry and hit on Goff. At this point Goff must be trying to figure a way out of this game completely. This is truly remarkable lol...
7 man initial protection, and Goff is again pressured into an errant pass
This play was actually a really good one by Goff. But take a look at what happened. It’s another 7 man protection, and the Bears completely disintegrate the pocket almost immediately. Goff should probably have faked an injury at this point...
Here is the only time I can remember the Rams going with a basic 5 man protection, and Goff actually missed an open TE running deep down the seam...
But can you really blame him. After being heavily pressured in max protect all night, Goff got rid of this thing like it was aboot to explode...
Here Roquan Smith showcases why he is the answer to many of these modern offenses...
Because of the constant pressure, Goff starts getting frenetic in the pocket on the very few plays he actually has time...
He begins to drop his eyes early, missing open targets...
The crowd also played a vital role. Because of the noise, the Rams had to utilize a silent snap count. And since there was a constant communication problem, they always seemed to snap it at the same time on the play clock. The center would bob his head once right before he snapped the ball. Teams often change up the silent count, for example going from 1 head bob to 2 head bobs. But the Rams were constantly snapping the ball at the very end of the play clock, so going to an extra signal would cause a delay of game. RRH was able to time the snap count perfectly a few times, getting a jump on the offensive line at the line of scrimmage.
This was a designed screen, so the plan was to let RRH go unabated to the QB. But because RRH got a head start off the line, he met Goff much sooner than planned. The instant pressure cut off Goff’s throwing motion, causing him to sail the pass...
On the safety the left guard helped the LT double Mack, leaving Eddie Goldman one on one with a center. A center on Goldman is just a physical mismatch. And that was the story on Sunday night, pick your poison. Because every Bear defender is capable of making a splash play. Goldman gets under the centers pads and drives him up off his feet...
Late in the game, the Rams had to start taking some chances and deploy more receivers down the field. Here the RT, RG, and C do a brilliant job. But Mack beats a double team on the other side and ruins the play. It’s just simply too many playmakers on the field for an offense to account for...
Max protection again, and Goff almost gets sacked immediately after the play action fake. Truly wild. This is what utter domination looks like, folks...
When your back up players are flat out beating pro bowl caliber offensive tackles, you know you have a lot of talent...
This is a great play by McManis late in the 4th quarter. But pay attention to Khalil Mack on the backside pursuit. Dude is still going full fooking speed with the ball on the opposite side of the field...
THE OFFENSE
Not much to say on the offense. I don’t think people want to watch me tear apart Trubisky and his tape after such a huge win, so i’ll be brief. Long story short, Trubisky was very bad. And he was actually even worse than the stats show because he was badly missing open targets in completely clean pockets. He simply could not hit a receiver when he dropped back to pass. All of his completions were either screens, or they were 1 read RPO’s.
Trubisky’s inconsistency is truly frustrating. One week he will hit a tight window throw with pressure right in his face...
And the next week he will wildly miss the same throw in a much wider window in a clean pocket with no glaring mechanical flaw...
Hopefully Trubisky can get this stuff ironed out by playoff time
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