As you know, I'm an old engineering analyst kind of guy. So I look at things a bit differently than most people.
I look at sites like Football Outsiders, Peabody-Massey Analytics, and fivethrityeight, that uses performance data/stats to run analytic models. But, it really shouldn't take to much to conclude that the Rams aren't a good team. They've given up 34 more points then they've scored, only the Bears, Bucs, and Niners are worse in the NFC.
If you look at those sites I mentioned you'll see that their analytics show that the Rams are one of the lesser teams in the NFL and have anywhere from a 6% to 11% chance of making the playoffs by their methods. They all have the Rams finishing with a mean win total of around 7 games.
The trap, IMO, is saying just a play here or there and the Rams are 5-2 or even 6-1. The data (analytics) shows that they are right about where they should be, around 3 wins. And I expect them to finish with 7 wins plus or minus 1.
After 7 games we have enough data to form a fairly confident conclusion on what the Rams are.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/04/2016 07:07AM by max.