The St. Louis Rams had plenty of fireworks going off before the home opener against the Green Bay Packers last Sunday, which included the touching ceremony for the great David “Deacon” Jones.
More than 60,000 plus were treated to the sight one of the greatest Rams of all time have his jersey retired. Even the throng of Packers fans that made the trek to St. Louis was touched as well.
Shortly after that, the Rams took the field for their home opener. Newly acquired Danny Amendola kept the fireworks going with a 42-yard kickoff return. The drive stalled. So, at least the Rams would get at least three points on the opening drive. Not. Josh Brown’s field goal attempt was blocked. Then I immediately got the feeling that this could get bad.
After holding the Packers to a field goal on there first drive, the Rams offense did not help the defense at all. Marc Bulger fumbled the football and injured his right shoulder. The Rams defense held the Packers again to a field goal. Next Rams possession Steven Jackson fumbles the ball. The defense holds the Packers again to a field goal.
Sooner or later something has to give. Unfortunately for the Rams the defense eventually collapsed in another lopsided loss. The 0-3 start is a little surprising to me. Not sounding like a homer, but I felt that was a winnable game. Green Bay came to town very skittish about facing the St.Louis Rams.
They dropped some passes had more penalty yards than the Rams. But what is that supposed to mean, huh? The paying customers don’t want to hear it. People get tired of hearing the same mantra that we are rebuilding and it’s going to get worse before it can get better.
It’s fine for President Barrack Obama to say that because he is trying to sift through the mess from the previous regime. Whereas, in the NFL with a move here or there in free agency and a good draft you can get better rapidly. It’s never good for this to happen with the home team. Especially with all the rumors circulating about the team being for sale and the city of Los Angeles just gave the thumbs up for a new 75,000 seat stadium to be built. The only thing to quiet the whispers is to win.
And the schedule only gets harder with a game this week against San Francisco and Minnesota the following week. If the Rams eliminate some of the mistakes we’ve seen the first three weeks, maybe the whispers will turn into a deep sigh of relief. Just ask the Detroit Lions. Any questions or comment tune into Craig Blac Show WESL1490.
