I disagree with people blaming Limmer for the loss. It hurts to see those replays with Higbee running wide open after his man slips in the snow. But handing the Eagles free points by turning the ball over twice in our own red zone or close to it was the bigger difference. You cannot win games in the playoffs losing the turnover battle that badly. Period. You can definitely give up a sack or two and still win. Even if those sacks come on key downs. And let's not forget missing our run D assignments not once, not twice, but 3x for long and uncontested and easy TD runs. Guys like Barkley will find a way. But it happened way too often. Plus all the dropped passes (though the snow was a big factor there). Or the failure to convert on several 3rd and 1s to extend drives and give ourselves a chance a points.
We lost because we shot ourselves in the foot over and over and over again. Philly did not. They played way more buttoned up. Limmer's failure to block Carter was just another self-inflicted wound in a long list. But no the most impactful IMO. It just feels that way because it stopped yet another lengendary Stafford comeback.
Limmer is a rookie and will only improve. The Rams don't seem to value the C position much. We don't sink prime draft capital or free agent money into it. Zero way we move on from him IMO. And I am happy with that. He adds serious beef up front, and with some more seasoning, will be a well above average C on a very cheap contract.
