our reactions to the Dallas game

wv wrote:

I especially love the fact that the refs decided another game in favor of the Rams.

Well they did and they didn’t. Goff’s INT came from him being hit in the head as he threw. That wasn’t called. As soon as I find a pic I’ll post it. It was flagrant.

wv wrote:

I saw it on one of the tweet-posts.

Well since you’re denying it happened, here you go.

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Although the Rams defense played well in the second half, that last defensive stand really stood out. The constant pressure on Dak was tremendous on that final stand. The defense looked dominant and fresh. I didn’t see the dreaded prevent defense, thank goodness. I knew Donald would be fit and ready to play to the end even without preseason games, but the rest stepped up too. The Rams as a whole looked as prepared as any other team I saw play yesterday.

As the final minutes ticked down I felt confident they would secure the win. That was not the case last year.

And the defense was fresh because they got a little help from the offense. The offense dominated the time of possession. (Hopefully next week they get touchdowns in the Red Zone instead of field goals.) The offense dominated the time of possession because the oline performed well and McVay called a good game. The oline’s performance stands out to me and I think they can build on it. I’m also not as concerned about the linebackers or pass rush after this game. Going forward I can’t wait to see how the defense plays with a larger lead during the game.

alyoshamucci

Welcome to game one of the apocalypse series. I’m honestly really happy we had a season … I felt 95% sure we would based on my knowledge of one of our society’s 25 problems right now, but there could have been dinosaurs at any moment so I was holding my breath.

There were things I wanted to see and for the most part I got to see them.

I had a feeling we’d beat them because they had injury issues (which worsened during the game) but I didn’t think it would be our defense really doing it and I didn’t expect it to be that close.

The Great

1) Barely any pressure on Jared. Offensive line looked cohesive and solid.

2) Jordan Freaking Fuller. Can’t measure instincts. I didn’t get to see much of his play at OSU because they simply were too good up front, safeties didn’t make tackles. Nonetheless I feel as a draft geek I totally missed on a kid who is looking to be not only a steal, but like a quality vet addition to an already talented secondary. I’m sure he’ll be scrutinized ad infinitum the rest of the year, but I’d suggest against worrying about a few mistakes and just enjoying good solid safety play from a hitter.

3) Ramsey’s hit on Cooper … not only did he peel off his guy, but he did what most CBs can’t do … he hist like a safety when he arrives … the sheer violence has to be a shock on the perimeter.

4) The pass to Jefferson down the sideline. Thing o’ beauty.

5) Seeing Whit fired up at 38 years old after driving his guy 8 yards off the ball in the run game. Excitement matters.

The Good

6) Let’s get Robert extended, thanks. One of the most underrated players in football.

7) The sheer amount of weapons on offense. “Here, try to cover our 4th WR” … “Oh and here’s our 3rd RB” …

8) Austin Corbett and Noteboom. Not the lineup I was expecting 2 months ago.

9) Higbee beating CBs on slants and moving like a WR until he gets the ball, then moving like a mac truck after.

10) Notable high five to Aldon Smith coming back after 5 freaking years. Makes me happy when anyone can recover.

11) AD look just as good if not better.

12) Floyd got enough pressure to make me think he can replace Fowler’s production. I’ll have to see more, but I’m optimistic.

13) Cam’s feet …

The Bad

14) Kiser’s missed tackles. Clean it up dude. Plenty of talent in round 2 next year to replace you.

15) Sloman’s kicks, but not because he missed. Because they’re low.

16) Goff not taking the deep throw to Kupp at the end of the game … we snuck away with that win but we could have iced it.

17) Gerald. Catch the ball. We want at least a 4th round comp from you.

18) Is it because he’s from FSU and he expects bad blocking? Is this law of attraction stuff? Why was the run blocking so much worse for Cam?

19) The calling of the sweep to Brown … you do not ask the slow guy to do a sweep against a fast defense in that situation.

20) Lack of outside pressure from “the other guys” … I’ll be wayyyyyy happier when TL is back.

The Ugly

21) The hit to the head of Goff on the INT. HOW DO YOU MISS THAT?

22) Zeke’s TD he faked out 4 guys on the goal line? Seriously?

23) Jarwin’s no contact knee injury … sorry dude.

Outlook vs Eagles

24) We should sack Wentz 10 times and win by 20. We’re hungry and they’re reeling.