aeneas1 wrote:welcome @Ramfan99, and thanks for your observations!
Thank you for the welcome.
My son and I was so excited that we came there more than 1 hour before kickoff. During the game, we were mostly up on our feet as most did, cheering for the Rams, and booing Falcons. What a letdown afterward, because it was not even close! Rams was favorite by 6, but lost by 13, no excuse. I faulted #1 the Coach for resting players last week,#2 Cooper for not one, but 2 turnovers (he should release his Pro Bowl to someone else, sarcastic here), total disaster. And #3 Goff for out of sync... If he wants to be a Joe Montana or a Mat Ryan or better, better learn to release that damm balls quicker, especially in red zones. Sometimes you just have to trust your wide receivers to make plays with you and for you. I understand it takes time to build the trust with his wideouts, but he was MIA for game #16! It would be a perfect game for him to improve, learn something new, because it was a game that they not worry about the outcome as much as other games. He should had be out there to sharpen his skills. Look at Tom Brady, the best of the best, and at 40, still played game #16! However, Goff at 23, with 1 very lousy and 1 good season, wanted to take time off before the BIGGEST game of his career!! And #4 whoever (players, coaches) for not taking care of their slippery issue early on. Gurley, Goff, wideout clearly had the issue then. Players in defense took care of the issue.
The irony here was ... Sam Ficken, our kicker. Prior to the game, I worried as everyone else did that the team would do well, but he would not. It turned out the opposite! Before kickoff, we had a chance to watch him practicing: He made them all: at 25, 35, 40 and even 45 yard line (55 yard field goal), so my son and I were like “No more worry from me. Relaxed (like Aaron Rogers told fans), Rams would kick butts”. Man, I was so wrong!
Sammy Watkins: sometimes I felt like Rams played only 10 players vs 11, because they did not throw him balls but I believe he was on the field more than other wideouts. At the beginning of the season, I understood, because he was not with them the whole training camp, but as the season progressed, nothing changed. My son yelled so loud “Sammy, Sammy open in the middle!” Instead, Goff threw someone else for an incomplete. Could be a TD had he targeted Sammy, but my guess here is as good as everyone else. Anyway we ended the season with 2 eggs in a row. When my teams (Rams, Packers) are out, I am done watching football, including SB.