the Rams beat Seattle post-game thread

[zn]

Special teams won that game

And, yay

Mason looked great but if that fumble held up we would have to have him deported

[Eternal Ramnation]

Well if he can learn from it ,a game winning ball security lesson against the World Champs no less it will be the best lesson ever!

[wv]

This is one of the weirdest
Ram teams i can ever
remember.

They are infuriating
even when the upset
the superbowl champs.

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[c1ram]

Going right down the field after 21-19. That’s nice. Key to game. The punt call on 4th deep in own territory. Unbelievable. Excellent!

[wv]

c1ram wrote:

Going right down the field after 21-19. That’s nice. Key to game. The punt call on 4th deep in own territory. Unbelievable. Excellent!

True, but Seattle then went right
down the field on the Rams D.

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[nittany ram]

If zn’s hypothesis known as The Team Just Needs a Win to Establish Some Confidence, or TTJNWTESC is correct, then the Rams should be able to win out.

Anything less then that, then zn’s hypothesis will be completely discredited and he will be busted down to mail carrier 3rd class.

[sdram]

I’m happy that they won. I hope that they can win their next game.

Aaron Donald should get the game ball – he was a beast.

[InvaderRam]

i’m glad for the win but still disheartened by the inconsistency of this team. this is not a solid formula for winning. they have to get better.

having said that. lots of positive things i can take from this game.

[Agamemnon]

Stat of the Game. Only 2 penalties.

Agamemnon

[wv]

InvaderRam wrote:

i’m glad for the win but still disheartened by the inconsistency of this team. this is not a solid formula for winning. they have to get better.

having said that. lots of positive things i can take from this game.

Exactly.
Only the rams could upset
the SuperBowl champs…in a
disheartening way.

Obviously “we’ll take it”
as posters say.

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[HighPlainsDrifter]

I’m pleased. Not overwhelmed. But pleased.

[wv]

HighPlainsDrifter wrote:

I’m pleased. Not overwhelmed. But pleased.

Well they have a Formula now :
Just make two 70+ yard kick returns,

execute a Fake punt,

and fumble the ball while
running out the clock.

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[HighPlainsDrifter]

It also seemed to be a strategy to wear down the Seahawk offense by letting them run up and down the field. Shrewd.

[wv]

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Laram — on Ogletree

but what AO did today goes beyond a “bad game” to me.

Alec Ogletree was a perfect example of a “coach killer” in today’s game.

I will disregard the missed tackles for this illustration, those happen far to frequently in the NFL.

But the misplays he had on Russell Wilson were totally inexcusable.

The Rams had AO spying Wilson in this game and Wilson ended up getting his career high in rush yards.

When you have contain, you learn in Pee Wee ball that you don’t give up the outside, you turn everything inside to your pursuit.

WTH was AO dipping inside and giving up the corner???

First its poor technique, and if given the choice, what do you think a qb is going to choose, inside or outside??

Russell Wilson is smart, he knows the sidelines is his friend, TURN HIM INSIDE!!! banghead

[zn]

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Laram what AO did today goes beyond a “bad game” to me.

It is true that this game, the usual Rams mind-numbing unbelievable game-costing (or this time, near game-costing) mistakes and “what in the living hell was he thinking”-level execution errors virtually all went to Ogletree.

There was of course also the Mason fumble, so he was not entirely alone.

Anyway, Ogletree is turning into this year’s version of pre-2014 Brian Quick.
.

[zn]

from off der net

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leafnose

Thought Fisher’s call to let Hekker win the game was far better than letting the defense go down the drain

and btw the Rams had two timeouts still….so even if the hawks had scored the Rams had a shot at a game ender

And Givens !

First I thought it was Stedman

But Chris goes up and snatches that ball

In so many ways, that was the game. It led to the extra TD that ended up being the winning points

the dreadful 3 and 17 that Wilson for was a crazy maker for me, but the givens catch was a stab in the Hawks heart

[PA Ram]

Clearly the key to the game was the fact that I was unable to watch it today.

Had I watched, the Rams would have pulled out one of their magical losses.

I will make plans to be away next Sunday. I will ride that until they lose.

Other than that, from what I gather, it was a “tricky” sort of win. I’ll take it.

"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. " Philip K. Dick

[Eternal Ramnation]

TA’s fake punt reception to spring Bailey for the 85yd TD is my favorite. I’ve never seen anything like it.

[nittany ram]

That was the first time the Seahawks had their way offensively against the Rams in the Fisher era. Even in the losses to the Seahawks the Rams defense always held their own. Wilson usually struggles against the Rams but today he set an NFL record – 1st QB to have 100 yds rushing and 300 yds passing in the same game.

[21Dog]

wv wrote:

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Laram – on Ogletree

but what AO did today goes beyond a “bad game” to me.

Alec Ogletree was a perfect example of a “coach killer” in today’s game.

I will disregard the missed tackles for this illustration, those happen far to frequently in the NFL.

But the misplays he had on Russell Wilson were totally inexcusable.

The Rams had AO spying Wilson in this game and Wilson ended up getting his career high in rush yards.

When you have contain, you learn in Pee Wee ball that you don’t give up the outside, you turn everything inside to your pursuit.

WTH was AO dipping inside and giving up the corner???

First its poor technique, and if given the choice, what do you think a qb is going to choose, inside or outside??

Russell Wilson is smart, he knows the sidelines is his friend, TURN HIM INSIDE!!! banghead

Ogletree made three off the charts physical/mental errors.

Missed a tackle on Baldwin on the first possession which cost his team 3 pts. and twice lost contain on Russell Wilson leading to huge gains.

[zn]

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Rams QB Austin Davis gets it done when needed most
By Nick Wagoner

For the day, Davis was 18-of-21 for 152 yards and two touchdowns for a rating of 128.6. That completion percentage plus punter Johnny Hekker’s completion on one attempt left the Rams converting 86.3 percent of their pass attempts, the highest allowed by the Seahawks in franchise history.

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Well there’s an interesting fact.

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[c1ram]

wv wrote:

c1ram wrote:
Going right down the field after 21-19. That’s nice. Key to game. The punt call on 4th deep in own territory. Unbelievable. Excellent!

True, but Seattle then went right
down the field on the Rams D.

w
v

True but Wilson has been doing that against just about everyone in every close game they were behind since mid-2012. That ain’t specific to the Rams. I was expecting it. But I didn’t think the Rams would come out ahead in the end. That was special.

[c1ram]

21Dog wrote:

wv wrote

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Laram – on Ogletree

but what AO did today goes beyond a “bad game” to me.

Alec Ogletree was a perfect example of a “coach killer” in today’s game.

I will disregard the missed tackles for this illustration, those happen far to frequently in the NFL.

But the misplays he had on Russell Wilson were totally inexcusable.

The Rams had AO spying Wilson in this game and Wilson ended up getting his career high in rush yards.

When you have contain, you learn in Pee Wee ball that you don’t give up the outside, you turn everything inside to your pursuit.

WTH was AO dipping inside and giving up the corner???

First its poor technique, and if given the choice, what do you think a qb is going to choose, inside or outside??

Russell Wilson is smart, he knows the sidelines is his friend, TURN HIM INSIDE!!! banghead

Ogletree made three off the charts physical/mental errors.

Missed a tackle on Baldwin on the first possession which cost his team 3 pts. and twice lost contain on Russell Wilson leading to huge gains.

Yup, very bad plays by Ogletree. He’s been horrible much of this year.

[GreatRamNTheSky]

Now Seattle players coaches and fans will be tortured by did they recover a fumble or did they not and did the refs screw them over? I love it. So close for them but so far away! ha ha ha.

AZ may win the West and that would be okay by me if the Rams cannot. Better the Cardinals win than Seattle or the Niners.

Grits

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• This reply was modified 10 years, 2 months ago by zn.

[HighPlainsDrifter]

What do you suppose was going through the mind of Gregg Williams when Fisher called for the fake punt? Was there a feeling of ‘no confidence’? Was he a bit humiliated? A slap in the face? Only six games into the season and Fisher is gambling deep in his own territory rather than turn the game over to Williams’ defensive unit. Where do they go from here?

[wv]

Can you imagine the feelings on the team
and among the fans, if the Rams had punted
and the Seahawks had marched down the field
and kicked the FG: 29-28

Rams blow a 21-3 lead.

Imagine the mood on the message boards 🙂

O dear.

The Chief game looks inter esting.
Alex Smith is good but he aint mobile.
Maybe Ogletree wont wiff on him.

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[nittany ram]

wv wrote:

Can you imagine the feelings on the team
and among the fans, if the Rams had punted
and the Seahawks had marched down the field
and kicked the FG: 29-28

Rams blow a 21-3 lead.

Imagine the mood on the message boards

O dear.

The Chief game looks inter esting.
Alex Smith is good but he aint mobile.
Maybe Ogletree wont wiff on him.

w
v

Yeah, to me, Fisher going for the fake punt was the smallest gamble he could make.

If the fake punt isn’t successful, the Seahawks have the ball deep in Rams territory. They would score rather quickly, leaving the Rams enough time to at least have a shot at scoring themselves. The Rams led by two points so no matter if Seattle scored a FG or TD, the Rams would still only be one score down with timeouts remaining.

If he punts the ball, the Seahawks would be have more field to cover so they would be able to run the clock down before their inevitable score to go ahead. And let’s not kid ourselves – them scoring would have been inevitable.

So to me the fake punt was an easy call by Fisher. He really had no other choice.

• This reply was modified 10 years, 2 months ago by nittany ram.
• This reply was modified 10 years, 2 months ago by nittany ram.
• This reply was modified 10 years, 2 months ago by zn.

[Zooey]

nittany ram wrote:

wv wrote:
Can you imagine the feelings on the team
and among the fans, if the Rams had punted
and the Seahawks had marched down the field
and kicked the FG: 29-28

Rams blow a 21-3 lead.

Imagine the mood on the message boards

O dear.

The Chief game looks inter esting.
Alex Smith is good but he aint mobile.
Maybe Ogletree wont wiff on him.

w
v

Yeah, to me, Fisher going for the fake punt was the smallest gamble he could make.

If the fake punt isn’t successful, the Seahawks have the ball deep in Rams territory. They would score rather quickly, leaving the Rams enough time to at least have a shot at scoring themselves. The Rams led by two points so no matter if Seattle scored a FG or TD, the Rams would still only be one score down with timeouts remaining.

If he punts the ball, the Seahawks would be have more field to cover so they would be able to run the clock down before their inevitable score to go ahead. And let’s not kid ourselves – them scoring would have been inevitable.

So to me the fake punt was an easy call by Fisher. He really had no other choice.

Yeah. If the Rams punt there, they lose.

[wv]

nittany ram wrote:

wv wrote:
Can you imagine the feelings on the team
and among the fans, if the Rams had punted
and the Seahawks had marched down the field
and kicked the FG: 29-28

Rams blow a 21-3 lead.

Imagine the mood on the message boards

O dear.

The Chief game looks inter esting.
Alex Smith is good but he aint mobile.
Maybe Ogletree wont wiff on him.

w
v

Yeah, to me, Fisher going for the fake punt was the smallest gamble he could make.

If the fake punt isn’t successful, the Seahawks have the ball deep in Rams territory. They would score rather quickly, leaving the Rams enough time to at least have a shot at scoring themselves. The Rams led by two points so no matter if Seattle scored a FG or TD, the Rams would still only be one score down with timeouts remaining.

If he punts the ball, the Seahawks would be have more field to cover so they would be able to run the clock down before their inevitable score to go ahead. And let’s not kid ourselves – them scoring would have been inevitable.

So to me the fake punt was an easy call by Fisher. He really had no other choice.

Exactly.

w
v

[PA Ram]

I missed the game. Just watched the highlights. It appears the Rams TRIED to lose the game at the end but they screwed that up, I guess. Anyway–I will likely miss the next game or a good portion of it so we’ll see if this can start steamrolling into some sort of playoff run or was just a brief moment of happiness for exhausted Rams fans.

Seattle does not appear to be on its way to a repeat season.

"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. " Philip K. Dick

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