Vent thread Bills at Rams Opener

[UKram]

Haven’t watched it … might catch the highlights later … but all I know not many superbowls are won in September it’s a long season … coach will turn it around

 

[Gandalf]

The bills were a coin flip from the SB last year and are hungry for the glory.
Rams are still living in their past glory and weren't ready.
Hey, what about Gay, nice looking kick.

 

[Steve808]

Not much to vent. The Buffaloes stampeded us. The defense forced 4 turnovers but still gave up 31 points and could not force a single punt. Our offense looked similar to the super bowl, Cooper Kupp was the only man out there, it seemed at times. I know it's early but Allen Robinson did very little. When we could not even get a first down to start the third quarter then gave up a TD, I was kind of thinking the game could get out of hand if the defense didn't stiffen.

The bills played the game plan similar to the whiners. Run the ball and throw short passes to negate the pass rush.

Gotta give the Bills their props. They look like a super bowl team, at least tonight. But the season is young. The Rams will regroup.

I thought Josh Allen running the ball up 31-10- and only 6 minutes in the 4th quarter was insanity on their part. But they played well and we did not.

 

[PA Ram]

Okay, the game did suck. I didn't know if the Rams would win but I didn't expect a blowout.

Still....the Bills may be the best team in football. Allen may be the best quarterback they see. This was on a night of Superbowl celebration and probably a ton of distractions. Honestly, forget the physical whipping.

This team seemed mentally whipped.

They are going to get everyone's best shot every week. I hope this game forces them to be ready for that.

 

[RamsFanCK]

So much for being competitive in week one eh? On to week 2

 

[Oregonram]

A complete and total disaster tonight, but it was just 1 game. And week 1 at that. No need to panic , but some worrying signs.

The OL looks awful. Now consider how common injuries are in the trenches. And imagine if Noteboom - who is injury prone - gets hurt for any extended period of time. Hopefully, things will improve. This unit has a bunch of new starters, and had not played a meaningful snap together before tonight, as McVay rests starters in pre-season (I think wisely, despite tonight's trouncing, which McVay's opening night records speaks to). But if things do not improve, the season might well be over before it starts for the 2022-23 Rams. No running lanes. No time to throw. And the Bills never even had to stack the box or rush more than 4 to do it.

It would be a huge boost to the o-line if Logan Bruss can improve as the season goes on and earn a roster spot.

Allen Robinson with one target all night is deeply troubling considering he was open many times. Correction - he had two targets, with his 2nd coming on the last play of the game, when Stafford threw him a complete prayer, which probably only rubbed salt in the wound. Not good. Hopefully, as chemistry and timing and trust builds between Robinson and Stafford, ARob will be more involved, and prove to be a weapon. It's just 1 game. But if not, the Robinson signing will prove to be a huge waste of cap space. And as great a Kupp is, a one-man show on offense will not cut it. Better teams will be able to take that away to some degree. The Rams' offense really took off last year when OBJ gave us a 2nd dynamic threat. We need to get ARob involved and fast.

Stafford's throws looked off tonight. Too early to say if it is the elbow or not. More likely, it was a product of him being under duress all inght IMO. Time will tell. But if Matthew's elbow is shot, that spells trouble.

New OC Liam Cohen did not have a very good showing. But again, with the o-line play, it is hard to tell.

Benny Skow had a really encouraging outing as a possession receiver, but he continues to look lost on deep routes. Stop using him there. By contrast, Tutu couldn't hang onto the ball with his one target. Atwell's time in horns might be limited.

The RBs had nothing to work with but I thought Hendo looked the better of the two. Time will tell if Akers can bounce back post-injury. He did not look good tonight, but to my eye, it was mostly the run blocking that was to blame.

Ramsey gets beat deep far too often for a top tier CB. But he is still among the best in the NFL. I don't get the hate in the GDT for Jalen.

The defence has room for improvement, but played alright IMO. They were on the field all night. Against a team like Buffalo, that will burn you every time. This was always a game that would likely need 30+ points to win. 3 turnovers is a nice output. We needed to force more punts, but in the modern NFL, the best offenses will move the ball on you and score points. It's the reality of the NFL. And Buffalo is one of, if not the best offenses. The LBers look much improved. Hill seems to be an upgrade on Williams, or at least the 2021-22 version of Wlliams. There is potential for this defence yet. Jury is still out on if Morris can dial up a stifling defence without the luxury of both Von Miller and AD99 in his front 7... time will tell.

Even apart from all of the above, the Bills just seemed to want it more tonight.

Lots of questions that will soon be answered with the passage of time. It is important not to over-react to one game. But definitely some worrying thoughts to consider.

Same old knock on Sean’s offense….The Bills appeared to take cue’s from the Bengals…this LB’s crashing in looked a lot like the SB….Sean has a difficult time staying patient when his defense cannot stop the opponent on 3rd down…can’t say I blame him. Josh Allen did a good job imitating Case Keenum for 75% of the time.

 

[ProGen]

This team looks toothless.

 

[BC Ramfan]

This team looks toothless.

Along with outplayed I thought we got badly outcoached. Badly.
Why is no one talking about this?
BC

 

[Steve808]

Remember the dismay and angst we felt in November of last year? We stumbled but we picked ourselves up and went undefeated in the post season.

It sucks. But the Bills outplayed us tonight but it's only week 1. Our team will get better as the season progresses. The Rams basically played no starters in pre-season and we typically don't open against the super bowl favorite for the AFC.

 

[Merlin]

The media this week is gonna suck ass.

 

[OregonRamsFan]

This was McVay’s plan all along. Badly lose this game to stay under the radar. Now the Bills have the target painted on their back. Genius!

 

[OregonRamsFan]

Haven’t watched it … might catch the highlights later … but all I know not many superbowls are won in September it’s a long season … coach will turn it around

I’d rather watch a rerun of Lawrence Welk. No highlights.

 

[rdlkgliders]

The media this week is gonna suck ass.

I will be catching up on podcasts and staying far away from the bubble

 

[RamsSince1969]

Ugly loss. Bring on the FailClowns!

 

[dpjax]

This team looks toothless.

 

[dpjax]

Most times when a Ram was tackled he went back a yard, every time a Bill was tackled he went forward 2,3,4 yards.

Bills were ready, Rams weren't.

 

[kurtfaulk]

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at least mcvay has some real game film to look at and evaluate all the players.

he may want to wait until after next weeks game to make any changes if required. first game of the season is not the time to panic.

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[raised_fisT]

Stafford looked shit.
We can't run to save our lives.
You think one of the glaring weaknesses last year would have been addressed but we still run the same 3 run plays week after week.

Defense is soft and got bent over tonight.
This wasn't a championship performance at all.
Ramsey has been on my shit list since Tampa in the playoffs. I called it pregame... He's a fraud until he can prove otherwise

 

[kurtfaulk]

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aker's usage was so weird.

and every touch he got there was a defender right in his face after he had secured the ball.

surely henderson isn't the plan for this season?

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[OnceARam]

We treated it like a preseason game. It was the Bill's Superbowl. Unfortunately, the loss counts against our record this year and has spilled blood in the water for our next few opponents.

Our interior OL is HORRIBLE and we can directly attribute it to the Tutu pick, which bound us to current C and RG.

Stafford hasn't built chemistry with ARob, and that's a head-scratcher given that they had OTA's together. (Anyone have a theory on that one?!?)

I understand why Von left. He can eat with BUF much more so than he can with us given AD. And if there is one thing Von wants more than anything, it's to be seen as the "missing piece" or "savior", which he may very well be for BUF.

Lewis contributed in a limited role. Hollins didn't make his presence felt at all, which IS a huge problem.

Sko should not be on the field as a WR. He has no feel for the position at all. He's just running around out there like a headless chicken with no spacial awareness at all.

If we don't get Van back soon we need to start Mclutch at WR3 - now. Redshirt must be ripped off like a bandaid.

Tutu should be cut ASAP. He has no market value in the NFL at all. (Nothing against him as a person.) We just need to eat the loss and move the fuck on. The only reason to keep him is ego preservation of McSnead.

ST were shit. Powell can't return kickoffs to our 10. Just can't do that. And our punt team can't give up 30 yard returns. Just can't do that.

Hill is BAD. Yes he made 1 play. But he gave up at least 4 by the time I turned the game off. Absolute waste of a 5th round pick given how well we draft in late rounds.

Long got beat deep on Cover 0, after taking 1 misstep... That's 85% on the DC.

I couldn't tell what, if any, impact Rapp had out there.

My day is fucked as I woke up at 02:18 in my time zone to watch this shit show of a game.

Vent over.


There were positives, namely - Nick Scott, AD, ILB/MLBs, Flow, Kupp, Higbeast... I thought our tackles were par given that Von was transcendent... JR hasn't been practicing so he's just rusty...

On to the Dirty Birds!