the advantage that the Rams have by playing home is not a traditional one. Its not that its going to be so loud it causes problems for the opposing offense... However, with a young QB, and the hurry up and no huddle they run its easier to do that in LA that at Minnesota. NO, or Philly. So yes they do get an advantage from playing at home
as for attendance ... I think the Rams need to do a better job at trying to attract people to those games
The Rams home opener had 90K+ people against Seattle for a 9-3 snoozefest.
Its is downright bizarre that this team can't fill that stadium and get butts in the seats supporting them when they are one of the best and exciting teams in the NFL.
They need to hire a better marketing firm or something... there aren't that many things to do out there smh
There should be Aaron Donald, Todd Gurley and Sean McVay posters across the city. Every time you turn on the TV and radio there should be spots playing/showing Gurley's 57 yard run against the Hawks and 80 yard screen against the Titans.
They need to get these rappers and musicians wearing the Rams throwbacks. Robert Woods should be out there as a hometown guy
Where is the Rams social media push?
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I understand this is an emotional topic.
But here it is, trying to stay within what I think are the guidelines: heck no. LA has no home advantage and as Vinny B has said on more than one occasion, the Rams are unlikely to have a home field advantage in the next few years if ever.
Why? Because when the Rams abandoned LA some years ago, along with the influx to LA of hundreds of thousands (millions?) of people from other states where they supported other NFL teams, LA residents and Rams fans in many (most?) cases took up rooting for another team or kept rooting for the team of the state where they left. They've not shifted back.
One could argue that LA has so much to do there, and there are other more established sports teams like the Lakers and Dodgers, that it is hard to re-establish a revived Rams fan base. Really? From about 15 million people the Rams can't draw a full stadium of mostly Rams fans?
Before the Rams moved back to LA, business people, football followers, sports media and marketing experts were divided on whether or not LA could/would really support an NFL team. Now there's 2. And the other one isn't faring any better.
We need to think of LA as more of the headquarters of the football operations of the Rams and the place nearest to where the players reside, and less as "the home field" if we want to be pragmatic and intellectually hones about it.
I truly hope this changes as this current Rams team deserves the boisterous support of the local fans.
Oddly, if the Rams can get by the Falcons at "home" this Saturday (I think they can and will), they'll play on the road the rest of the way and that is very probably an advantage for the Rams.