FEATURE 10 Observations From the Rams' 28-6 Win Over the Giants

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AD is going to get acclimated to being back in the mix, and the return of Garrett, will force teams to choose their poison. Double AD or double MG. And even at that, Shula can send a 5th rusher who's likely to go unblocked if the defense can show organized confusion on their front. That's how you get after purdy. Sure, you might get burned sometimes, but if you let purdy sit back and allow him to play into soft zone, he'll dink and dunk you all day. That's how the whiners get 18 play drives for a TD with the longest play being 6 yards. But get in his face and he's prone to make mistakes or will be forced to make a read in a split second which will eventually end drives, IMO.

And the Rams exposed the soft run defense in the interior of the whiner's defense. I think the Rams win the rematch like they did last season.
 
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Jacobarch said:

9. Terrance Ferguson keeps flashing—but now he needs to become dependable.​

This is the big question with Ferg.

Is this finally the year he puts it all together? Because the flashes are there. And they're fucking good.
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He just played in the second game of his second year, and you're asking if this is the year he finally puts it all together?
Confused Gary Coleman GIF
 
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Jacobarch said:
Why not? puka did, and he was a fith rounder.
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Puka walked onto a different situation. He was on a rebuilding team. Kupp missed the first month of the season, he was forced into the starting lineup day 1.

Ferguson was eased into action last year as a 5th option. So he didn't get the same opportunities as Puka did his first year. And BTW, Puka turned out to be a superstar caliber WR. Ferguson will get his chances this year to perform and he still may only be the 3rd or 4th option on a team with lots of weapons and a great ground game.
 
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Another observation, Giants paid $13m , 2 years for an experienced backup QB that quite literally shit the bed 1st chance this year. He can't possibly look this fucked in practice, can he? Fuck the Harbaughs, overrated assholes with the biggest egos in coaching.
 
Ferguson has to get his head around when he sees the blitz. Stafford hit him in the midsection with a pass that he couldn't handle because he looked too late. It's plays like that where I question "football smarts". The other drop was just a drop. Can happen to anybody. Even Davante. 2 games into 2026 and they are his 14th and 15th games played (including postseason) where he got more than 4 offensive snaps. I might classify him as "still a rookie". He's coming along fine but let's see how much he improves over the next 6 to 8 games.
 
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Great post. McVay deserves credit for his play calling. He kept pretty good run/pass balance. KW & Corum ran great and I'm really pulling for Fergie to step up every week. What I didn't know, is that Daniels was inactive...I'm waiting to see that guy in action.
 
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Ramstien said:
It usually takes a few years for a rookie TE to get up to speed with an NFL offense. We may have to wait until next year to get an idea what the Rams have in Klare.
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Agree; and with Higbee, Parkinson and Allen all potentially gone after this season, the plan for Klare may have always been to get him ready for a significant role in 2027.
 
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Stafford had I believe three balls that hit receivers in the hands or should have been caught - Ferg twice, and X. Smith once. Makes his game even more impressive.

I am less forgiving on the INT though - he had a "how is the pocket this clean against a top pass rush in the NFL??????" level of clean pocket. Nobody, and I mean, nobody, was open. Throw the ball away. It was disconcerting because, we were up 7-3 against the Niners and had gotten an INT.....very similar situation against the Giants....and then Stafford gave it back. Can't do that.

Mevis will be fine, its only his second missed FG as a Ram I believe. Special teams kick coverage seemed better. Ingle is a PS guy, so that penalty was what it was.....though I will say, too many penalties again. More on that in a minute.

I was on this train this off-season, normally I trust McVay and Snead implicitly.....but Evans has to go. There is no other way to say it. It was jarring to see both the Giants and Rams punt from inside their own 10, and seeing Evans kick a line drive that netted I think 43 yards, while Stout boomed a 70-80 yard punt that netted almost 60 IIRC.

I know that Evans is the holder for FGs, but almost every punter does that - I would cut him today and find someone off the street. Or if we can, take Hekker off the Vikings practice squad. He wasn't much better than Evans is last time he played for us, but he's more entertaining and the reunion vibes would feel good at least.

Too many penalties, fumbles in back to back games, INTs with little pressure - uncharacteristic of a McVay coached team, we need to get that righted. I'm glad that we played well enough to win 38-6 (if the FG was made and then if we wanted to score on the last drive we could have easily), so its encouraging for sure - I also loved the aggressiveness on defense.

But we will need to play clean in the next few games to have a chance to win them.
 
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Ramstien said:
I have a feeling Allen will be retained after this season if he continues to grow in this offense.
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I could see that as Allen is the best blocking TE they have. I expect them to draft another, however, with Allen, Ferguson & Klare you will still be in good shape at that position.
 
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The interception on the throw to Adams was a perfect example. He tried to fit the ball into double coverage on second-and-5, and it turned into a turnover.
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That was the only play that I thought - Adams - what are you doing.

I felt he had a really decent shot at breaking up that pass.

It felt like a lackadaisical play on his part.

But other than that - he had an awesome game.
 
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Mackeyser said:
And he made the DB fall down in coverage. I really think he’s better than he’s shown because he’s too small to block and doesn’t fit our scheme, but man, he’s so damned fast. I wish they’d scheme him a bit more.
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I look forward to 11 personnel units when Puka is back with Tutu, Adams, Puka and T-Ferg.
They lose something in the blocking with Tutu.. but I think he and Ferg's speed will make that unit very effective.
 
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