TwoDeep3
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Because an injured RB and an overweight RB gashed us for 273 yards in the most important game of the season and we couldn't get our defense off the field.
Scheme and the use of the clock to determine the defense before actually calling in the play had a great deal to do with the success of the Rams. Not to say a formidable interior defensive line would not have helped stop the bleeding. But there was a video on YouTube days before the game which broke down the Rams offense. The Bears had success stopping their game plan. It was explained that stacking the defense on one side - read end of - the line and not reacting to the motion pre-snap ended up causing the Rams to run into the defensive line.
When other teams adjusted at what they saw, instead of slanting the way the ball was being run and closing the cutback lanes, the Rams had much less success.
It was also instructive of the fact since Goff is still a young QB in this league, they designed the passing game where the routes run were in tiers so he wouldn't have to look one way and then another trying to locate the open man. He was less susceptible to the defense game playing because his receivers were in a straight line visibility. The one deadly route was the turn in at about 15 yards deep or so. They ran crossing routes much shallower, and the linebackers would step up. But the target was the deeper turn in because they were clearing the two high safeties with the outside routes. But everything, for the most part was flowing the same direction. So Goff only need look close to far and see who was uncovered.
And if you review the game, the very things suggested by the video occured as the Cowboys tried to adjust to the run game and got beat on the jet sweep and misdirection - including an offensive line that was dominate - and the passing game played that shallow to deep game and wore dallas out.
I searched for the video and can't find it now. I will look again later.
That is not to say a stout middle of the D-line would not correct other weaknesses. Stopping the run makes teams one dimensional. We should know this since Dallas has their run shut down because teams want Dak to be forced into winning the game.