Rams ran one O in first half, different O in the 2nd.
In the first half I noticed lots of Panther 8-9 man boxes. Like they were daring Rams to run. And yet McVay kept calling runs up the middle behind a crippled OL anyway. I was screaming at my TV.
Second half, though, McVay adjusted beautifully calling play after play to defeat such D sets. Sweeps, screens, etc. Then everybody on O was getting into the act catching passes all over the field. Reminded me of 2021 late in season.
That Stafford pick 6 was a tipped pass, wasn’t it? PFF thought so and didn’t ding Stafford for it.
Great to see AR doing well in this O. He was face masked and mugged on the lone pass that he DIDN’T catch. How that was missed is beyond me. Seems like Rams get more than their fair share of non-calls this year.
Don’t look now but Rams exceeded 100 yards rushing. Yeah, it was the Panthers and there were a lot of sweeps but Rams OL was held together with duct tape and baling wire. Sooooo…
Jackson at LOT might be a blessing in disguise. Meaning that he may be better (and healthier) there than Boom. Problem is that Rams have no other depth at LOT anymore. Snead’s gotta fix that. Gulp…
For the life of me I can’t explain starting Kolone and Evans over Skura and Aboushi, respectively. Kolone got an 18 from PFF on pass blocking? C’mon… Boom’s injury necessitated insertion of Aboushi when Jackson got moved, but still…
Morris’ D is frustrating to watch, but it’s getting very good results. That’s the name of the game, scoring D.
No blocked punts this week!
Powell is a pleasant surprise as a weapon.
Another Atwell sighting! I’d still rather have Humphrey. This is gonna hurt for another 10 years, man. Sigh…
Is it possible that Ernest Jones is already Rams best LB? What a pick by Snead.
Anybody satisfied with Rams edge pressure? Me neither. Hope this is the area Snead is working the phones on right now.
Allen and Jefferson will be most welcome returns for this O. Hopefully, Kyren Williams can follow shortly. All 3 should provide huge boosts.
Durant and Hill will give Morris some welcome options, as well. Options are always a good thing.
I suspect that there will be at least a couple of new faces added to this Ram roster before the 49er game.
There is light at the end of this tunnel, y’all.
