Wow, how thunk that? (Seattle game reaction thread)

Man, I don’t want em ALL to be as up and down as that one.

But….a win with a new qb and young line against the NFC champs and the best defense in the league?

I ain’t gonna complain TOO much.

That was awesome. I take back everything I said about this team’s supposed lack of preparation. The defense hit the field in midseason form and the young o-line accounted well. How bout’ that Benny Cunningham, eh?

Foles showed toughness and poise and nice accuracy on his long balls (except for that bomb to Tavon – Tavon was open early but Foles mistimed his throw).

I couldn’t be happier with the way things played out. Hope Sims and TruJo are ok.

Cignetti? A+ for both scheme and play-calling.

That was a well prepared well coached team totally unexpected but warmly welcomed. Foles has guts! He gets knocked down but he gets up and goes right after them.That was a great game to build on. Add Gurley Mason and Quick and it’s going to be fun to watch again. The D has what 6 sacks already? TruJo was looking awesome, hope he gets back soon. And Roberson who I find painful to watch tackle straight out stoned Beast Mode!The guy can play.

Well, I wouldn’t-a-thunk-it!

Got back from the driving range and am amazed by the result. Fantastic.

Sounds like it was a weird game. Hard to tell from the box score what really happened.

But, I see we got 3 sacks? That’s encouraging. Seems as if the D played fairly well, with 14 points yielded by the O and STs. (Just watched the NFL Channel highlights)

I’ll be interested to see reports on the OL.

But for me the biggest issue is how our DL is empowered to play. With 3 sacks and Lynch held to 78 (?) that’s a pretty good sign.

A good start. Over .500 for the first time in forever. Next week 2-0?

We need it. And you know what? Ram fans DESERVE IT!

rfl wrote:

Well, I wouldn’t-a-thunk-it!

Got back from the driving range and am amazed by the result. Fantastic.

Sounds like it was a weird game. Hard to tell from the box score what really happened.

But, I see we got 3 sacks? That’s encouraging. Seems as if the D played fairly well, with 14 points yielded by the O and STs. (Just watched the NFL Channel highlights)

I’ll be interested to see reports on the OL.

But for me the biggest issue is how our DL is empowered to play. With 3 sacks and Lynch held to 78 (?) that’s a pretty good sign.

A good start. Over .500 for the first time in forever. Next week 2-0?

We need it. And you know what? Ram fans DESERVE IT!

Rams d got 6 sacks.

nittany ram wrote:

Rams d got 6 sacks.

I happily stand corrected.

couple things.

seahawks last year ranked 2nd in ypa allowed at 6.3. today the rams averaged 11.0 ypa. last year the rams had ypa’s of 8.2 and 6.6 against the seahawks. overall they had a ypa of 7.2. that was good for 15th in the league. hopefully, the rams can build on this.

imagine how good this offense could look with gurley and mason carrying the ball.

aaron donald is going to be the talisman of this team. he was unbelievable. shoot. that whole dline was unbelievable. no slow start for quinn. brockers with a huge stop at the end.

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InvaderRam wrote:

aaron donald is going to be the talisman of this team. he was unbelievable. shoot. that whole dline was unbelievable. no slow start for quinn. brockers with a huge stop at the end

What a soothing, delicious, delightful thing to read about the freaking RAMS!

If Williams figures out how to use those guys, it’s gonna be a good year!

yeah three td drives against the best defense in the nfl. or at least top 3. without gurley and mason. and that backfield could be or at least should be the defining piece of this offense.

impressive.

but what they need to address is taking care of the freaking ball!

rfl wrote:

InvaderRam wrote:

aaron donald is going to be the talisman of this team. he was unbelievable. shoot. that whole dline was unbelievable. no slow start for quinn. brockers with a huge stop at the end

What a soothing, delicious, delightful thing to read about the freaking RAMS!

If Williams figures out how to use those guys, it’s gonna be a good year!

i thought donald was the best player on the field. period. it wasn’t even close.

rfl wrote:

PS, watching the NFL Channel replay of that last play, one saw BOTH Ram DTs destroying the rushing attempt.

I mean, that’s defensive football heaven, when BOTH of your DTs step up like that.

However, I see on the stats sources that we gave up 125 yards or so rushing. I imagine some of that was RW scrambling? Hmmmmm.

yeah. but you gotta remember this was the number one rushing offense last year at 172.6 yards a game at a 5.3 average. rams held them to a 3.9 average.

rfl wrote:

Eternal Ramnation wrote:

RFL Donald very nearly had 3 sacks himself but ended 2

A case could be made for Donald being the best player in the league other than QBs. He’s immense.

And he’s the kind of player that inspires the guys around him. Best Ram defender since probably Jack Youngblood. And that’s playing on the same team as R. Quinn!

i’d still give that to watt. but man. he was possessed out there. unblockable.

today i felt this dline as a whole was playing like people have expected them to. now they gotta maintain that level. something about donald tells me he is going to inspire this unit to do that. he just has that relentlessness that the great ones have. he’s got that tenaciousness that i used to see in london fletcher every time he lined up. i haven’t seen that in a long time. well. since london fletcher was playing for the rams.

I became a big Bradley Marquez fan today. Great block on Tavon’s PR and great coverage on KOs. Not to mention the great hands on the onside kick. Quite the debut for the UDFA.

InvaderRam wrote:

now they gotta maintain that level. something about donald tells me he is going to inspire this unit to do that. he just has that relentlessness that the great ones have. he’s got that tenaciousness that i used to see in london fletcher every time he lined up.

Agreed. Donald is a truly special player. And they are ALWAYS driven from within!

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Zooey wrote:

That was quality. There were some poor moments, but that was the best the Rams have looked to start the season in living memory.

I did not expect the offense to be able to drive 80 yards, let alone do it THREE times. Against Seattle. In the first game with a line that hasn’t played together. Without Gurley, Quick, or Mason. I am…I dunno. Let’s say my Great Bag of Total Skepticism has a leak in it.

WTF Triplette? If that was a fair catch and the Rams should be penalized for it because the ball bounced, but the ball didn’t bounce, isn’t Seattle guilt of unnecessary roughness for hitting a guy who called fair catch? You can’t have it both ways. And that isn’t just a missed call. That’s one they stood around talking about, and they can’t have it as a penalty against the Rams, but not one against Seattle if the guy called Fair Catch.

6 sacks.

That TD to Kendricks came at the expense of Kam Chancellor’s replacement. Think he will point that out to the Seahawks money guy this week?

That was a good game, and I am all in for the season on the basis of that. Looks to me like we have a competitive team right out the chute this year. Yippee.

Exactly. Triplette got caught not paying attention while a rookie was and rightly called a fair catch on a ball that didn’t hit the turf. Which means that the infraction was interference with a fair catcher. I think that’s a personal foul, which would have put it at the Seahawk 44 yard line.

Just another video moment like what I mentioned in my Open Letter… we need Full Time Refs…