.500 seems about right for this team that is young in some key places. They sure don’t look their age on the D-line though, but Verse’s penalty before the pats got to with 6 was costly and looked like his youth getting the best of him. I like Limmer better than Jackson, but I don’t think the Rams are dominant in the middle by any means. I’m encouraged about the future there, however.

The Rams are -50 in the first quarter this season. I think I might not turn on the tv until the 2nd quarter begins the rest of the way. Watching the first quarter is too aggravating. Great second and third quarters today.

I don’t see how they keep it close vs. the Eagles next week.

EDIT: too early to give up on Karty but I’m concerned.

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It’s pretty obvious that some more weapons are needed on offense. I would love to see a receiving threat at TE. Even if Higbee comes back he’s not likely to be the same player. A succession plan for Havenstein would be nice as well. Finding help at corner and ILB will also be important.

I would rather have Limmer remain at centre and have Avila play LG. Jackson can back up at all 3 interior positions. Probably not going to happen given the money they gave to Jackson.

With Havenstein out I would expect to see Stafford rolling out to the left side of the field again this week; at least for as long as the Dolphins allow it to happen.

Given how well the Vikings defense had been playing early this season, I thought they would be to take advantage of the Rams interior offensive line and mitigate the effects of Kupp’s and Puka’s return. Returns that expected to be a little rusty. Glad I was wrong.

Stafford looked like Josh Allen escaping the sack on that TD to Kupp. More Speights please. Kinchens looked lost early.

For me it was marginally better than watching them lose. Man, that offense looks ineffective. I thought the interior offensive line looked particularly weak. Not sure how much of that is on Dedich getting the start, but not much to get excited about with this offense. Obviously they miss Kupp and Nacua in the passing game, but their absence leaves a hole with run blocking as well.

The defense won this game but that wasn’t  2013 Denver Broncos they were facing out there. Not sure if I will watch beyond the first quarter on Thursday night.

I’d have preferred to see the Bears lose to Jacksonville, but this bye weekend has played out fairly well for the Rams. The NFC West is still within reasonable reach. An NFC Wildcard spot is still very much possible. However, if they lose to the Raiders coming out of the bye I’m probably going to write them off.

Avert your eyes, America.

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The secondary was particularly bad at some points.  Verse lost two sacks to penalties from White and Curl in the first half.  If this is all that White has to offer, I’d like to see the Rams give more playing time to a young CB. on the strip sack of Stafford, I don’t understand how any play design can have Parkinson being responsible for Sweat. Finally, I hated all the passing in the redzone today. They’re not beating Green Bay next weekend and unless it’s a 100% healthy roster after the bye, they’re not winning more than a couple of games the rest of the way.

Atwell’s best game I’d say. Even better than last year’s opener against Seattle.

zn wrote:

Ian Rapoport@RapSheet

#Rams starting guard Jonah Jackson suffered a fractured scapula and is likely headed to injured Reserve, sources said. A similar injury to what he has in training camp.

Hopefully Limmer develops into a reliable center over the next 4 to 5 weeks and when Avila returns he steps in at LG. If/when J. Jackson returns after however many weeks maybe he has to step in at RG because Dotson will be out by that time. Anyway, it would be nice if Limmer ends up being the Rams go to center for next year and Avila dominates at LG for the rest of his career. Two young guys on the interior of the line is a good place to start.

Nacua to IR, Avila likely to go on IR, Dotson has an ankle sprain and is day to day, Durant is day to day with a toe injury. If they can somehow get to the middle of October close to .500, maybe there is a chance they can fight for a wildcard in December. They need to find a way to run the ball so Stafford doesn’t get killed before then.

Not taking  corner or addressing depth at the interior LB position were my only real concerns from the draft. So back in May if you had told me that the Rams would trade Jones for a future late round pick, and that Williams would be out before the season started I would said that the Rams would not be making the playoffs this year. Throw in Jackson being out for two games and it sounds even worse. This is shaping up to be a bumpy opening to the season. Hopefully the Rams find their footing sooner rather than later or I think this season goes off of the rails fairly quickly.

I don’t know how McClendon and Noteboom have been looking in camp and during intersquad practices, but with Jackson out and Havenstein a possibility to be out I am expecting a rough couple of weeks out the gate. The Lions and Niners are tough teams to face with back ups starting at both tackle positions. Never mind not knowing how ready Jonah Jackson is going to be.

I think that I’m excited about Omar Speights.

Omar comin.