This Ram O is almost impossible to shut down because of it’s diversity and balance throughout.
Want to take away the pass like the Bears did? Good luck with that now that McVay rediscovered his 12 personnel sets.
Want to sell out to stop the run? Good luck with that, too. With McVay calling the plays and Goff, Woods, Cooks, Reynolds, Higbee, and Everett executing them? Seems like a prescription for disaster.
Either way, having that Ram OL is priceless.
I predict that the Rams will get their usual 30+ points.
As for the Ram D? Well, they’ve been a pleasant surprise lately, to say the very least. Suh, Brockers, Fowler, Barron, and even Peters have all stepped up their game over that of most of the regular season. Add in Littleton, NRC, and JJ and you have a pretty danged potent D vs either the run or the pass.
The results vs the Cowboys (Elliott) and the Saints were very impressive. Honestly, is the Patriot O all that much better than that of the Saints? Or the running game of the Cowboys, for that matter? Of course not.
And do I have to mention our ST accomplishments? Best in the league, IMO. Wouldn’t swap with any other team.
Look, I’m not being overconfident and I certainly don’t advocate disrespecting the Patriots and Belichick/Brady. But I do think that they are all merely human and can be beaten on any given Sunday by a quality team that’s well coached. And the Rams are certainly both of those things.
I said before the Cowboy game and again before the Saints game that I was sensing something about this Ram team. Hard to put my finger on it, but there’s a kind of “look” from McVay and the players that seems undeniable. Call it a purpose, a focus, a “won’t be denied”, a confidence? Heck, even a sense of destiny?
All I know is that I’ve got that same feeling about these Rams as we approach the SB game.
I do not bet on football games. But if I did, I just couldn’t bet against these Rams. Not these Rams, not now...
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