[ramsman34]

Do t think we rolled/booted Staff one time. Plays were there to be made but like MCV said, limited opps as Philly are masters of TOP. Lost this game in many ways. Wasn’t on one guy/coach.

[PARAM]

Do t think we rolled/booted Staff one time. Plays were there to be made but like MCV said, limited opps as Philly are masters of TOP. Lost this game in many ways. Wasn’t on one guy/coach.

In the first half, Stafford was on but he missed quite a few guys in the 2nd half.

We can proclaim we don't have the players at key positions. Fans can complain about needing another Edge. Young is going to be a stud and we don't even know what Mathis might be. Fans can complain about Kendricks but he's played well. The DPI was both guys fighting. The horse collar was of necessity as without it, he would have gained the 15 yards on his own, if not score. The pass in question was a great pass and a 1 handed catch....Kendricks was in his back pocket. Tackling is an issue but that's an attitude and it's correctable. As always, when we lose, many point fingers in the wrong direction.

I disagree it wasn't one guy/coach. It was McVay. SF realized they weren't playing the 1-5 Rams and they came out pressuring Stafford in the second half. Does McVay make any adjustments ? It didn't look like he did. 81 yards of offense, 10+ minutes TOP. Currently, we are a terrible 2nd half team.

[rams1974]

They absolutely must figure out why they keep having these atrocious end of first half meltdowns. This has been an issue going back to 2021, at least.

Sometime when I am bored at work I'm going to compile the point differential in the last 2 minutes of 1H, 2021 and onwards .. I'm going to predict it's around -100.

McVay seems to be aware of it .. the TV shot of him after that catch, you could lipread him saying "Every first half!"

[bremillard]

This Rams team just doesn't have the horses or the experience to beat high level NFL teams. I am pleasantly surprised at how hard they are playing. Guess it's just a matter of perspective and expectations for this year. I had very little faith that this would be a playoff team so what I am seeing is given me cause for optimism.

[rams1974]

I agree with the take that there is just a talent gap - we can't expect too much from them. The Eagles game went down exactly as I thought it would, meaning, hang with them for 3 quarters then the talent gap takes over.

Following up on the end of first half quasi meltdowns that are occurring. With apologies to aeneas1...

There are 43 games including playoffs since beginning of 2021 - last team to have a scoring opportunity (meaning, they either did score or had a missed FG):
- 23(!): the opponent
- 9: the Rams
- 11: score-neutral

4 of the 23 have occurred this year:
at Sea, Missed FG
vs SF, throw up in my mouth TD
at CIN, FG
vs PHI, throw up in my mouth TD
(Indy was offsetting missed FGs)

This is a bona fide trend under Morris.

[actionjack]

In the first half, Stafford was on but he missed quite a few guys in the 2nd half.

We can proclaim we don't have the players at key positions. Fans can complain about needing another Edge. Young is going to be a stud and we don't even know what Mathis might be. Fans can complain about Kendricks but he's played well. The DPI was both guys fighting. The horse collar was of necessity as without it, he would have gained the 15 yards on his own, if not score. The pass in question was a great pass and a 1 handed catch....Kendricks was in his back pocket. Tackling is an issue but that's an attitude and it's correctable. As always, when we lose, many point fingers in the wrong direction.

I disagree it wasn't one guy/coach. It was McVay. SF realized they weren't playing the 1-5 Rams and they came out pressuring Stafford in the second half. Does McVay make any adjustments ? It didn't look like he did. 81 yards of offense, 10+ minutes TOP. Currently, we are a terrible 2nd half team.

Really you are going to pin this on McVay??? McVay is coaching his arse off.

Was it McVay who missed several tackles, mostly against their QB?
Was it McVay that got zero pressure from the edge.

Somehow you are going to defend Kendrick when he plays press coverage and there is under 30 seconds left until the end of the half?? He gives up a bomb +15 yards then falls all over himself on the underthrow??

Was it McVay who missed a wide open Tutu or Kupp multiple times?? Was it McVays fault when Kyren whiffed on a chip.

This team is young and are making mistakes that are going to cost them against top teams. We arent as good as the Eagles that is a fact, both their lines are significantly better then ours and they have play makers on offense. We are 2-3, should have beat the bengals but thats the NFL. Now we just have to continue to learn and gel and go beat the Cards who are no pushover...

[PARAM]

Really you are going to pin this on McVay??? McVay is coaching his arse off.

Was it McVay who missed several tackles, mostly against their QB?
Was it McVay that got zero pressure from the edge.

Somehow you are going to defend Kendrick when he plays press coverage and there is under 30 seconds left until the end of the half?? He gives up a bomb +15 yards then falls all over himself on the underthrow??

Was it McVay who missed a wide open Tutu or Kupp multiple times?? Was it McVays fault when Kyren whiffed on a chip.

This team is young and are making mistakes that are going to cost them against top teams. We arent as good as the Eagles that is a fact, both their lines are significantly better then ours and they have play makers on offense. We are 2-3, should have beat the bengals but thats the NFL. Now we just have to continue to learn and gel and go beat the Cards who are no pushover...

The offense did diddly squat in the 2nd half. And that's on McVay. It has nothing to do with missed tackles or DPI penalties. The offense did NOTHING at all in the 2nd half, so even if the defense didn't allow those 6 points in the 2nd half, we still would have lost.

7 plays - 17 yards
5 plays - 13 yards
6 plays - 17 yards
6 plays - 3 yards
5 plays - 31 yards

Even with the 85 Bears defense, you're not going to win with that output....which amounted to zero.

[actionjack]

The offense did diddly squat in the 2nd half. And that's on McVay. It has nothing to do with missed tackles or DPI penalties. The offense did NOTHING at all in the 2nd half, so even if the defense didn't allow those 6 points in the 2nd half, we still would have lost.

7 plays - 17 yards
5 plays - 13 yards
6 plays - 17 yards
6 plays - 3 yards
5 plays - 31 yards

Even with the 85 Bears defense, you're not going to win with that output....which amounted to zero.

Complementary football matters, the defense coulndt get off the field, we had the ball 3 times in the first half and scored two TD's. Now we got the ball more in the second half, but still not sure how you blame McVay for dropped passes, uneven pass protection (at best) and missing an open Kupp downfield multiple times. But it's on McVay 100%.

You dont go from the worst offense in the NFL last year and go straight to top 5, top 10. It will be a process....

[PARAM]

Complementary football matters, the defense coulndt get off the field, we had the ball 3 times in the first half and scored two TD's. Now we got the ball more in the second half, but still not sure how you blame McVay for dropped passes, uneven pass protection (at best) and missing an open Kupp downfield multiple times. But it's on McVay 100%.

It's his design. 8 rushing attempts in the first half in 3 possessions. Mixed it up good. Just 3 in the first 18 minutes of the 2nd half. No jet sweeps. Few screen passes. Stafford deserves blame too. Again, Kupp or Puka (23 targets) and few targets for anybody else (Tutu 5, Higbee 3). Of course you want to get the ball into your playmakers hands but we have more than 2 playmakers.

You dont go from the worst offense in the NFL last year and go straight to top 5, top 10. It will be a process....

And yet, after yesterday's game we sit at #8 (after sitting at #4 going in). It is a process. That also goes for the defense too, wouldn't you say?

Truth of it all is we got beat by a better team. Just like vs San Fran. But we were in both games, so there's that. It gives me confidence they will win a few more than they lose the rest of the season. And I can't ask for anything more than that.

[RAMMAN76]

Well loosing 2 O linemen during the game defiantly hurt. But as I suspected McVay was in "Pass Happy" mode and abandoned the run. Too much 11 personnel, need to change things up.

The defense was good for the most part except for poor tackling and penalties; but with the offense struggling in the second half it was too much pressure for them.

"Michael Hoecht allowed four receptions on the same amount of targets for 65 yards." So he's a DB now? Please stop this crap.

One other thing that bugs me; deferring the kick-off when winning the toss.
The defense is young and inexperienced, putting pressure on them to start the game rarely helps. Try taking the ball and scoring first for a change.