you aren't as talented as your opponent
what stands out to me about these Rams is they obviously aren't as talented as the Niners... the Rams cannot beat the better teams
When they make unforced errors (Anchrum missing Warner on the 9ers one and only sack)
When there are drops
When WRs don't run the right routes
When the defense allows the Niners to drive the length of the field and score a TD to tie the game at 17
Yesterday was a great effort... I said a couple of times last week. Win or lose we are going to find out a lot about the team and I think we did
They are tough, and gritty, they have a really gifted QB, I am absolutely loving the emergence of Williams, Nucua, and Atwell. If they can get Kupp back it really could be something. The oline played so well for much of the game. The 9ers had to change up and bring a blitzer to get Stafford uncomfortable and once Noteboom went out that started to work.
The defense is going to be a problem against teams like the 9ers. The Eagles and Cowboys are coming. I do think the defense seemed to tighten against the run and they made a couple of keys stops but just not enough.
Tough tough loss to our nemesis .... but something to build on for this young team. Noteboom had a shoulder issue that held him out of the preseason and I'm sure that's what he hurt yesterday so he might be down a while. Dotson and Anchrum are up next
