It’s a decent win, especially for the defense. They contained Wilson with a 4-man rush all night, and the Seahawks never seemed to have the upper hand in the game. The Seahawks played pretty well on defense, though they may have been helped by the fact that the Rams had zero live practices all week and a ROT who isn’t a ROT.
The Rams dominated the first half, and yet it seemed like a moral victory that they went into halftime tied at 3. But the Rams just won a slow, inevitable tug-of-war match where they just steadily dragged Seattle all night long. Seahawk fans are rightly upset about a couple of blown calls, but they can’t really believe they were in that game. They got 200 yards all night. And I’ve heard no mention of calls the crew blew the other way. Hochuli’s crew is disturbingly bad, it seems to me. I don’t usually even know who’s calling the games, but seems like every time I hear Hochuli’s name, it’s for the wrong reason.
Jalen Ramsey is a really good football player, and may be the best Ram’s corner they’ve ever had. I like Deayon. I think Williams is better in man coverage, but I didn’t hear his name much last night, and that’s usually a good thing. Gerald Everett is the only guy who can feel like he did his bit in the passing game. Taylor Rapp and David Long are on life support, as far as I’m concerned. The Rams’ stellar streak of drafting secondary players was interrupted by those two guys.
Matthew Stafford seems like the LE model of Jared Goff. He’s better, but they sure look alike in their inconsistency. They both make these amazing throws sprinkled with WTF throws. That first INT Stafford threw was terrible. It was so bad I don’t know how it hasn’t drawn more attention. He wasn’t hit. He wasn’t off balance. And that ball was nowhere close to the target.
Sony Michel is what I was hoping for when I read about him at the trade. He has done enough to legitimize the Rams rushing attack, and defenses have to respect the run. He doesn’t have the flash and burst of the legendary backs of yore, but he is good enough to keep the Rams’ offense balanced.
The Rams put in a solid game in spite of going through the most turbulent week of the season, and there is reason to hope that they are peaking at the right time. They are even in a decent position to take the division after all, though the road ahead is not easy. I don’t see them beating GB in GB, though.
But first things first. I hate the Vikings.
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