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I was at at the game. Sorry, I couldn’t start a thread for some reason, so I’ll give a brief description of our experience here.
I flew into Ontario from San Jose and we spent time with my brother in the high desert…drinking marghs and watching the Dodgers lose. Left the house about around 9 on Sunday and found parking in a neighborhood driveway for $45. My brother is friends with the ticket seller and provided GPS coordinates to the best area. Worked like a charm and we only had to walk a quarter mile to the stadium, drinking beers and shots along the way and mingling with the locals. Considering the disruption every event here has on their lives, they were pretty cool. Unfortunately, I can see the area get gentrified, just like 3rd street did around Oracle Stadium in San Francisco.
The stadium. All I can say is…this place is incredible. Awesome. And it’s huge. You don’t even see the building until you’re right there, unlike Levi’s, which you can see from miles away. The field is 100 feet below ground to conform with FAA rules… It’s under the flight path to LAX. Anyway, getting in was easy, security was friendly and helpful. Once in, it’s really confusing to get around, even with the attendants assistance. The concourses are wide so you’re not shoulder to shoulder getting in or out. We found our seats, we were on the second level, just off the west endzone), grabbed some beverages (yes, very expensive but the lines were short, same as the restrooms) and took in the views from our seats about 30 minutes from game time. The sheer size of the place boggles the mind. And that score board…the Infinity Vision. Watching it during the game, I felt information overload. It not only shows the game but game stats from our game and around the league. I felt myself looking up too much and missing the real action on the field.
The fans- Same old LA fans, different century. I went to games at the Big A in Anaheim back in the late 80s and early 90s. The fans mainly sat in their seats and on third downs, same thing. Just a real lack of enthusiasm. Maybe it was the opponent or the team struggling but you would expect a partisan crowd that just experienced a Super Bowl title would be more into the game. The passion just wasn’t there. At Levi’s last year everyone stood the entire game and made constant noise. The general consensus is LA hadn’t had a team in 22 years so it would take time to get the area back on board. There’s something to that so I’ll give them a pass.
The game- The Rams started slowly- again- but I don’t think anyone doubted the ultimate out come. The D showed up and the offense moved the ball. That pick six should have been caught by Kupp. But you guys know how the game went down.
Overall, a great but expensive experience. Going to this palace is a bucket list item and I plan on going annually.
I’d post pics, but this site is rather archaic and doesn’t make uploading photos easy.
I was at the game. Here’s my report.
Atmosphere. Like every Rams-Niner game I’ve been to, save 07, when both teams stunk, it was really good. For a rivalry game, the two fan bases get on real well. I saw no problems, no fights or taunting. I was surprised at the number of empty seats between the 20’s. Way fewer Ram fans than previous years.
Now my take. I was sitting just off the 20 yard line, Rams side. On offense, the Niners came in with very simple, obvious goals- run at Donald and Floyd to protect their weak right (right tackle is OFS) and take quick shots over the middle. Keep the Rams offense off the field. Mission accomplished. Time of Possession 40-20, Niners. And the Rams were quite accommodating by lining their corners two miles off the LOS. I’ve been bitching about this all year. And where the fuck was Ramsey? A shut-down corner should be blanketing the opponents best WR. Really, I can see why Raheem Morris got run of of Atlanta and everywhere else he’s been. He really needs to go and McVay has to stop making excuses for his DC. It was really frustrating to watch this D struggle against a team with a mediocre QB and just two weapons- Kittle (who absolutely destroyed Von Miller) and Samuels.
On offense, the Rams struggled, as you all saw, against a Niners D that basically played a vanilla scheme with one safety playing back in Montana. They dropped the backers and took away the horizontal game (which is what everyone is doing to Patrick Mahomes) and absolutely did not fear the run game. Stafford had plenty of time to throw, mostly. On the first INT, I had a straight line of sight. Stafford threw the ball where OB had inside position and could have made a jump on but flat out gave up on the play. Flat. Out. Gave. Up. Hopkins, Adams and any other “elite” WR would have at least TRIED to make that play. He was a non-factor, 2-18 yards. On the second pick Higbee gave his best “hands of stone” imitation. Hit a guy in the hands, he has to make the catch. The rest of the night, the Rams were out of sync offensively, which I can understand since they weren’t on the field to get any semblance of rhythm. When they were on the field, it was mostly 11 personnel. Remember fucking Chicago in 18? C’mon, change it up once in a while. Clearly, this offense needs a workhorse back to make the 11 go and keep what is more and more a suspect D off the field. Henderson and Michel do not fit the bill. Kupp was Kupp but OB needs to get his best Robert Woods imitation going or a season with high expectations is going to be a disaster.
So McVay has his work cut out and he’s got two weeks to fix it.
