I started to "sweat" this season when these 3 things happened......
1. Noteboom got injured......So, Rams have a HOF LT retire and his apparent "Replacement" immediately gets hurt. Heck, he couldn't even make it through 1/2 the season. Mr. Noteboom can't stay healthy.....Is he a career backup for OLINE because he's good but gets injured....I think so.
2. Akers "mental" issues.....Really? You are on a Super Bowl winning roster. How bad can it all be? Rams always keep things in house and they are very tight lipped on this issue as well. Distraction issue for the team does not help in any way when your trying to get your season turned around. Akers and his little tornado went through Rams Park and did some damage.
3. Kupp's injury.....That's when the pin popped the balloon.....Only way the Rams and Stafford had a chance to move the ball on offense....It all went south on that day.....I mean, that's just to much for any team to overcome.