Was anyone surprised?

I see it prettymuch the way zack sees it, RFL.
I was very impressed with the defense in the first half.
I got no worries at all about the defense (though, if Chris Long cant play,
I dunno how that will effect things)

The offense? I think Hill was fine when he had time to throw.
I think the RBs were fine. I think Cook and Quick were good.

My only 2 questions are 1) whether there are weak links on the OLine
or whether it just needs time to ‘gel.’
And 2) whether BS has lost faith in Tavon. BS doesnt seem
to want to send him downfield to catch passes. Maybe its cause
he drops them in practice, I dunno.

And of course there were plenty of dum penalties,
but I dunno what to think of that. That aint
sposed to happen at home.

Next year, they will draft OLinemen and
a QB, I would think.

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Well…respectfully, I see it all differently. Or almost all of it. We’re just in different places with all of this.

Herzog wrote:

I still believe we can do a complete 180 turn around….but I am also perplexed at the lack of readiness of this team.

The defense looked ready to me.

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Mackeyser wrote:

Herzog wrote:
I still believe we can do a complete 180 turn around….but I am also perplexed at the lack of readiness of this team.

Well, let’s just hope we don’t get overzealous and do a 360…

They could do a 540.

That would be fine with me.

If there isn’t going to be a repeat of this week the offense will have to move the ball and keep the defense off the field. Turnovers, three and outs or penalty killing drives will put a difficult burden on the defense in a warm environment.

They’ll wear down.

It won’t be pretty.

In order for this run offense to be effective the line will have to play much better and the Rams will have to kill some teams with passes. Otherwise it’s going to be a close to the line, blitzing defense week in and week out. Until the Rams beat it they’ll continue to see it.

I know I’m stating the obvious but..it’s all I got.

I was surprised. I wasn’t able to see much of pre-season but I wasn’t expecting such a poor showing. The penalties continue to bother me. I don’t see any improvement and that is one area I hoped Fisher and staff would clean up. I think the defense will be fine but I dunno about Schottenheimer and the offense. I know he’s in a really tough spot but nothing seems to be working. We’ll see.

how can anyone be surprised based on the events of the game?

1) your 2nd string QB and defense kept the game close for 2 quarters… the pick before half wasn’t Shotty’s fault, very dumb pass by a journeyman back up… it happens.
2) your 3rd string QB came in and played like a 3rd stringer.
3) what do you want Schotty to call with a 3rd string QB trying to play catch up with the youngest team in the league? Is it Shotty’s fault that his 3rd string QB threw a pick 6 when they drove downfield to close the gap?

It’s gonna be like last season….a QB with not much starting experience will gain experience and gel mid to late season with some competitive games.

Yes, I was surprised when I watched it, especially with the weakness of the offensive line.

I am disappointed in the team’s lack of preparation. And, I overestimated how well the team could play without Bradford.

I do think it’s going to be a long slog of a season to 7-9, now. That won’t be bad enough to draft an elite QB. And, it won’t be good enough for fans to really enjoy this team, especially without having Bradford at QB.