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I’m gonna try to avoid mentioning the things that so many others have already pointed out in their excellent reviews.
These are things that I just missed in all the excitement of the live action but jumped out when I rewatched. Plus a couple of things that bear further emphasis anyway, IMO.
This game was not McVay’s best game plan and it was hampered by some playcalling headscratchers. Like getting away from the running game too much, too much Tavon too little Gurley, using precious time outs early, not insisting on more targets for Watkins, etc.
Yeah, Goff had an “off” game. It was merely reinforced when I rewatched. It happens to the best of them.
It killed me to see Gurley on the sidelines so much in that 2nd half. Easily our best O weapon through the first 4 games. Sigh...
I thought that the OL generally played well. Few bad moments here and there like Whit’s whiff, Saffold getting walked back resulting in a Goff pick, JB’s penalties. But overall, I think they’re coming along and held their own against a good Seahawk D.
Higbee is coming along nicely, I’m happy to say. The lightbulb seems to have come on in the last 2 games. Needs to improve on catching contested balls. Everett is having more trouble adjusting to the NFL than I had anticipated. I no longer see him starting ahead of Higbee by midseason. Still love the pick, mind you, but it’s just gonna take more time.
Thank goodness for Woods. He actually had a helluva game. In fact, I’ll say this. If every player had played his position as well as Woods did, we would have won by 30 points, or more. I’m serious. Terrific signing.
Watkins needs to look in the mirror, then get his damned act together. Body language and effort leave a lot to be desired. No room for divas on this McVay team.
Kupp had a good game. Not a great game, but a good one. Came 3 inches from becoming a hero, although I’m not blaming him for the miss for the win at the end of the game. I still think it would have to have been a helluva catch.
Cooper quietly had a nice game. Apparently he’s also gonna be our new PR. Good choice. He’s already a fine KOR. Don’t know why more fans are not on his bandwagon. The kid is a savvy football player that produces.
Malcolm Brown made a couple of nice catches. I much prefer him giving Gurley his breathers rather than Tavon.
Speaking of Tavon, the Seahawks were sitting on him all game long. Couldn’t have been more obvious. He did score on that extremely well blocked TD run, but my wife might have scored on that play. Just kidding. She probably wouldn’t have scored, but I’m sure that she woulda made the 1st down. Lol.
I stand by my previous statement. Taking Gurley or Kupp off the field to insert Tavon is a tactical error on McVay’s part. Might have even been the difference in a close ballgame.
Wade’s D did a real fine job, overall. Held the Seahawks to 16 points after the Seahawks were gifted with 5 turnovers. Gawd! I suspect that our D will fare well vs the Jags.
This just in. JJ had an even better game than I had realized. He came close to 2 interceptions early in the 1st quarter that I missed, originally. The kid appears to have serious ball skills. We could be looking at a future Ram star in our secondary, fellas.
A few brief comments about Quinn. Skip this part if you are still a big Quinn loyalist. Quinn looks like he’s done. He looked worse on the re-watch than on the live broadcast. Don’t see the fire, speed, or results of the ‘14 and ‘15 versions. I suspect that he’s playing in considerable pain, tbh. I don’t see how the Rams can justify keeping him after this year. Longacre is outplaying him by a mile.
NRC is one feisty slot CB. The kind that gets in the head of opposing receivers and QB’s. Fun to watch.
Cody Davis had a strong game. He missed one tackle that would have forced a FG attempt. Instead, Wilson was able to get the TD after the first down. But I must say that Davis had a strong game overall, plus the int, of course.
Goff was magnificent on that last drive. I think that was a statement drive. I was already impressed with his progress this year under McVay, but that final drive was jaw droppingly impressive. Bodes very well for our Ram future.
I’m over the loss already. I wasn’t devastated right away, anyway.
This team is learning and growing every week. They beat themselves vs the Seahawks. That’s a huge improvement over seasons past when we lacked too much talent. This game was there for the taking right up to the final seconds despite all of the many mistakes both big and small. That’s miles ahead of where we were just a year ago.
Another thing. This team, these players and coaches alike, has no quit in them. Not one damned bit. Not through all 5 games so far. It’s an exciting team to watch and very easy to root for. I see a fun roller coaster type ride in these next 11 games, too.
Thanks for reading. Comments very welcome.
These are things that I just missed in all the excitement of the live action but jumped out when I rewatched. Plus a couple of things that bear further emphasis anyway, IMO.
This game was not McVay’s best game plan and it was hampered by some playcalling headscratchers. Like getting away from the running game too much, too much Tavon too little Gurley, using precious time outs early, not insisting on more targets for Watkins, etc.
Yeah, Goff had an “off” game. It was merely reinforced when I rewatched. It happens to the best of them.
It killed me to see Gurley on the sidelines so much in that 2nd half. Easily our best O weapon through the first 4 games. Sigh...
I thought that the OL generally played well. Few bad moments here and there like Whit’s whiff, Saffold getting walked back resulting in a Goff pick, JB’s penalties. But overall, I think they’re coming along and held their own against a good Seahawk D.
Higbee is coming along nicely, I’m happy to say. The lightbulb seems to have come on in the last 2 games. Needs to improve on catching contested balls. Everett is having more trouble adjusting to the NFL than I had anticipated. I no longer see him starting ahead of Higbee by midseason. Still love the pick, mind you, but it’s just gonna take more time.
Thank goodness for Woods. He actually had a helluva game. In fact, I’ll say this. If every player had played his position as well as Woods did, we would have won by 30 points, or more. I’m serious. Terrific signing.
Watkins needs to look in the mirror, then get his damned act together. Body language and effort leave a lot to be desired. No room for divas on this McVay team.
Kupp had a good game. Not a great game, but a good one. Came 3 inches from becoming a hero, although I’m not blaming him for the miss for the win at the end of the game. I still think it would have to have been a helluva catch.
Cooper quietly had a nice game. Apparently he’s also gonna be our new PR. Good choice. He’s already a fine KOR. Don’t know why more fans are not on his bandwagon. The kid is a savvy football player that produces.
Malcolm Brown made a couple of nice catches. I much prefer him giving Gurley his breathers rather than Tavon.
Speaking of Tavon, the Seahawks were sitting on him all game long. Couldn’t have been more obvious. He did score on that extremely well blocked TD run, but my wife might have scored on that play. Just kidding. She probably wouldn’t have scored, but I’m sure that she woulda made the 1st down. Lol.
I stand by my previous statement. Taking Gurley or Kupp off the field to insert Tavon is a tactical error on McVay’s part. Might have even been the difference in a close ballgame.
Wade’s D did a real fine job, overall. Held the Seahawks to 16 points after the Seahawks were gifted with 5 turnovers. Gawd! I suspect that our D will fare well vs the Jags.
This just in. JJ had an even better game than I had realized. He came close to 2 interceptions early in the 1st quarter that I missed, originally. The kid appears to have serious ball skills. We could be looking at a future Ram star in our secondary, fellas.
A few brief comments about Quinn. Skip this part if you are still a big Quinn loyalist. Quinn looks like he’s done. He looked worse on the re-watch than on the live broadcast. Don’t see the fire, speed, or results of the ‘14 and ‘15 versions. I suspect that he’s playing in considerable pain, tbh. I don’t see how the Rams can justify keeping him after this year. Longacre is outplaying him by a mile.
NRC is one feisty slot CB. The kind that gets in the head of opposing receivers and QB’s. Fun to watch.
Cody Davis had a strong game. He missed one tackle that would have forced a FG attempt. Instead, Wilson was able to get the TD after the first down. But I must say that Davis had a strong game overall, plus the int, of course.
Goff was magnificent on that last drive. I think that was a statement drive. I was already impressed with his progress this year under McVay, but that final drive was jaw droppingly impressive. Bodes very well for our Ram future.
I’m over the loss already. I wasn’t devastated right away, anyway.
This team is learning and growing every week. They beat themselves vs the Seahawks. That’s a huge improvement over seasons past when we lacked too much talent. This game was there for the taking right up to the final seconds despite all of the many mistakes both big and small. That’s miles ahead of where we were just a year ago.
Another thing. This team, these players and coaches alike, has no quit in them. Not one damned bit. Not through all 5 games so far. It’s an exciting team to watch and very easy to root for. I see a fun roller coaster type ride in these next 11 games, too.
Thanks for reading. Comments very welcome.
