Let Me Be First: Can We Play Up To Vikes ? (Really Good Team)

[GabesHorn]

We have finally won 2 games in a row ,against 2 teams WE SHOULD have beaten. We as the RAMS are gonna (N E E D ) 3RD down Conversions all game long. We are like 2-3 for 25 on 3RD downs in above said games. Fisher played to win like usual very close games that we could have worked on short passing game. Nick Foles for-goes mid range passing for 50/50 balls or passes too short to make a 1st down. Makes you shake your head SMH!!!

Hope we have EVERYONE except AO back (Chris Long) as we will NEED all our studs firing together to stop Peterson and a very Quick running and accurate passing QB and WR Diggs who is off the charts but soon to be well known. They have a very talented "D" unlike what we have faced and our OL is actually JUST STARTING THE GELLING Process. I really like what I'm starting to see from Barnes & Reynolds as our Rookies and I put G. Rob with them as his play is very close to theirs and he is the same age them.

Yes the Future is Bright but WE NEED POINTS NOW IN AN AWAY GAME LIKE WE DID IN PHOENIX. The same Concentration and continuation of making the turn into a COMPETITOR . I don't need to explain with the Panthers and Falcons rolling we HAVE to beat out the vikes for PLAYOFFS and I think WE NEED this WIN to WIN THE DIVISION also over the cards too.

This vikes game is GINORMOUS. Hope NO ONE celebrates beating the whiners and just MOVES ALL FOCUS to vikes gameplan and adjustments for every quarter and every situation. STOP BEING SO PREDICTABLE ON 1ST AND 2ND DOWN. Teams have seen our tricks and our Jet Sweep game and trying to win by one point again may be playing things TOO Close to get over. We NEED to ENLARGE our MARGIN OF ERROR. Penalties!!! , TO's , Drops , INCONSISTANCIES WE CAN NOT HAVE ANY:boxing:. FAST START in 1ST Quarter and not the bed again and get BEHIND early. Yes TODD GURLEY will make all ships rise EVENTUALLY . DON'T WAIT ON TODD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Long Drives with points and FIX THE FG BLOCKING.:icare:vikes Game "IS" THE PLAYOFFS for this year as we play to the level of our opponent TOO OFTEN. This will be a lot like Packers game but we need an earlier wake up ON THE FIELD and WRAPPING UP Peterson over Missile hits with flying DB's. Peterson will take those hits and keep moving. I think Peterson will be bringing his best game playing against TGII.

So glad JJ is playing well enough to lineup on Diggs and then we move to another Defensive weakness....Covering talented NFL Tight Ends and lets own the RED ZONE but Must cause TO's to win. THE TIME IS NOW as we see our "D" who seems to play great indoors and now needs to take that game OUTSIDE!!!:yess: I just don't want excuses and what ifs after this game we have had a BULLSEYE on ever since Before the Bye week. Are We Up To It? WHAT DO YOU THINK? How do we attack minnyhorta ? Do we stay with how we have played the last 2 weeks ? Do we get Cook and Britt, Kendricks,Marquez,Bailey,Tavon Austin throws early and often to stop 8 in the box to stop Gurley. PA should be working for us now. Why isn't it?

My last words are Nick Foles must PLAY REAL BIG IN THIS BIGGEST GAME OF YEAR. Teams want FOLES to beat them . They are gonna All play us that way now. Getting GURLEYII started in 1ST Quarter. ITS GONNA BE A SUPER LONG WEEK FOR ME. NO MORE INJURIES!!!

 

[JoeBo21]

yep. biggest game of the season

gotta get this one

 

[bskrilla]

Haven't read your post but can we play "up" to an opponent? That's never been a problem for us. We always play up. Now we're finally smashing the teams we should beat.

 

[RhodyRams]

Minn #3 in the league in points allowed

Rams are #5

 

[Ram_Rally]

My dad is a Vikings Fan so lemme tell you:

First, we better win next week.
Second, they're not THAT good. Blown out by the niners and beat the Chiefs, lions twice, and looked horrible today. We can beat them.

 

[RaminExile]

We play up to teams - our tendency has been to play down to other teams level though. That said. Vikings are not that good. Very overrated team in fact.

 

[RhodyRams]

Haven't read your post but can we play "up" to an opponent? That's never been a problem for us. We always play up. Now we're finally smashing the teams we should beat.

and all too often the Rams play down to the opponent also

 

[OntarioRam]

They needed a last second field goal to beat the Bears, which is worse than any Rams underwhelming performance this year IMO. I'd hardly call the Vikings a "really good team". They are solid. But just like our Rams, they are still in the 2nd tier of quality football clubs. A notch below the heavyweights.

I definitely think this team is up to the task. As with every other week, it will hinge on our offense. Can they perform competently? If so, our defence will give us a chance to win. Foles looked pretty sharp today and the o-line was fine. Unfortunately, we had several key drops. We'll need to fix those if we hope to come away from Minnesota with the W.

Watching Gurley v Peterson should be a treat. Both teams have solid defences with mediocre o-lines. We'll see what side can help their RB out by winning the trenches.

 

[gabriel18]

We owe the Vikas one from last year.

 

[tonyl711]

yes it is an important game, but i dont think Minnesota is as good as the Seahawks or Cardinals both of who we beat, or the Packers or Steelers both of who we had our chances to beat. very winnable game IMO.

 

[ohiorams]

Vikings lose

 

[Memento]

If we have the exact same gameplan as the third quarter, we won't win. TOP is the most overrated stat in the history of everything, and Fisher covets it so much that he runs six times in a row on two consecutive possessions. No way that was Cignetti's call.

 

[Robocop]

vikings record is a bit inflated but are still dangerous. contain Bridgewater of course and play hard against AP like we did last year. idk why you said we have trouble covering TE's when thats been a strong suit for the Rams whether its Ogletree or Barron now. either way the defense wont be the issue, besides the Skins game the defense has seemed to have finally settled down and consistently played to their potential (still too many penalties tho) but the offense is what I'm afraid will lose this game. how much more can Gurley give? this passing game is a goddamn joke. its fucking downright embarrassing. its either the receivers and stupid drops one game or Foles stinking it up the next. they're never on the same page because Gurley and Tavon can only do so much. if they can just be an average passing team this entire team makes the playoffs easy

 

[SierraRam]

We play up to teams - our tendency has been to play down to other teams level though. That said. Vikings are not that good. Very overrated team in fact.

All good points. The Vikes should have lost today and to the Lions - they got lucky both times. This is another team we should stomp on and never let up for air. This could be the message game to the NFL talking heads that will predict another "Letdown game":

The Rams are for REAL.

 

[GabesHorn]

vikings record is a bit inflated but are still dangerous. contain Bridgewater of course and play hard against AP like we did last year. idk why you said we have trouble covering TE's when thats been a strong suit for the Rams whether its Ogletree or Barron now. either way the defense wont be the issue, besides the Skins game the defense has seemed to have finally settled down and consistently played to their potential (still too many penalties tho) but the offense is what I'm afraid will lose this game. how much more can Gurley give? this passing game is a goddamn joke. its freaking downright embarrassing. its either the receivers and stupid drops one game or Foles stinking it up the next. they're never on the same page because Gurley and Tavon can only do so much. if they can just be an average passing team this entire team makes the playoffs easy

I beg to differ on TE coverage against the skins and Browns they had free reign. We had constant hurries,pressure,hits & sacks but it did'nt stop completions and yardage. Check McCowns Comps and Cousins also. Same with Palmers. Won't even mention Aaron Rodgers or Rothlesberger's . please. The vikes will be playing their best game of the season as they did last season at the ED Jones Dome. Forget what you've seen so far. They beat an awesome Chiefs defense WITH the chiefs having their all world RB-reciever. Thats as big or bigger as Alex Smith can run and Palmer can't. Don't OVERLOOK how good the vikes CAN PLAY. Maybe they are like us in playing down to division crap like we did today. 9ers did'nt have Hyde or Bush and Boldin PLEASE. #85 sux but he caught a few passes today .

Bridgewater runs and throws so much better than Krapperdouche it is not comparable and NO ONE on the 9ers compares to WR Diggs. This will be a BALLS OUT PLAYOFF GAME. At Least WILDCARD LEVEL. MARK IT DOWN. Will our "O" show up???:icare:

 

[Zombie Slayer]

It is going to be a low scoring and tight game. These teams are pretty much mirrors of each other in terms of how they're set up. Honestly, I don't see them winning. Until the Rams offense wakes up more, specifically the passing game and converting on 3rd down, I find it hard to see them going on the road and consistently winning games. I think the Vikings win a 13-10 type game. The difference in the game being home field advantage, a mobile qb, and a passing game that is a little more of a threat with the emergence of Diggs. I don't see Foles having a lot of time to throw in this game.

 

[RhodyRams]

Predicting now the O/U will be around 38.5 and Viqueens +2.5

 

[Ram65]

The Rams can play up, down or sideways as long as they win. On the road they need to get a better start on offense. I'm not sure what the Vikings are this year. Lucky or not the Vikings are 5-2 and have Adrian Peterson so they are dangerous. This is a big hurdle for the Rams to show themselves, the NFL and the fans they are for real!

Go Rams!!!!

 

[kurtfaulk]

If we have the exact same gameplan as the third quarter, we won't win. TOP is the most overrated stat in the history of everything, and Fisher covets it so much that he runs six times in a row on two consecutive possessions. No way that was Cignetti's call.

Damn straight. That was the most infuriating part of the game.

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[rdlkgliders]

I agree with the TOP stuff and consecutive hand offs to Mason were confusing. Look I love to win the TOP war and am a fan of Tre BUT you need to close out games in that situation. Run TG it's the 4th and he gets stronger, Keep them on their toes get some first downs. It was as though the game was over in the 3rd and that can bite us in the Arse. Obviously Fisher felt no threat from the Niner O and was certain he could just punt back and forth and play D until the game ended. Hey it worked we are 4-3 and establishing an identity but the path at time is a little bit precarious.