Pathetic (post-Ravens game thread)

Well. That could have gone better than it did.

Well, that was brutal.
But not surprising. The Rams offense is about as ugly as an offense can be. If it was a fish it would be a hagfish or a goblin shark.
The Rams o-line is a mess with injuries and Greg Robinson, who was expected to be the strength of the unit by now still can’t figure out who to block.
It’s no shock that Keenum didn’t play well. I’m not sure he belongs on an NFL roster. Unfortunately with Keenum in the game there was still no noticeable drop-off in performance from Foles.
I’ve had enough of Legatron. The blocked XP was not going to be good anyway. It looked like he hit it too far to the left. And once again he comes up short (actually wide right) in the clutch.
Great defensive effort for the most part. Unfortunately by the time they get this pathetic excuse for an offense squared away the defense will need to be rebuilt.
Hagfish

Goblin shark

I heard that Mason and Battle were inactive because they missed the bus to the plane?

Agamemnon wrote:

I heard that Mason and Battle were inactive because they missed the bus to the plane?

Seems like the whole team missed the bus.

PA Ram wrote:

That’s my fear: by the time they get a decent offense–not great just decent–they’ll have to rebuild the defense. Years of misery ahead. So glad I lived to see them get a ring.

I have serious reservations about whether Fisher can fix the offense. Just about every decision he’s made regarding the offense since he’s been in St Louis has blown up in his face. I think he’s out of his depth.

PA Ram wrote:

Myles Simmons
‏@MylesASimmons
Got word in locker room Rams QB Case Keenum has been diagnosed with a concussion.

Well, the Keenum era comes to a merciful end.

Unfortunately, Foles is next man up.

There’s nothing left to play for. Might as well start Foles the rest of the way and see if he can salvage his career. That way they’ll have a better picture of the QB situation going into next season.

zn wrote:

I am surprised at the emotions over this game.

They had Keenum at qb after Foles melted down, and a young OL that was made even LESS experienced by having to replace (at this point) 5 different starters…Saffold, Brown, Havenstein, then add Williams (last game) and now Donnal to that.

Frankly I didn’t expect them to be IN the game and yet somehow, ugly as it was, they were.

Yet to me the frustration sounds like people who were expecting much more and got disappointed.

I didn’t expect Keenum to fix anything or even play well. As a matter of fact, the results probably would have been the same had Foles started. And that’s why I’m upset – because a guy who probably shouldn’t be on an NFL roster is no worse than the regular starting QB.

I guess this and all the other issues with the offense and the litany of bad decisions regarding it finally came to a head for me today.

nittany ram wrote:

They played a team that was 2 – 7. A team that likely will not get many other wins.

Baltimore has the closest point differential of any team. Most of their losses actually avg. out to be less than a 3 point difference.

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That fucking sucked. Had high hopes for this team…they are shitty, again

For me, This is the most disappointing year,
in the last decade or so.

Have we hit bottom yet? Is this
bottom ?

w
v

nittany ram wrote:

wv wrote:

For me, This is the most disappointing year,
in the last decade or so.

Have we hit bottom yet? Is this
bottom ?

w
v

Disappointing losses are starting to bleed together for me. Hard to distinguish among them. This team leads the league in disappointing losses.

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This year is different for me. I was
really expecting a great defense,
excellent special teams, and an offense
that started slow, but got better
as the year sent along.
I expected Foles to be a
clutch gamer, who managed
a strong short-pass-game and
hit big plays, enough to win.
I expected big things from Stedman.
I expected more from Britt.
I expected more from Greg Robinson.

I dunno. I know the injuries to Q
and Long have hurt the D,
and the OLine has once again
been decimated, so maybe the
team would have come on, had
there not been injuries. Sigh.
Maybe.

But Fisher just aint growin on me.
I hate the idea of starting over with
a new system, but I also dont much
like the idea of year FIVE with Fisher.

I just know i cant even stand to WATCH
this offense. I cant even watch it.
Its unwatchable for ‘me.’

I was expecting ten wins. What will
they end up with now?

w
v

zn wrote:

wv wrote:

I dunno. I know the injuries to Q
and Long have hurt the D,
and the OLine has once again
been decimated, so maybe the
team would have come on, had
there not been injuries. Sigh.
Maybe.

To me there’s no doubt. Had Foles not melted down and the OL not been so injury wracked, they would have been fine.

🙂

I was pleasantly surprised when they scored their second touchdown. And, just as soon as they got the extra point blocked, I knew. Just knew. Another fumble, and another fumble … and just one mistake after another.

Here’s the deal with this team: Blame the O-line injuries, sure. Quinn being out didn’t help. But, what I saw out there was a good enough performance from the fill-ins to win that game.

There were four turnovers, three either by, or caused by, first-round picks:

Tavon muffs a punt.

Gurley fumbles.

And, the worst to me, was Greg Robinson getting beat in crunch time, just flat-out toasted, and Keenum getting stripped.

Then, there’s your drafted kicker, who you can not count on in the clutch, either.

Now, on to Case Keenum. Whew boy. I really did not know that he had such a pop gun arm. This is our backup? This is who beat out Austin Davis? Man alive. Who knew it was possible to take steps back year after year at the QB position?

Even having said that, he made a few plays: And, just as bad as the turnovers, was the only long pass play down the middle that was called back because of stupid penalties.

It’s a frustrating loss because this team has potential, and then never realizes that potential. This team has more talent now (aside from QB), but still blows it. How many times is a big play called back due to penalty? How many times do they allow a big play when the game’s on the line?

And, it’s getting to the point to where I expect it. I just can feel the bad things coming on.

Ah, well. They’ll be LA’s problem, soon. The Raiders are starting to look a little better. They’ve got a decent young QB. Maybe they’ll end up in STL.

InvaderRam wrote:

haven’t watched the game yet. not sure if i can bring myself to watch it.

one thing. with all these ol injuries is there something the rams coaching staff is or isn’t doing to cause these injuries? or is it just extremely bad luck?

The Rams do seem to be a statistical outlier as far as o-line injuries go.

Or do other teams experience injuries at a similar rate?

I wonder if there is variation based on blocking schemes? For example, is reach zone blocking associated with a higher injury rate than power blocking?

My gut tells me ‘no’ – the Rams have just been unlucky – but I wonder if such a study has ever been done…

well i remember when isaac was having all those hamstring issues and the rams had to alter his conditioning habits. just wondering if maybe the lifting and conditioning habits need to be altered for the linemen. this has been like going on for at least the last five years. it’s getting ridiculous.