Will the Rams beat the Bears?

We should beat the Bears by double digits. imo

Zooey wrote:

The Bears will look back on this game, and think they should have spared themselves the trip to St. Louis.

Because they so thoroughly destroy the Rams in person that they figure they probably could have won the game via Skype?

• This reply was modified 9 years ago by nittany ram.

Rams should win this game by 10 points even with Foles playing crappy.

They’d better work on the silent count because I’m guessing Bears fans will take over the dome.

No matter.

Rams should win this thing as they “tweak” the offense just a bit. When Welker is in they’ll throw over the middle. When he isn’t they won’t. The defense will never catch on.

I’m hoping Quinn plays because they didn’t get much pressure last week. And they gotta get pressure on Cutler because he’s got some good receivers to throw to and basically, Jay doesn’t give a crap–he’ll throw it.

Having said all of this–Bears still have to stop Gurley and the Rams defense is pretty stingy with points.

Rams win it.

Rams: 20 Bears: 13

Increasing the offensive playbook by 33% in one week might be too much too soon for the offense to absorb.

• This reply was modified 9 years ago by bnw.

Quinn is a key in this game. He owned the Bears’ LT last time they played. If the Rams get pressure on Cutler, who has actually been protected very well this year, I foresee a 23-10 type of game. I think Gurley will get his yards, and put an exclamation point on this game at the end. Donald could also disrupt the Bears all by himself. I’m feeling good. But, the Rams don’t have a good enough offense to ever feel too good about winning. It’s a little early for Welker to make much of a difference, but I guess if he can give them just 2-3 first downs, that would be a wonderful accomplishment.

Dak wrote:

Quinn is a key in this game. He owned the Bears’ LT last time they played. If the Rams get pressure on Cutler, who has actually been protected very well this year, I foresee a 23-10 type of game. I think Gurley will get his yards, and put an exclamation point on this game at the end. Donald could also disrupt the Bears all by himself. I’m feeling good. But, the Rams don’t have a good enough offense to ever feel too good about winning. It’s a little early for Welker to make much of a difference, but I guess if he can give them just 2-3 first downs, that would be a wonderful accomplishment.

yeah i think you’re right. hopefully, those first downs from welker are on third downs.

RAMS 25
BEARS 18

zn wrote:

Dak wrote:

It’s a little early for Welker to make much of a difference, but I guess if he can give them just 2-3 first downs, that would be a wonderful accomplishment.

That’s the life of a Rams fan, right there.

It’s gone from “how many times will Bruce, Holt, and Faulk all get 100 yards receiving in the same game?”

to

“if we can get 2-3 first downs, that would be wonderful, and help seal the victory.”

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LOL … and sigh.

Cutler has been playing well in recent weeks, Foles has been playing poorly since week one. Given that and the fact that the Bears have a good defense would normally be enough for me to say with confidence that the Bears will win this game. Add in that the dome will be full of Bears fans and it is even more incentive to pick the Chicago. However, the Bears are coming off of a short week and had to travel to and from San Diego in that time. Also, Quinn is returning and Havenstein will be back at RT and Reynolds will be a guard and Donnal will not be playing. Those facts at least offer a glimmer of hope.

• This reply was modified 9 years ago by canadaram.

The Rams are different this year from past years. They are now in, I believe, the 3rd consecutive year of being the youngest team in the league. And in the past, they were erratic. Great stretches. Mind-boggling mistakes and blowups. They are more consistent this year than they have been the past two years. That, to me, is evidence of maturation. They are growing up. they are becoming more consistent.

In the past, I think, we might have seen strong performances in one area one week, and a cave-in in the areas in the next game. I’m not seeing that this year. We have seen playoff worthy play from the defense pretty consistently. And the offense, especially the passing game, has nowhere to go but up.

The team that beat Seattle, Arizona, Cleveland, and San Fran, and played well against Pittsburgh, Green Bay, and Minnesota, has enough to beat the Bears.

OK.

I’ll go Rams 24, Bears 13.