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I wouldn't say our offense was "magnificent." They played well but IMO they left points on the board.
They had the opportunity to hang 45 themselves on NO. They didn't.
Is 35 points really enough nowadays? There is unprecedented scoring this year. Offenses are better than ever.
Against high scoring teams, the Rams may need to put up 40 like the Saints, KC, and NE have been doing.
These teams are averaging 35+ so if we expect to win, the offense must go in with the mentality that they need to put up 45.
On second thought, this isn't a nitpick. This is a big freakin deal. In today's NFL climate, there is only one good defense: the Ravens.
Would “extremely well” suit you better, dz? Lol.
Rams only punted 3 times.
Overcame a 21 point deficit.
Put up 35 points in 25 minutes TOP.
All in the Superdome, a notoriously difficult venue for visitors.
My point was that the O certainly wasn’t the reason for the L yesterday. So yeah, I call their response under extreme circumstances magnificent.
Look, I'm not putting the bulk of the blame for the loss on the offense. And I give the entire team a massive amount of credit for the comeback. That shows character and I expected no less.
Overall, I'm impressed with the mental fortitude of the team.
However, the offense playing "magnificent", "extremely well", or simply "well" (my preferred choice b/c we lost and left points on the board), however you want to describe it, it wasn't perfect when perfect was what we needed. Further, against elite teams perfect may be what's required in the future.
The Saints played perfectly; our offense needed to match with their own perfect performance. I think we've got to move away from this idea that 35 is enough.
Look at the points left on the board or given to their board....
Missed FG
Zero points after a TO at the their 18.
The INT which was -7 for the offense
The Higbee dropped TD pass...didn't we only end up with 3 rather than 7 on that drive?
A couple of the FGs - like where Goff hit Kupp short of the 1st down but could have hit Cooks for the 1st to extend the drive - we need to do better and get 7
It's a team loss.
And I'm harping on it because when we face KC, NO, and NE - all teams in which there is a very good chance we'll see in the playoffs or SB - I think we'll need pedal to the medal 40+ scoring outbursts so I just can't be happy with 35...especially when our offense essentially gave them 7.
