what if any were the silver linings in that loss?

nittany ram wrote:

Keenum threw for 270 yds with over an 8 yard per attempt average. Subtact the pick 6 and it was probably his best day as a Ram. He completed passes to 6 different receivers.

The receivers didn’t drop any passes that I recall.

sanbagger wrote:

1) CK had a 68% completion percentage and is getting better each game
2) Gurley started finding some room
3) The receivers did a great job catching the ball and were getting a lot of YAC
4) The O had some chemistry

I would add that the D stepped up in the 2nd half, even in its depleted state.

I liked Malcolm Brown.

I really liked the play where CK ducked out from under a rush, ran forward to the LOS and found Quick for a good play. That;s just not the kind of play you usually see from a Rams qb and WR … in fact maybe for years and years. That’s usually the kind of play you see someone make against the Rams.

off the net fromPARAM

Is the offense improving? Of course it is, especially considering where it started. 0 followed by 9 points.

But if you look at the numbers (and yes, numbers aren’t the end all) it’s getting better.
The first two weeks we scored 9 points total. Since then (on offense) 30, 17 and 17.
The first two weeks we were 6 of 27 on third down (22.2%). The last 3 weeks we were 16 of 39 (41.0%)
The first week we had 120 yards passing. The last 4 we had 219, 183, 247 and 243.
The first two weeks we had 65 and 64 yards rushing. The last 3 we had 137, 41 and 102.
Yards per play has gone up from 3.1 to 4.9 to 5.3 down to 5.2 up to 5.4. (5.4 would put us at #18 in the league)

We’ve got a long way to go, to be sure. But Fisher’s not wrong when he says the offense is improving. That being said, most fans won’t be satisfied and they shouldn’t be. The offense has to consistently score 21 or more and run the ball effectively. That will satisfy some fans. But he’s not lying, it has been improving. Defensively we have to regain our dominance to win more than we lose. Which would make the offense tolerable.