our reactions to the Arizona game

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October 18, 2026 at 7:01 pm #166986

zn
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Well. That was not what I expected.

October 18, 2026 at 7:08 pm #166989

wv
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The Super-Team, is apparently, a last place team. I’m sure Vegas still thinks they are super bowl favorites though.

SF 5-0
Seattle 3-3
Ariz 2-4
Rams 2-4

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October 18, 2026 at 7:27 pm #166992

canadaram
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Losing at home to one of the worst teams in the league, a team missing their star rookie running back is a regular season low point in the McVay era. It was a total team loss. The Rams had no response to Arizona’s blitzes. McVay knew he wouldn’t have Jackson at LT and it’s like he expected that it didn’t matter. The defense held them to field goals but Arizona moved the ball without much difficulty all game.

The Rams will not get a wildcard and I don’t think they even finish the year with a winning record. The eventual return of Myles Garrett will move the needle enough.

October 18, 2026 at 7:37 pm #166993

canadaram
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And another thing!!!!!!! I thought kicking it through the endzone after the go ahead score was the right move. The coverage unit is clearly not to be trusted. That said, it put Arizona only 30ish yards away from FG range. The Cards were then in FG range after one play. Why is it so impossible for this organization to assemble a competent special teams unit??!

October 18, 2026 at 7:49 pm #166995

Zooey
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Disgusting.

I have no idea what to expect against the Raiders. Before the season started that looked like an easy win. Now, no idea. A crippled Eagles team gave them all they could handle, and they just lost to one of the league’s worst teams.

OTOH, they hung with the Bills and Broncos, and could have won both of those games. And could have won today in spite of being outplayed.

There really haven’t been any high points this season, though. This kinda sucks, really.

October 18, 2026 at 8:53 pm #166998

wv
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One of the plethora of bad-thingies is the fact that Aaron Donald came back for ‘this.’

As shitty as this team is right now, and FWIW — the NFC is a mess this year. Which means there is still time for a shitty team to turn it around. I dunno if they will, but just saying there is still time.

Ten wins might get a wild card this year.

Raiders
Chargers
Commandos
CARDINALS
bye
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Packers
Chiefs
49ers
Cowboys
Seattle
Bucs
Seattle

October 18, 2026 at 10:20 pm #167002

joemad
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Rams are

# 1 team offense
# 1 in passing
# 3 in team defense

This is a weird season.

Rams started flat today, should’ve won this game.

I still have faith that this team will once again peak in Nov and Dec and be 8-4 in the first week of Dec.

The Raiders started 3-0… they will be 3-4 next week like the Rams.

October 18, 2026 at 10:24 pm #167004

joemad
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BTW post game radio is ugly tonight in LA…local Rams radio think playoffs is out of the question… I personally don’t agree… I think the rams will make it.

BTW Jared Verse is 4-2 in Cleveland… good for him…

October 19, 2026 at 12:07 am #167006

Hram
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This is amazingly bad

October 19, 2026 at 6:56 am #167007

wv
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Hram wrote:

This is amazingly bad

McVay starting to look like McMartz.

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October 19, 2026 at 7:42 am #167009

wv
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Rodrigue sounded purty disgusted in the Rosenthal vid. Cant remember her sounding that way. Basically just says they are a bad team.

“this is not a team that knows what it is”

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October 19, 2026 at 10:21 am #167013

zn
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wv wrote:

Rodrigue sounded purty disgusted in the Rosenthal vid. Cant remember her sounding that way. Basically just says they are a bad team.

“this is not a team that knows what it is”

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To be honest, that whole discussion disappointed me. To me it was just psycho babble. Rodrigue’s comment especially. I didn’t get a single genuine football insight from that discussion.

To me, the best analysis of the game I’ve seen so far is from Atkins. I generally just think of Atkins as being basically solid, not as being the guy who will hit the best argument, so I am a bit surprised that of all the takes I’ve seen so far, his is the best.

His point is that LeFleur knew how to disrupt Stafford. (Atkins doesn’t say so, but to add to his point, LeFleur knew the best way to take on the Rams defense is to physically over power it with simple, direct, contact football. If the Rams don’t have a lead, you can do that.)

LeFleur knew the OL would be out of kilter with Alaric out, and he knew how to attack that, and he knows Stafford well enough to focus on things he doesn’t like or doesn’t handle as well. That was Atkins. To add to that, it didn’t help that Stafford is slower to get in sync. It also helps that McVay while okay but not great at being a situtational play caller who knows how to respond quickly to what’s being thrown at him in the moment.

Two similar games last year were Atlanta and Carolina, because both teams had prominent ex-Rams coaches (including the head coach) who know the McVay Rams well enough as former insiders to throw them off balance. Obviously LeFleur is another one of those.

October 19, 2026 at 12:50 pm #167014

Eternal Ramnation
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This team is painful to watch. I believe this is what Stafford is at 38.He doesn’t warm up and takes longer and longer to ply effectively
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