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It was a hell of a first quarter - and the Rams bandwagon is-a-growing. There is still plenty of room on board and we lifers should welcome new fans with open arms - encourage them to buy tickets and teach them when to be loud and when not to. But anyway - lets look ahead to Q2.
Vs Sea
@ Jax
vs Az
@ NYG
Not to start counting chickens or anything, but it seems like this Seahawks game should tell us who is who in the NFC West. Neither Arizona nor San Fran are complete patsies, but neither looks particularly primed to make a run either.
The Seahawks look flawed right now. Their offenive line has always been their weakness - a weakness they have been able to manage in years past with Wilson's elite scrambling ability. He needs to have a really long Sunday this weekend - and when we get mits on him, he needs to go down. It seems to me that we shouldn't need to bring 5 or 6 very often - we can pick our spots - a 4 man pass rush should be able to get it done. It appears we will see a combo attack of Eddie Lacy and JD McKissic unless Prosisse gets unexpectedly healthy or Rawls finds his way out of the doghouse. Contain RW, and you contain the Seachickens. On the other side of the ball, Seattle is especially thin at corner. I don't expect Sherman to follow Watkins around the field all night, but I do expect the Rams to pick on the other side of the field as much as possible. I think the Rams take this game and assert control over the NFC West.
Jacksonville is going to be a fun one to watch - their defense is real. Calais Campbell is playing lights out and they are getting great CB play. I think you expect this game to come down to seeling out against Fournette and making Bortles beat you. I would hang our defensive backs out to dry in this one and prepare for a ground war. If there is one game in this second quarter of the season that looks like the toughest matchup for the Rams, its this'n.
The Cardinals need to have their asses whooped - but its rarely easy with these guys. They have played like crap in the first quarter, yet they came out of it 2-2. This is the kind of game where you can't let them hang around - this one needs to get out of hand early. Carson needs to be prompted into retirement with our pass rush. Like Seattle, the O line is banged up badly - we should be able to get pressure on him with 4. Defensively, they still have some pretty good pieces - this is the kind of game we could mental mistake our way into losing.
At the Giants could be tougher than the records make it look. The Giants have LAC, Den, and Sea up next - lets hope they lose at least 2 of those anc come in demoralized. There is still talent on this team - especially on the defense. It would be nice if they were ready to mail the season in by week 9. Assuming both teams come to play - it will come down to taking advantage of their O Line issues and not letting Eli get the ball out. They haven't had a run game materialize yet this year, but they have weapons down field. Defensively, they present a real challenge for any team.
I can't see any of these 4 games that I would pick the Rams to lose at this point - but assuming they let one of these games slip through and go 3-1 through the second quarter - they are still in really good shape at 6-2 after the first half. It sure is fun to have a good team again.
Vs Sea
@ Jax
vs Az
@ NYG
Not to start counting chickens or anything, but it seems like this Seahawks game should tell us who is who in the NFC West. Neither Arizona nor San Fran are complete patsies, but neither looks particularly primed to make a run either.
The Seahawks look flawed right now. Their offenive line has always been their weakness - a weakness they have been able to manage in years past with Wilson's elite scrambling ability. He needs to have a really long Sunday this weekend - and when we get mits on him, he needs to go down. It seems to me that we shouldn't need to bring 5 or 6 very often - we can pick our spots - a 4 man pass rush should be able to get it done. It appears we will see a combo attack of Eddie Lacy and JD McKissic unless Prosisse gets unexpectedly healthy or Rawls finds his way out of the doghouse. Contain RW, and you contain the Seachickens. On the other side of the ball, Seattle is especially thin at corner. I don't expect Sherman to follow Watkins around the field all night, but I do expect the Rams to pick on the other side of the field as much as possible. I think the Rams take this game and assert control over the NFC West.
Jacksonville is going to be a fun one to watch - their defense is real. Calais Campbell is playing lights out and they are getting great CB play. I think you expect this game to come down to seeling out against Fournette and making Bortles beat you. I would hang our defensive backs out to dry in this one and prepare for a ground war. If there is one game in this second quarter of the season that looks like the toughest matchup for the Rams, its this'n.
The Cardinals need to have their asses whooped - but its rarely easy with these guys. They have played like crap in the first quarter, yet they came out of it 2-2. This is the kind of game where you can't let them hang around - this one needs to get out of hand early. Carson needs to be prompted into retirement with our pass rush. Like Seattle, the O line is banged up badly - we should be able to get pressure on him with 4. Defensively, they still have some pretty good pieces - this is the kind of game we could mental mistake our way into losing.
At the Giants could be tougher than the records make it look. The Giants have LAC, Den, and Sea up next - lets hope they lose at least 2 of those anc come in demoralized. There is still talent on this team - especially on the defense. It would be nice if they were ready to mail the season in by week 9. Assuming both teams come to play - it will come down to taking advantage of their O Line issues and not letting Eli get the ball out. They haven't had a run game materialize yet this year, but they have weapons down field. Defensively, they present a real challenge for any team.
I can't see any of these 4 games that I would pick the Rams to lose at this point - but assuming they let one of these games slip through and go 3-1 through the second quarter - they are still in really good shape at 6-2 after the first half. It sure is fun to have a good team again.
