[Dare]

If the Rams can win on Monday then I think the worst they finish is 10-7 but I think 11 or 12 wins is still very possible. The Rams need to get the offense untracked earlier in games. They can't keep tempting fate by letting teams hang around. I still think AZ will self destruct before the end of the regular season.

Remember the Cards had 11 wins in 2021 and still ended up losing to the Rams in the wildcard round.

[ramsman34]

Worst case it is. Posting this with 2:00 left. But it’s over.

NFC West after Week 10

Cards: 6-4, Hammered Jets. Cards are for real folks.
Whiners: 5-4, Beat Bucs. Lucky fuckers
Rams: 4-5 get embarrassed by the Dolphins
Seahawks: 4-5 Bye

OL was terrible. Play calling, terrible, Speights is great against the run, awful in coverage.
5 outta 6 FGs. What a joke.
Worst case - 3rd place, now a reality.

[PARAM]

Rozeboom had a helluva game. That's encouraging. The D line played like they've been playing....a bunch of bad asses. DBs could have been better. But....

Miami "amassed" 238 yards.
67 yards rushing (3.0).
171 yards passing
5.5 per attempt.

If your defense does that to the Dolphins with all those weapons, you should win the game.
We know why we lost.

Offense
No TDs
25% on third down
0 of 3 in the Red Zone
2 turnovers

Despite how good our young D has been playing, we know the strength of our team is offense. They'll get it straightened out and get back in the win column vs New England. That's all we can ask. Lots of time left and we're 4-5.....the division leader is 6-4 so with a win Sunday, we're 1 game back.

It's official......our D is for real. Now our offense just has to regain it's mojo.

[rams74]

Rozeboom had a helluva game. That's encouraging. The D line played like they've been playing....a bunch of bad asses. DBs could have been better. But....

Miami "amassed" 238 yards.
67 yards rushing (3.0).
171 yards passing
5.5 per attempt.

If your defense does that to the Dolphins with all those weapons, you should win the game.
We know why we lost.

Offense
No TDs
25% on third down
0 of 3 in the Red Zone
2 turnovers

Despite how good our young D has been playing, we know the strength of our team is offense. They'll get it straightened out and get back in the win column vs New England. That's all we can ask. Lots of time left and we're 4-5.....the division leader is 6-4 so with a win Sunday, we're 1 game back.

It's official......our D is for real. Now our offense just has to regain it's mojo.

Love your optimism. Seriously. After a bad loss like that, I can't get my optimism going until Friday.

But just to add: Last year after 9 games, we were 3-6, so we're already one game up on that. There's still time for the OL to come together, starting Sunday in Foxborough.

[PARAM]

Love your optimism. Seriously. After a bad loss like that, I can't get my optimism going until Friday.

But just to add: Last year after 9 games, we were 3-6, so we're already one game up on that. There's still time for the OL to come together, starting Sunday in Foxborough.

Ready for some pessimism? Our offense has been outscored by opposing offenses in 7 of 9 games. Our offense has 1 first quarter TD this year (vs Minn). We only have 2 first quarter FGs so we're averaging 1.4 points in the first quarter. That's bad but there's more. We have 7 first half TDs and 7 first half FGs for a whopping total of 70 points (7.7 pts avg in the first half). The good news is.....the D has scored 7 points in the first half bringing our average up to 8.5!!! And yet without the benefit of early leads, our D has been performing well. How will they play if we manage to take early leads and add to them?

We're in some serious need of complimentary football.....and before the season if somebody said that was going to be a problem, we'd all think it was because of our young D. Our D has allowed 8 first quarter TDs and 0 FGs in 9 games. Combine that with 5 in the second quarter along with 7 FGs and we're averaging 12.4 points allowed in the first half. The better news is our D is allowing just 11.1 points per game in the second half (and OT). An offense as talented as we have should definitely be scoring more than 23.5 PPG. Hell take into consideration our D has scored 23 point themselves and it's a net of 21.0 PPG the offense has had to overcome.

[ramsman34]

NFC West after Week 11

Well, well, well - what a difference a week makes, eh. lol

Cards: 6-4, Bye
Rams: 5-5, Beat Pats
Seahawks: 5-5, Beat whiners
Whiners: 5-5 Lose to Hawks

Yes they coulda won bigger and more easily. But a dub is a dub. 1 game out with games against all divisional opponents remaining. We are still in it to win the division. Which, as of now, is really the only path to the playoffs. One game at a time. A very tough opponent up next: Eagles @ Sofi SNF. Silent count for the Rams O is likely. Ugh.

[Dare]

With Limmer at center and Avila at LG this OL looks good enough to compete with most anyone. Most of all Stafford looked a hell of a lot more comfortable behind this iteration of the OL. Even McClendon looked fine at RT giving them depth at the position after Havenstein returns.

If Limmer looks this good as a rookie, the outlook for him to be the starter long term looks very bright as he should only get better. Alaric needs to continue to show consistency particularly against top competition. Though it wouldn't surprise me if they try to sign Cam Robinson next season.

If this version of the OL can simply stay healthy for the rest of the season it I have no doubt the Rams make the playoffs and then they can be very dangerous. This team if they stay healthy can compete with anyone left on their schedule. The Bills look like the biggest test remaining, though all the teams in the NFCW can't be overlooked. Philly looks good one moment and very average the next. Catch them on a down week and they can be beaten.

Yeah the Rams are in the thick of the NFCW race and it's debateable if a wildcard will come from this division. So taking the division title is the only way to guarantee a playoff birth.

[PARAM]

NFC West after Week 11

Well, well, well - what a difference a week makes, eh. lol

Cards: 6-4, Bye
Rams: 5-5, Beat Pats
Seahawks: 5-5, Beat whiners
Whiners: 5-5 Lose to Hawks

Yes they coulda won bigger and more easily. But a dub is a dub. 1 game out with games against all divisional opponents remaining. We are still in it to win the division. Which, as of now, is really the only path to the playoffs. One game at a time. A very tough opponent up next: Eagles @ Sofi SNF. Silent count for the Rams O is likely. Ugh.

Yes, sure gonna be a tough one next Sunday Night. But isn't it about time the offense played 2 good games in a row again? 7 TDs vs Las Vegas and Minnesota, 6 TDs the last 3 games. We've been talking about it for a while but the offense has to start faster. The defense is gonna allow a couple of TDs and a couple of FGs most Sundays but they have not had the luxury of playing with a decent lead most weeks.

[Dare]

They are getting there as a team. Things are disjointed but that's because of all the new moving pieces. As the defense starts to really understand what the coaches are preaching they will play faster and anticipate better. I can see that Shula's defense is complex in how he is constantly adjusting as the game goes on. It's why they give up early scores but settle down and do a pretty good job in slowing the opposing offenses. Durant continues to flash although his consistency is what needs to be improved.

I found it interesting Jimmy G got a game ball. Apparently, he provided good intel. I see him on the team next year, either as a bridge for a rookie or backup again if they sign someone like Darnold. The value of having a good backup at QB can't be understated.

I was elated that J. Jack got benched. IMO Dedich is backup to Limmer and both OGs. I think they activated Christian to be the swing OT as he can play both sides. I think that if Leveston can play as well as Limmer and Dedich, along with Christian they probably have their depth OL for next year.

[ramsman34]

Yes, sure gonna be a tough one next Sunday Night. But isn't it about time the offense played 2 good games in a row again? 7 TDs vs Las Vegas and Minnesota, 6 TDs the last 3 games. We've been talking about it for a while but the offense has to start faster. The defense is gonna allow a couple of TDs and a couple of FGs most Sundays but they have not had the luxury of playing with a decent lead most weeks.

Totally agree. Probability says that they are due for a game where the score early and put up over 30. That would be monstrous against the Eagles. If you can neutralize Saquan by putting them in a deep hole score wise - the defense should be able to make Hurts’ life miserable. But that’s a big if.