how do you take the season?

Being a Rams fan all these years has taught me how to be the second option. However, over the last couple of seasons there has also been a solid sprinkling of number four every now and then.

Slowly but surely, this team keeps getting better, adding talent, and depth.

Now if we could just settle the QB situation.

# 2 and # 3.

Fisher stuck with Austin Davis too long.

1-3 for sure.

4? Hmmm. There are signs … both ways.

We need a QB. But more than that, we need the coaching staff to somehow get the team over the hump mentally and in terms of discipline and execution.

Even with everything that has happened …

A DISCIPLINED Ram team this year would be at least 5-5 right now, probably 6-4.

The coaches have got to do a better job getting us ready for competition.

I went into the season with higher expectations and hopes, but Bradford’s preseason injury quickly tempered those. After week three, I had almost no expectations that the Rams would be a team that anyone was talking about (yet again). After ten games, I have to admit that I am somewhat content with what I am seeing out the Rams. There are obviously aspects of the product on the field that offer encouragement for next season. The defensive turnaround has been almost as mystifying as its ineptitude early on, but certainly a welcome development. I think for the Rams to take the next step, either the defense has to become a “lights out” unit, or the quarterback situation must come to a conclusion that offers a more diverse set of options offensively. Winning at a high level with a game managing quarterback almost requires a near-historically dominant defense. I’d really like to see the almost never-ending revolving door on the offensive line come to an end. Seems the O-line is going to undergo yet another significant transformation in the off season. They really need to enter into an era of stability on the line. Who, outside of Greg Robinson, can we point to as a piece of a longer term puzzle at the position? There might be someone on the roster, but I don’t think there are much in the way of real strong possibilities. Although it seems that there are numerous questions, this team at the very least has offered up some real reason to embrace optimism. I hate seeing another season go by in which the Rams aren’t real contenders. I’m not getting any younger. But seeing a light at the end of the tunnel is refreshing and different. I’m looking forward to seeing how they finish out the season.

I wanna see how they play in San Diego
before i say anything.

Are they gonna go back to being
the ‘bad rams’ or can they
put it together two games in a row
against two winning-teams?

We’ve been waiting a decade
to see them win two in a row
against winning-teams.

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Looks to me like we have a solid defense again. But linebacker play needs to improve.

And looks like the offense is there if we have a good trigger man at quarterback. I think this team is really close to being a playoff team.

Grits

I’m disappointed that they’re not good enough to contend for a playoff spot but happy they look like they can compete against any team in the NFL.

I wonder how much better they might be right now with a healthy Sam Bradford. And, I’m hopeful that the almost comeback against San Diego is a sign of things to come. I feel that they need to get better under pressure and feel that’s one of the things Bradford had improved at oh, those many games ago.