RamView, 12/4/11, Game #12: 49ers 26, Rams 0, by Mike Franke
RamView, December 4, 2011
From The Couch
(Report and opinions on the game.)
Game #12: 49ers 26, Rams 0
The Rams amazingly find a new low in 2011, failing to even score against the 49ers Sunday and looking like they wouldn't have scored against them in a month of Sundays. Even if the coaching staff had tried.
Position by position:
* QB: With Sam Bradford missing his third game this season due to a sprained ankle, the Rams at a minimum would have wanted A.J. Feeley to be able to run the base offense without making any killer mistakes. Mission not accomplished. Feeley (12-22-156, 58.1 PR) always has to make that one huge mistake per game, and this game tilted rapidly downhill after Dashon Goldson intercepted a well-underthrown long pass right after halftime. Feeley lofted a gentle lob into double coverage while attempting to leap back from a charging Parys Haralson. That wasn't Feeley's only pass-rush-induced turnover; he fumbled in the 2nd when Ray McDonald got a finger on the ball as A.J. drew back to throw. The goofy-looking turnover set up a 49ers FG. Feeley wasn't afraid to throw deep into coverage, as if that's a good thing. He hit a blanketed Brandon Lloyd up the far sideline for 34 to mark the first of two times ALL DAY the Rams would cross midfield. He underthrew a deep ball for a well-covered Danario Alexander in the 4th that was close to a TD, close to an INT, and ultimately incomplete. When the Rams got Feeley a little time, he could do some business. His 17-yard spear to Austin Pettis in the 2nd was probably his most impressive throw of the season. But the line rarely got Feeley even a little time, forcing him to unload quickly, getting him out of sync with his receivers. By the end of the game the passing game and especially the pass-blocking game had gotten so wretched, the coaching staff preferred goofy reverses or hopeless handoffs to throwing on third down. In all, a typical Feeley performance. You're not going to blame him for losing the game, but he brought little to the table to inspire hope of winning, either.
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RamView, December 4, 2011
From The Couch
(Report and opinions on the game.)
Game #12: 49ers 26, Rams 0
The Rams amazingly find a new low in 2011, failing to even score against the 49ers Sunday and looking like they wouldn't have scored against them in a month of Sundays. Even if the coaching staff had tried.
Position by position:
* QB: With Sam Bradford missing his third game this season due to a sprained ankle, the Rams at a minimum would have wanted A.J. Feeley to be able to run the base offense without making any killer mistakes. Mission not accomplished. Feeley (12-22-156, 58.1 PR) always has to make that one huge mistake per game, and this game tilted rapidly downhill after Dashon Goldson intercepted a well-underthrown long pass right after halftime. Feeley lofted a gentle lob into double coverage while attempting to leap back from a charging Parys Haralson. That wasn't Feeley's only pass-rush-induced turnover; he fumbled in the 2nd when Ray McDonald got a finger on the ball as A.J. drew back to throw. The goofy-looking turnover set up a 49ers FG. Feeley wasn't afraid to throw deep into coverage, as if that's a good thing. He hit a blanketed Brandon Lloyd up the far sideline for 34 to mark the first of two times ALL DAY the Rams would cross midfield. He underthrew a deep ball for a well-covered Danario Alexander in the 4th that was close to a TD, close to an INT, and ultimately incomplete. When the Rams got Feeley a little time, he could do some business. His 17-yard spear to Austin Pettis in the 2nd was probably his most impressive throw of the season. But the line rarely got Feeley even a little time, forcing him to unload quickly, getting him out of sync with his receivers. By the end of the game the passing game and especially the pass-blocking game had gotten so wretched, the coaching staff preferred goofy reverses or hopeless handoffs to throwing on third down. In all, a typical Feeley performance. You're not going to blame him for losing the game, but he brought little to the table to inspire hope of winning, either.
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