Ugly for sure but those two or three bust outs a game are certainly entertaining and ultimately deadly.

The Gurley run was eerily reminiscent of AD’s 70+ plus run a couple of years ago ago at home. Almost like an entire defensive strategy breakdown in which once the first wall was passed a single safety was unfairly left to watch him hit the roadrunner dust right by him.

Of course Niner fans saying “we held him to 19-61 otherwise” miss the point. You get a guy like this in a run based offense and you have the typical 3-4 yd, then wait for the big one. Eventually, a single mistake brings about the death strike.

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Board legend and HOF ZN has asked me to test a board feature for him again. #awkward!

Humblebrag

Hill is pretty decent at QB. Problem is he’s backed up Stafford and everyone forgot his effectiveness at SF (once playing under another defensive HC – Singletary).

I’m very comfortable beginning with SB and Hill at back-up. Outside of Winston I see no real good QB next year and don’t think anyone FA-wise is better than the two we have next year. Hill is the perfect back-up for a fragile QB like SB, imo.

wv wrote:

…. It wasnt
the fact they beat bad teams
that was salient — it was the “way”
they beat them.

This team has beaten two awful teams
in an intriguing way. (with a backup QB)

w
v

I’ll add that no teams with professional NFL player are “awful” in themselves. Look, Washington beat the Cowboys in Dallas and Oakland beat the Niners today.

Just winning, period, is tough in this league. The worst NFL team roster is filled with the best 100 football players of any college draft. To go 76-0 over two games is almost unheard of.

If this tells us anything it’s that it’s not the players but the ownership.

I remember the Cardinals getting 3 shutouts in a row in 1970. But these seem more dominating on the defensive, opposition weakness withstanding.

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Rivers was masterful in that game. He got it out quickly in 3-step drops and looked ten times better than the slower Manning the previous week. He’s just an underrated QB, imo.

I can’t believe the St.Louis PD PR machine chose to wade in this thing as raw and sensitive things are in that area right now. Who the hell are they to try to muzzle the free expressions of five black players who have some real feelings about this issue? Are they serious? Let’s say the African American players who’d dared to make a public display are “disciplined” as the police (who in addition to keeping the peace suddenly seem to think they can command how businesses outside themselves conduct themselves in terms of free expression) request. Then what? That will just calm things down?

Unbelievable.

Without a 1st String QB there is no real chance, esp. in the West. So I guess I’m pissed off at that damn anterior cruciate ligament screwed up more than anyone.

The way the second half went I was shocked the Rams were still in this to the last minute.

Two decent defenses but look….Hill vs Rivers? Rivers is incredible. Can’t believe GW ran all those blitzes. Rivers ain’t Manning at this point in his career…he loves the challenge and blitz and the potential hit with weird timing. I didn’t get some of those D calls.

He got laid out. I understand the feeling. Living out here I still remember the Stockley/Tatum like yesterday. The league has become much softer since then for a reason. And so it’s not the same. I liked the hit but was also very concerned.

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Hill wasn’t bad in SF – he competed with A. Smith and a named guy O’Sullivan (who Martz clearly loved at one point and put ahead of both to start 2007. Singletary got tired of the Martz/O’Sullivan affair and started Hill. He wasn’t flashy but I though he could read the field and manage that team pretty well.

His arm seems a bit better than I remember. I kind of wish they would’ve start him a couple weeks earlier but I understand the whole riding the wave thing with Davis.

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.

Makes total sense. It’s not like we are deciding between Montana and Young here. These are two lifetime backups. Davis has the hot hand, has proven himself, and shows those intangibles you don’t get through practice alone. No one really sees the Rams winning this division without SB now anyway. Lets run with the good feelings as long as we can.

wv wrote:

c1ram wrote:
Cosell doesn’t appear to be too hard on the Rams D there. More like a perfect storm; a bunch of people at the wrong place at the wrong time at the wrong play having made the wrong move. I remember being nothing but infuriated.

Do you still have hope for this D
to be good and consistent
this year?

w
v

They will get better as the year goes on. The run D has improved each game. Can’t see pass rush being so weak for much longer.

rfl wrote:

Anyone? Buehler?

I have no words for the disgusting, gutless, ill disciplined, rabble that blew a 21 point lead and a 30+ point performance by the offense.

I am, however, wondering what people will muster in defense of this bunch.

Call them what they are, guys. Utter losers.

And, yes, a lot of it is coaching.

Disappointed so far, will but not much into “disgusting”, “gutless” or “utter losers”. I rarely agree with that at this level and I don’t see it with this team. I don’t consider most play at the NFL level to be either horrible or wonderful. It’s often a matter of a few plays over time on a consistent basis based on talent, experience, coaching and playing intelligence.

With the Rams I’m getting concerned about playing intelligence with all the penalties (albeit some horrible calls along with it). I also don’t believe they have an elite coaching staff – it’s more of a throwback coaching staff, imo. But I see no Chip Kelly on the immediate horizon and this is still much better than elevating an OC or DC so I’m okay with that.

Pass rushing is easily biggest disappointment. The run D is looking better (as I expected) but still getting gashed a couple of big plays.

And I think they will continue to get better. I’m a glass full guy by nature so whatever.