For any person expecting the St. Louis Rams to carry any momentum from defeating the Super Bowl champions last weekend, well, bless your heart, as my Grandmother Helen McCarter would say. And bless the hearts, eyes, ears and anything else I forgot to mention for any person who watched the Rams lose 34-7 against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Rams lost in every phase of the game.
As usual, the Rams’ opening drive looked like a work of art. Austin Davis had time to throw the football. The offensive line was giving Davis plenty of time to throw the ball. The chains were moving forward, and the offense looked fluid and poised to control the clock and the game.
But, that seemed too much like right. That made too much sense.
The St. Louis Rams are not doing enough to help themselves to remain competitive on a weekly basis. Offensive Coordinator Brian Schottenheimer is always a prime suspect, and he should be. The Rams have shown an ability to get a lead early, but can never sustain anything.
We still had to listen to all this coach spin about how Tavon Austin knows the playbook; he has the playbook down, yada yada yada. There is an eight-letter word that comes to mind.
The Rams used the eight spot in the draft last year in 2013 for a multi-purpose threat just for Tavon Austin to run between the center and guard? He had four touches for 19 yards.
But you expect teams to bite on that goofy fake end-around reverse? The same dummy play the Rams have run in every game since 2012. Thirty-nine straight games and counting the Rams have run that play.
I don ‘t lay blame on the players, no – I blame the people who signed them. I blame Coach Jeff Fisher. He should do those Brown and Crouppen work compensation ads instead of Judge Joe Brown, in my opinion.
Center Scott Wells is hurt and has not lived up to that generous contract he received, but the Rams just had to keep him. Right tackle Joe Barksdale looks asleep on the line of scrimmage, almost as if he doesn’t know when the ball will be snapped.
The defense failed to recover a fumble. Poor gap assignments led to giving up cut-back runs. This team has trouble guarding the middle of the field when they play zone. The lack of speed and athleticism in the linebacking corps is so obvious now. The secondary is young and is an area of weakness, but Fisher gambled on his front seven and we see how that’s working out, sitting at 2-5.Â
Outside of all I mentioned, what a fun team to watch.
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