our reactions to the Seattle game

oline solid. puka power.

defense surpassed my expectations.

Geno Smith had a reasonable and very audible reaction to an unblocked Aaron Donald#LAvsSEA pic.twitter.com/pbNgXAoZdX

— crunchypuddle (@crunchypuddle1) September 10, 2023

Preseason don’t mean jack…

68% 3rd down conversion rate is GSOT

Total 2nd half domination

sweet win!

another road game next week in LA …..bring on SF

As I said in the ‘hopes and dreams’ thread, I have high expectations for this team and apparently those expectations have been vindicated. As I implied, anything less than a Super Bowl championship for the Rams will be an underachievement.

I knew when I posted it that that position would be highly controversial, but I’ve never been one to latch my shutters in the face of a storm.

Now, on to SF and expose them for being the frauds that they are.

Pakua.

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I like 1-0 a lot more than 0-1.

I like the physical defense.

obviously way too early to draw conclusions, but puka looked so at ease in the second half of the game. i think the first half was a little shaky but the second half he looked like a veteran out there. if he can keep this up and stay healthy. and with his personality. he could quickly become a fan favorite. and he’s so physical. hard to bring down. makes me worry a little if he starts to get banged up.

next week will be a huge test against the niners and i’m sure he’ll have his downs but what a way to start your career.

hopefully kupp isn’t out more than four weeks and the rams should have two good receivers. a little disappointed in van jefferson. tutu looked solid though. higbee was solid.

i didn’t really get to watch avila but i don’t think stafford got sacked once. again let’s see how this team does against the niners but they did better than i thought they would today.

Pakua Nuka was the biggest surprise to me. He didn’t just have a big day; he showed me that he is a special player along the lines of Kupp. Excellent footwork, taking the right angles, good hands, elusiveness after the catch, and tough to bring down. Played with energy and enthusiasm. I don’t think that was a fluke. This guy is a real player, and another draft steal. He looked a little lost on blocking a couple of times, but it’s hard to tell in real time, and I’m not a tape guy. But he went a long way in easing my concerns about the WR position. I sure hope to see him paired with Kupp ASAP. That is a WR tandem I wanna watch.

Kendrick looked bad a couple of times, but I’m not ready to demote him. I dunno. I saw Jalen Ramsey get embarrassed more than a handful of times, and he’s one of the best. Those are grown-ass receivers out there that play in the big leagues. It’s gonna happen. So I dunno.

The OL did its job. It will certainly get run through a crucible next week, so there’s a big test coming up, but I don’t know how you could expect a better performance than zero sacks. OL continuity is obviously the key to keeping Stafford healthy, so yesterday was a good sign.

Atwell got open and made some plays. Nice to see. I don’t know what it means, though. He might end up being a Hakim type of guy. Not a steady, every down kind of player, but good for some explosive plays now and then, and that’s a guy worth having. Van Jefferson is still a big, solid guy, and I think that terrible drop yesterday is not characteristic of him, but he isn’t making a case for another contract with this team. Lots of football left, obviously.

The defense did some bending in the first half, but when you give up scores on the first four drives, and that totals 13 points, well…that damage didn’t sink the ship. The second half will stick in the craw of Seahawks fans for a long time. Seattle is just sick about that game, and that gets a 10/10 on the Hilarity Scale. They had high, high hopes going into this season only to have the Rams – the RAMS – come into Seattle and spill their guts out like a Pike Place fishmonger.

But Week One belonged to Paco Nunchucks.

Zooey wrote:

I sure hope to see him paired with Kupp ASAP. That is a WR tandem I wanna watch.

definitely.