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Look, I was beyond irate today and I'm still angry about the way that game went down. But I think there's a silver lining here beyond the performance of Austin Davis, Quick, Britt, etc.
Today, the Rams allowed a punt to be blocked for a TD, they allowed a fumble to be returned for a TD, Zac Stacy got stripped at the Eagles 30 which was returned deep into Rams territory(leading to another TD), and Austin Davis was stripped on a play that started at the Eagles 5 yard line.
I know what you're thinking, how is that a silver lining? Hekker has never had a punt blocked with the Rams. Stacy has only fumbled 3 times in 300 carries. Prior to today, Austin Davis had never lost a fumble. Basically, the Rams had four incredibly unlikely turnovers which resulted in 21 points for Philly. A Philly team that went to the playoffs last year.
Despite all of that, about the most unimaginable combination of events happening, the Rams should have had a shot at the end of this game to win it with multiple throws to the end-zone.
This team came out and played as sloppy as I've seen them play in a good while and they could have very realistically still won a game against a playoff team. There's obviously some talent on this team now if they could pull that off. We played a shit game against a playoff team and almost won.
That all said, it's also very concerning that we played such a sloppy game coming off a bye week. Additionally, it's very frustrating to see the OL have another underwhelming day. They need to get whatever it was figured out that kept allowing free blitzers off the edge. On a final note, we need to get the penalties under control. There were bad calls as always but the personal fouls and procedural penalties(false starts) should not be happening.
And while there is a silver lining, we're still 1-3. Team needs to put it together and start coming away with Ws. Moral victories don't mean anything. However, this game did leave me optimistic about Austin Davis. I still have reservations, though.
Today, the Rams allowed a punt to be blocked for a TD, they allowed a fumble to be returned for a TD, Zac Stacy got stripped at the Eagles 30 which was returned deep into Rams territory(leading to another TD), and Austin Davis was stripped on a play that started at the Eagles 5 yard line.
I know what you're thinking, how is that a silver lining? Hekker has never had a punt blocked with the Rams. Stacy has only fumbled 3 times in 300 carries. Prior to today, Austin Davis had never lost a fumble. Basically, the Rams had four incredibly unlikely turnovers which resulted in 21 points for Philly. A Philly team that went to the playoffs last year.
Despite all of that, about the most unimaginable combination of events happening, the Rams should have had a shot at the end of this game to win it with multiple throws to the end-zone.
This team came out and played as sloppy as I've seen them play in a good while and they could have very realistically still won a game against a playoff team. There's obviously some talent on this team now if they could pull that off. We played a shit game against a playoff team and almost won.
That all said, it's also very concerning that we played such a sloppy game coming off a bye week. Additionally, it's very frustrating to see the OL have another underwhelming day. They need to get whatever it was figured out that kept allowing free blitzers off the edge. On a final note, we need to get the penalties under control. There were bad calls as always but the personal fouls and procedural penalties(false starts) should not be happening.
And while there is a silver lining, we're still 1-3. Team needs to put it together and start coming away with Ws. Moral victories don't mean anything. However, this game did leave me optimistic about Austin Davis. I still have reservations, though.
