The St.
Louis Rams’ 24-7 loss to the Seattle Seahawks kind of went like
this.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>Oh no! A 55-yard pass to Seahawks wide out Mike Williams on an end around play. The next play, Rams linebacker Chris Chamberlin intercepts a pass from Tavarias Jackson. Oh yeah!
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>Then by the end of the game, with the clock running out, the few fans that remained for the loss booed, cursed and yelled at the home team as they walked off the field again, with a look of shock, shame and disbelief.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>And this loss was as ugly as ugly can get. Maybe I shouldn’t say that because there are six games remaining.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>I really wish that we had an idea or a faint clue about why the Rams just can’t string some competitive games together. The Rams went an entire game without getting into the red zone. The Rams defense had four sacks and two interceptions. However, towards the end of the game, the Seahawks slowly broke the back of the Rams, shutting them out for the remaining 50-plus minutes in the game.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>Despite the score, this game was up for grabs. Unfortunately the Seahawks made the plays when they were needed and got their second road win of the year. The Rams’ offense looked out of sync and didn’t help the defense out at all.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>It’s a well known fact that the offensive line is patchwork. That’s still no excuse for that showing. Okay, there are injuries on the offensive line. So what? What team doesn’t have to deal with injuries?
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>And quarterback Sam Bradford looks beaten and worn. He was inefficient on connecting on 50 percent of his throws in the loss. He just doesn’t look sharp at all. When Bradford did have time he couldn’t make the throws that were needed to at least extend a few offensive series to give the defense a breather.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>Bradford
performance wasn’t the only thing disappointing. The play calling
again was just atrocious. Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels
started the game with the empty backfield. He just totally ignored
the fact that Steven Jackson had just came off another 100-yard
rushing game in the win last week against the Cleveland Browns. He
deserves a lions’ share for the loss, because McDaniels is not
doing enough to help out the second-year quarterback. There is
absolutely no flow with the offense.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>And I think that’s offensive in itself.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>Happy Thanksgiving.
